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Tenderline Synopsis: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons: "Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Works 2025". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Corporate Officer of the House of Commons | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 53 active published awards; 52 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCorporate Officer of the House of Commons | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published9 Jun 2025, 10:52 BST | Last source update9 Jun 2025, 10:52 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationConstruction work | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04fd30 | ||
What is being bought
Victoria Tower, as part of the Palace of Westminster, is a world-renowned heritage asset. Acknowledged by its Grade I listed designation and UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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/>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/>This notice relates to the Contracting Authority's (acting jointly with the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords) appointment of a contractor under NEC4 ECC Option B contract (with secondary clauses and amendments), to deliver temporary works, and subsequent conservation and repair work, to the Victoria Tower.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
9 Jun 2025, 10:52 BST - Buyer information updated
9 Jun 2025, 10:52 BST - Status changed to complete
4 Apr 2025, 11:33 BST - Official notice release published
4 Apr 2025, 11:33 BST - Buyer information updated
4 Apr 2025, 11:33 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe Contracting Authority, acting jointly with the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords, previously invited suppliers to participate in an open tender process for provision of works in relation to the Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project (Contract Notice ref: 2024/S 000-019847). No suitable tenders were submitted under that open procedure and the contracting authority has now awarded a contract to Wates Construction Limited under the negotiated procedure without prior publication. The contract is a NEC4 ECC Option B contract, to deliver temporary works and subsequent conservation and repair work, to the Victoria Tower.<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/>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. Additional information: • 45111290 - Primary works for services<br/>• 45111291 - Site-development work<br/>• 45111300 - Dismantling works<br/>• 45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings<br/>• 45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest<br/>• 45212353 - Palace construction work<br/>• 45223210 - Structural steelworksContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
9 Jun 2025, 10:52 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 22 May 2025, 00:00 BST · £110,600,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £110,600,000 · signed 22 May 2025, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Contracting authority GB-FTS-112543Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNegotiated without a prior call for competition <br/>No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure. <br/>Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority <br/>Explanation: <br/>The Contracting Authority, acting jointly with the Corporate Officers of the House of Lords, previously invited suppliers to participate in an open tender process for provision of works in relation to the Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project (Contract Notice ref: 2024/S 000-019847). No suitable tenders were submitted under that open procedure. As a result, the contracting authority now intends to award a contract to Wates Construction Limited under the negotiated procedure without prior publication. It is considered that the award of <br/>the contract without prior publication of a contract notice is lawful in accordance with: <br/>a. Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because no suitable tenders have been submitted in response to an open procedure and the contracting authority is using <br/>the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice on the basis that the initial conditions of contract are not substantially altered; and/or <br/>b. Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because this is a safety critical project with constraints on access and working hours which require works to <br/>commence urgently. Therefore, for reasons of extreme urgency the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied <br/>with. The receipt of no suitable tenders in response to the previous open procedure was unforeseeable by the contracting authority. |