Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-16
Buyer: Medical Research Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71310000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71311300 | 71312000: Structural engineering consultancy services | 71313000: Environmental engineering consultancy services
Estimated value: 3000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-04-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: UK Shared business services Ltd on behalf of the Contracting Authority is putting in place a contract for a Multidisciplinary design team for the Harwell training centre project.
The services to be provided for the project under this contract will include all services under RIBA Stages 4 - 7.
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown commercial service's e-Sourcing suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing suite.
Medical Research Council Harwell Institute, Nineteenth Street, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD.
To provide the role as Lead designer/architect and all relevant disciplines required with the exception of: Planning advisor, Building regulations inspector and the commissioning consultant. The services to be provided for the project under this contract will include services under RIBA Stages 4 - 7.
The works identified under the various design stages require close working relationship with the project and cost managers.
Responsible to ensure that the design complies with all relevant regulations and statutory requirements and need to ensure to liaise with the relevant authorities (e.g. Local planning authority, Home office, Environment agency, etc.).
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Award value: 3000000