Published date: 27 July 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Infrastructure works consultancy services - 71311300

  • Health and safety consultancy services - 71317210

  • Technical support services - 71356300

    • Financial management consultancy services - 79412000

    • Contract administration services - 79994000

Location of contract

ST5 5BG

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

KU/192/DP/IB/2017

Published date

27 July 2017

Closing date

30 August 2017

Contract start date

1 November 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Tenders are invited from interested parties for the provision of the Main Technical Advisor Consultancy Services required to deliver the Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) works contract. The works contract is due to commence on 1st November 2017.

The University wish to appoint a single Service Provider to undertake all of the consultancy services needed for the SEND works contract as summarised in the paragraph immediately below:
The Main Technical Advisor Consultancy Services commission covers the provision of the following roles:
a. Technical Advisor.
b. Contract Administration.
c. Cost Consultancy.
d. Health and Safety.
The consultancy services required are fully detailed in the Tender Specification in Section 2 of the ITT.

The Service Provider will be required to cover all aspects of management and control of the consultancy services from the signing of the SEND works contract in November 2017 until the end of the defects period which is anticipated to be December 2022.

The SEND works contractor will carry out both the design and build construction elements of the SEND project under a single-stage design and build contract. The works contract has an estimated value of £7 million. The form of contract to be entered into with the contractor for the SEND works contract will be based on the FIDIC Silver Book First Edition 1999 as amended in accordance with the University's preferred contractual position.

The SEND project (project reference code 32R16P00706) is part-funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds England Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The Main Technical Advisor Consultancy Services required are also part funded by ERDF and BEIS.

More information

Links

Additional text

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenderers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Tenderer in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a direct or indirect consequence of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the University at any time.

The SEND project (project reference code 32R16P00706) is part-funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds England Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The Main Technical Advisor Consultancy Services required are also part funded by ERDF and BEIS.

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

Part-funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of theEuropean Structural and Investment Funds England Growth Programme 2014-2020.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Darren Pearce

Address

Keele
Staffordshire
West Midlands
ST5 5BG
United Kingdom

Telephone

01782 734124

Email

d.pearce@keele.ac.uk