Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Science Engineering Delivery Framework

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Framework agreement5 lotsWorks
Planned pipeline value£400,000,000total for 5 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Aug 2021from the planned procurement notice
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Authority is looking to procure Design, Build, Installation, Commissioning and Handover Services for works on the APHA Science Estate. This includes the estate at Weybridge, as well as the Regional Labs at Starcross, Camarthen, Penrith, Newcastle, Shrewsbury, Bury St Edmonds, Sutton Bonnington and Lasswade and any other similar Authority facilities.

In order that Defra deliver a challenging capital investment plan over the next 4 years, the Authority is looking to place a framework contract to cover these services. It is intended that these will be broken down into five (5) Lots. These lots will include, Works in a Containment Environment, Site Accommodation and Infrastructure, Security, Liquid Waste Inactivation and Multi-disciplinary Design Services.

Please note that this notice does not commit the Authority to issuing a tender and/or awarding a contract.

CPV: Closed circuit television services · Construction project management services · Construction work · Construction work for industrial buildings · Decoration work · Drainage system · Drainage works · Engineering design services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · Engineering work for security installations · Laboratory building construction work · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs · +4 more

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Works in Containment FacilitiesPlanned

This lot covers the full project life cycle including design, build and installation works inside the containment environment. The works will be MEP biased with supporting works such as builders work, air flow analysis and rectification, containment sealability assessment and rectification, provisions of fixtures and fittings etc. as required to support the MEP works. A key component of Lot 1 will be capability to support testing, commissioning and validation of newly installed equipment or functions within a high level (CL3 and CL4 (only used for SAPO4 - no ACDP4)) containment environment, although work may be requested in any form of containment facility.

Delivery: South East · Animal and Plant Health Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB
Lot #2General Accommodation & InfrastructurePlanned

This lot covers the full project life cycle including design, build and installation works on the overall site, outside containment or in buildings that don't have containment. The works will be MEP biased with supporting works such as ground works, builders work etc. included to support the MEP works. Additional services such as fabric repairs, redecoration and refurbishment will be included in some projects to deliver support accommodation refurbishment. There may also be a requirement to perform demolitions and building clearances under this lot.

Delivery: South East · Animal and Plant Health Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB
Lot #3SecurityPlanned

This lot covers the full project life cycle for security and CCTV within internal building and laboratory/animal facilities and external areas. Internally the CCTV installations will provide both user protection function (i.e. man down identification) and a facility security function. The external CCTV works will include expanding and extending the existing system to increase and improve coverage. It will be important for the successful bidder to be able to demonstrate experience in integrating different systems/components into a common reporting and management system if the technology is different than currently in operation.

The access control works will include the update, reconfiguration and installation/replacement of the existing security network and associated access control devices and systems. This includes door interlocks for security to the containment suites.

Delivery: South East · Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB
Lot #4Liquid Waste InactivationPlanned

This lot covers the full project life cycle for high level containment facility drainage, to include Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) and Vacuum Drainage systems and all associated pipework, components and controls. Work will concentrate on recommissioning, equipment refresh and overall operation of existing services, but may also include design, implementation, commissioning and verification of new units as required.

The successful bidders bidding for Lot 5 will be required to demonstrate prior experience of delivering high containment facility drainage systems to include all necessary Hazop and SIL analysis through to validation and verification works.

The works required will include SAPO2, SAPO3, SAPO4, ACDP2 ACDP3 environments.

The successful bidders will need to demonstrate previous design, installation and commissioning experience, along with project management within a NEC contract environment.

Delivery: South East · Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB
Lot #5Multi-Discipline Design ServicesPlanned

This lot will include the provision of multiple discipline design services for construction projects including a wide range of project types such as high containment, non-containment, refurbishment, new buildings, infrastructure, and associated works. The design disciplines include the following, however specialist design services may be requested in addition to these services:

•Design Management;

•Health, Safety and Environmental Design Management;

•Principal Designer;

•Containment / Laboratory Specialist Designer;

•Security Designer;

•Architecture (including Lead Designer);

•Landscape Architecture;

•BIM Digital Information Manager;

•Building Services Engineer (including MEP);

•Structural Engineering;

•Civil Engineering;

•Sustainability Engineer;

•Acoustic Engineering.

•Fire Engineering

Delivery: South East · Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Science Engineering Delivery Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update
30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009494
Classification (CPV)
Closed circuit television servicesConstruction project management servicesConstruction workConstruction work for industrial buildingsDecoration workDrainage systemDrainage worksEngineering design servicesEngineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildingsEngineering work for security installations
+6 moreLaboratory building construction workProject and design preparation, estimation of costs
Delivery area
South East (UKJ26)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ac87 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Appointment period ends
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Timeline

30 Apr 2021 → 30 Aug 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    30 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, London, SW1P 3JRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

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