Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-02-24
Buyer: Renfrewshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45212000: Construction work for leisure buildings | 45212300
Estimated value: 21000000 GBP

Technical requirements: We are holding an open event on 11.3.2020 at 11 a.m. in relation to the future contract for a building contractor to undertake the extension, renovation and refurbishment of the Grade A -listed Paisley Museum complex.
The contract is for a building contractor to undertake the extension, renovation and refurbishment of the Grade A -listed Paisley Museum complex (Main Works). The aim of Paisley Museum Re-Imagined is to provide a visitor experience of international quality, which tells the inspirational stories of Paisley, its heritage and its pattern. The transformation of the Paisley Museum is underpinned by a series of high-level strategic project aims that will turn it into a:
The Paisley Heritage Asset Strategy (The Untold Story) was approved by Renfrewshire Council in 2014 and set out an ambitious vision for the social and economic regeneration of Paisley. The signature project is the redevelopment of Paisley Museum and it is intended to create a visitor destination of international standing. The Museum has significant potential to drive the economic and cultural vitality of the town.
We have undertaken a series of site investigations, building surveys and enabling works which has both informed the design process and highlighted in detail the need for building repairs. Between 2015 and 2017 we commissioned 22 surveys to assess the condition of the buildings. Following their appointment in May 2018 our architects (AL_A and Giles Quarme Associates) and our structural engineers (Arup) completed several months of further site investigation work. The decant of staff and collections from the Museum then allowed us to undertake advance enabling works including asbestos removal between February and August 2019. The enabling works scope included the demolition of the 1970s block, strip-out of existing fixtures, fittings, mechanical and electrical apparatus and the removal of heavy plant. The work removed modern or unsympathetic accretions so that the condition or presence of historic fabric beneath could be assessed.
The project represents an exciting opportunity to alter and extend a fine neo-Classical building to respond to a unique collection, history and to deliver a fully 21
The Council’s intended approach is to use the restricted procedure to procure a form of an SBCC (2016) standard form with quantities.
The Council is issuing this PIN to update the market, invite them along to the open day and allowing them to prepare for the tender.
Please refer to Section VI.3) Additional Information for details on the proposed procurement programme, noting that this is provisional and subject to change.
The Paisley Museum Re-Imagined project comprises 4 main buildings: Paisley Museum/Library, the Coats Observatory, Transit House, Philosophical Society Building/Observatory House and will include the creation of a garden to unite them and a new extension to deliver 21
Renfrewshire Council museums have one of the best museum collections in Scotland. The National Audit of Scotland’s Museums and Galleries (2002) identified Renfrewshire Council as being seventh in the list of organisations with the largest collections of international, UK and national significance. This list is of all museums and galleries in Scotland, including the National Museums and University Museums. Only 2 out of Scotland’s 32 local authorities are higher on this list. The Paisley Museum is in possession of over 350 000 objects, which at time of writing are about to move to new purpose-built stores in Paisley’s High Street — the first publicly accessible museum store on a high street in the country.
The following proposed programme is based on current projections but may be subject to change. Please find below the current milestone programme dates for procurement and site works:
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland website at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=615381


Award value: 21000000