Victoria Tower Fabric Safety - Main Works - Pre-ITT

Description

The Palace of Westminster, which includes Victoria Tower is an internationally important heritage asset acknowledged in its Grade I Listed designation, and inclusion in a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church. Victoria Tower is 325 ft tall and is sited above Sovereign’s Gate at the south-west end of the Palace site. The Tower was originally designed as a royal entrance and a repository for the records of Parliament and is currently home to the Parliamentary Archives although these are in the process of being moved elsewhere.   <br/><br/>Significant repairs were last undertaken to Victoria Tower in the early 1990s. The building fabric has deteriorated in the intervening period, and it is now necessary to undertake repairs to the external envelope of Victoria Tower via a full-height scaffold.  Parliament is exercising their duty of care to prevent future deterioration of the building fabric as custodians of this Grade I Listed asset and to maintain a safe and secure environment in and around the Palace of Westminster. <br/><br/>This notice relates to the Contracting Authority’s intention to appoint a contractor under NEC4 Option B contract (with secondary clauses and amendments), to deliver temporary works, and subsequent conservation and repair work, to the Victoria Tower. Lot 1: The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (acting jointly) invite potential tenderers to consider participation in the future call for competition of the main works contract. <br/><br/>The upcoming procurement is to appoint a contractor under a NEC4 ECC Option B contract, to deliver temporary works, with subsequent conservation and repair work, to the Victoria Tower. <br/><br/>The temporary works includes design, site logistics, site set up, hoardings, temporary electrics, piling, groundworks, enabling works, crash deck scaffolding removal, primary steel support trusses and towers, full scaffolding / protection, and stone cleaning. <br/><br/>The subsequent conservation and repair scope of works includes: stone repairs, decorating, gilding and other miscellaneous works, roof (cast iron tiles and supporting structure, skylight, fall arrest system), windows refurbishment, metalwork restoration, fire stopping, MEP and adaptions to existing MEP equipment, waterproofing to balconies, guttering, rainwater pipes & leadwork, pigeon netting, flagpole repair works, temporary flagpole, removal of scaffolding and site reinstatement. <br/><br/>Interested suppliers who wish to participate in the upcoming procurement are requested to register to the Contracting Authorities e-tendering portal - https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome <br/><br/>An online Industry Briefing Day is being planned for 21 May 2024. Interested Suppliers should provide the names and email for their attendees via the e-tendering portal. Invitations and joining instructions will be issued to the contact details provided. Suppliers will also be given the opportunity to raise any questions via the e-tendering portal and are advised to register to the portal prior to the event. <br/><br/>Suppliers and any associated sub-contractors will be required to complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to accessing the ITT. The ITT will be issued and accessible once the Contract Notice is published. Further instructions including the NDA form will be made available within the e-tendering portal. Additional information: This notice does not commit or constrain the Contracting Authority to the draft works outline provided and is not a call for competition. The CPV codes used in this engagement and the full range of services covered may change prior to commencement of the proposed competition. <br/><br/>Please note this is a Prior Information Notice and there are no tender documents to download or submit at this stage. A Contract Notice will be issued to the market via the Find a Tender Service (FTS) to signal commencement of the formal procurement process. It is anticipated that the estimated date of publication will be the end of June 2024. <br/><br/>The Parliamentary Commercial Directorate uses an e-tendering portal (hosted by Atamis) to manage its procurement processes. You will need to register on the portal before you can express an interest in any opportunities and view the associated tender documents. <br/><br/>Where a supplier is already registered on Atamis, a new user should select to join their existing supplier account when prompted. Users joining an existing supplier account will be approved by the primary contact of the supplier. If the primary contact has left the business without passing on this role, please e-mail PCD@parliament.uk. <br/><br/>Registering on the e-tendering portal does not mean you are a supplier to either the House of Commons or House of Lords.