Published date: 22 March 2022

Last edited date: 22 March 2022

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: 11 April 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work - 45000000

Location of contract

IP17 3BY

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

Minsmere RSPB: Access for all footpath & new bridge

Published date

22 March 2022

Closing date

11 April 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

3 April 2023

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The aim of the project is to improve access to the Minsmere East Hide for visitors with impaired mobility. A fully accessible path will be constructed to connect the North Wall trail to the extended East Hide inside the existing sea defence. The path will create an aesthetically pleasing access route with carefully spaced bench seating with views over the adjacent Scrape. A ramp will be constructed to provide access from the North Wall, ensuring that the North Wall's function as a flood defence is unimpaired. A low-level path or boardwalk will then follow the line of the sea defence to the East Hide. This will involve creating a new bridge over the Scotts Hall Drain and meeting the apron of the hide so that wheelchair access is maintained.

The ramp from the North Wall will be created with granite-filled gabions and a surfaced path. The path from the base of the ramp has been specified similarly, but we would be keen to consider a boardwalk solution, preferably using recycled plastic boards for the decking and structure.

Details of how to apply in Tender document attached

More information

Attachments

Additional text

The Initial Tender submission shall comprise the following:
a. Brief synopsis of relevant experience of similar works and working on sensitive
sites
b. Outline of resources and timescales for mobilization and completion of works
c. Costs for the three main elements:
• Ramp
• Bridge
• Path
including information on prelims and how OHP will be dealt with.
The Contractor shall provide information on the approaches proposed to deliver the
sections of path and the bridge, alongside outline costings and timetables for their
delivery and the construction of the ramp from the North Wall, which must be to the
specification provided, since the North Wall is a Flood Defence Structure.
The final Contract following a Second Stage Tender is to be the NEC 3 Engineering and
Construction Short Contract with the Contract Data as detailed in Appendix 1 though
this may be varied in agreement with the selected contractor.

About the buyer

Contact name

Dan Satterthwaite

Address

The Lodge
SANDY
SG192DL
England

Telephone

01767 693355

Email

central.procurement@rspb.org.uk