CDM Consultancy · UK public procurement notice

CDM CONSULTANT

INTRODUCTION

• The next decade is a key period in the 260 year - long story of HMS Victory’s service and survival. Over the next 12 years the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) will deliver a programme of conservation work to ensure the long-term preservation of a World - Class Historic Vessel and an exemplar of a Royal Navy capital ship from the Age of Sail. In addition to being a unique historic asset, HMS Victory is a significant visitor attraction within the setting of No. 2 Dock and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard whilst continuing to serve as a commissioned warship and the Flagship of the Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord.
• The aim of the HMS Victory Conservation Programme is to deliver a fully - conserved ship, able to survive in an open environment, and in a condition to survive for the next 50 years without major work beyond a programme of planned maintenance. This programme will commence in late 2021.
• The National Museum of the Royal Navy Operations (NMRN Ops) is leading the conservation programme and acts as Principal Designer and Principal Consultant under CDM 2015 regulations. For the purposes of CDM regulations, HMS VICTORY is classified as, and treated as, a building.
• The NMRN is seeking part-time specialist consultancy support of up to 100 days over a 2 - year period, on a call-off/tasking basis, to act as specialist CDM adviser to the programme, ensuring NMRN complies with all current and emerging statutory and regulatory requirements.
• The consultant will be required to develop a programme of CDM work to meet conservation programme timescales specifically for the ship to be scaffolded prior to the onset of winter 2021/22 for the first stages of conservation. It is anticipated that first planking will be removed by Easter 2022. It is anticipated that the scaffolding will incorporate visitor access to enable museum visitors to see the conservation work first hand. Contracts for scaffolding and timber (oak) procurement are anticipated to be novel and complex.

NOTES:

• Attendance on site will be as necessary and as COVID - 19 measures permit. Remote working and project coordination will be through using MS Teams.
• Core project documentation in MS Office, MS Project and AutoCAD drawings / Autodesk Inventor.