Official UK procurement notice
New Life for Old College · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Aberystwyth University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNew Life for Old College is a project which aims to bring the 'Old College' building on Aberystwyth's sea front back to life. The project is a
combination of restoration works to the Grade I and II listed areas, redevelopment, reconfiguration and modernisation of other existing
spaces. It requires extensive works to ensure that the building is fully accessible to all visitors and key to this is a newly constructed Atrium
which will provide connectivity between the Old College building and the Villas on the Promenade. The overall floor area is circa 9,500m2
of which approximately 1,500m2 is new build.
CPV: Building construction work · Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest · Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Construction work for university buildings · Restoration work · Site preparation work · Site-development work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Old College is an imposing and iconic building which dominates Aberystwyth’s…CancelledPublished value£25,000,000
Old College is an imposing and iconic building which dominates Aberystwyth’s magnificent seafront. The Old College itself is a Grade I
Listed building and the adjacent Marine Villas (1 and 2 Promenade), which form part of the development, are Grade II listed buildings.
The building has been divided into three zones which describe the function and vision for each space:
- Culture and Community will create spaces for functions, events, exhibitions, visitor welcome and places to eat and drink. It will also
include new fully serviced visitor accommodation for leisure and business visitors and facilities for Meetings and Dialogue which will
include a Centre for Constructive Dialogue and spaces for meetings and conferences.
- World of Knowledge takes its inspiration from the university’s motto and will provide interpretation through activities, training and
exhibitions that use the history of the university and the collections to inspire learning that is accessible to all.
- Enterprise and Innovation will become home to creative business enterprise units that will encourage entrepreneurs and young
businesses.
The visitor offer will include: 31 high quality visitor bedrooms; visitor galleries exploring the heritage of the building and the university
collections; public science shows; an annual temporary exhibitions programme and a new seafront café/ restaurant and bar and shop.
Other facilities will include: a wide range of high quality rooms and spaces of different sizes for functions, conferences and events;
teaching facilities and spaces for schools; University dialogue spaces; a 24 hour student study space and small business units.
The works will comprise a combination of restoration works to the Grade I and II listed areas, redevelopment, reconfiguration and
modernisation of other existing spaces; extensive works to ensure that the building is fully accessible to all visitors and key to this is a
newly constructed Atrium which will provide connectivity between the Old College building and the Villas on the Promenade. The overall
floor area is circa 9,500m2 of which approximately 1,500m2 is new build.
A Multi-Discipline Design Team (MDDT) has been appointed to undertake the development of the design and who will take the design
through to completion.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Jan 2021, 17:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021118- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0288e4Find a Tender
Publisher note: All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of bidders. Aberystwyth University reserves the right to award the contract in whole or in part. Aberystwyth University reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not award any contract. Bidders will be required to enter into the terms and conditions of contract (Contract) as set out in the procurement documents; save for matters of clarification or consistency, the Contract is non-negotiable. No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of this notice or the procedure envisaged by this notice. Aberystwyth University reserves the right to disqualify any bidder who provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect; does not supply the information required by this tender or as otherwise directed during the procurement process; or does not meet the selection criteria stated in the invitation to tender document. Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract will be detailed fully in the tender docuemnts at itt stage. (WA Ref:113554)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml?_ncp=1610123381381.3131059-1 ↗
- Submission deadline
- 10 Feb 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
10 Feb 2021 → 26 Aug 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Feb 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected5 Mar 2021
- Notice published26 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful26 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria