Published date: 14 June 2016

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: 12 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport - 45213000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £2,000,000

Procurement reference

BIG001-0747

Published date

14 June 2016

Closing date

12 July 2016

Contract start date

1 September 2016

Contract end date

28 April 2017

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Big Lottery Fund is a Non-Departmental Government Body investing in communities through a range of funding programmes, from small grants programmes like Awards for All to large strategic programmes like Reaching Communities. It distributes funds raised through the National Lottery and also supports the distribution of government funding to good causes.

The Birmingham Centre is home to the England Investments Team that awards grants to good causes throughout England and the UK. Further it is the main critical operational centre for the Fund's in house; IT, HR, Finance and Audit services.The Fund currently employs 290 staff in the Birmingham Centre

Big Lottery Fund has occupied the whole of Apex house for the last 10 years under a full repair and maintenance lease. As of the 7th September 2016 it will reduce its occupancy to floors 2, 3 and 4 only, with the common areas returning to landlord management.

As part of the new lease, Big Lottery Fund will need to comply with the Government Property Unit's approval, namely:-

• Sub-let half of one floor to another government department. We anticipate that this will be the West end (Harborne Road side / 'Non Kitchen Side') of the second floor

• Achieve an occupancy of less than 1 desk per employee. We are keen to achieve at least 9.5 desks per 10 employees. We anticipate needing 280 desks in total

The project is primarily to achieve these occupancy requirements, but also to refresh and re-organise what is now an old and worn interior; Also to replace the mechanical plant and controls on the floors to achieve greater reliability and consistency of air temperatures and flows. It is important to the Fund that the project demonstrates an investment in the wellbeing of its staff whilst being mindful of its obligations to use public funds appropriately. The target budget for this project is circa £2 million.

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About the buyer

Address

Apex House
3 Embassy Drive
Edgbaston Birmingham
B15 1TR
England

Email

procurement@biglotteryfund.org.uk