Published date: 28 November 2024
Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.
Watch this notice
Print this notice
Closing date: 17 December 2024
Contract summary
Industry
Construction work - 45000000
Refurbishment work - 45453100
Location of contract
SW1A 2AH
Procurement reference
tender_473885/1429954
Published date
28 November 2024
Closing date
17 December 2024
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) are refurbishing and fitting out of the new residence for HMA Residence, Lisbon.
The existing HMA Residence in Lisbon has been leased to FCDO since 2008 and was intended to be a temporary solution. The new site address is: Avenida das Descobertas, 7 Belem Lisbon, located in the Restelos area of Belem.
The property is to be used as residential accommodation for the HMA and for diplomatic use including formal gatherings and occasional overnight accommodation for visiting VIPs. Events can range from formal dinners to large gatherings for hundreds of people. Therefore, considerable changes are required to make the dwelling suitable for an HMA Residence, inclusive of:
- Completion of the seismic retrofit, security, maintenance, external works & interior design fit out work to provide a first-class Residence in
Lisbon for HMG;
- Effective &timely management of local approvals and the planning approval process;
- Deliver in accordance with Health and Safety management best practices;
- Project must be delivered to challenging timescale to avoid extension of the existing lease.
Please refer to the Lisbon HMA Residence Refurbishment PIN Notice for a summary of the project Scope.
The Contractor and any Sub-contractors utilised must be able to work to relevant EU standards and enhance (where appropriate) to UK standards.
The Contractor and Sub-contractors undertaking work must have the required security vetting and be approved by the FCDO. It is expected that that this will be police checks for all labour. SC clearances for management positions are desirable but not essential.
The form of Contract is anticipated to be a New Engineering Contract 4 (NEC4), Engineering Construction Contract (ECC), Option A (Price with Activity Schedule).
More information
Additional text
-
This notice is being published to advertise a forthcoming early market engagement webinar event on 10 December 2024, and for suppliers to register their interest in this project. Suppliers wishing to attend the forthcoming market engagement event should register their interest by email to:
commercial.esndcategories@fcdo.gov.uk
Please include within this email, a brief statement with reference to experienced examples, to confirm your business's ability as the Contractor (and any Sub-contractors to be utilised) to work to relevant EU standards and enhance (where appropriate) to UK standards.
You will be sent details of the webinar event and how to join. For the avoidance of doubt, this market approach is not part of a formal procurement process. The intent of this PIN is to inform potential bidders of the proposed tender action. No formal assessment of capability or down selection of bidders will be carried out in relation to any responses received as a result of this. This exercise is being undertaken by the FCDO to identify contractors that may be able to provide build services for this project and is an opportunity for suppliers to register their interest. Participation or non-participation in this market engagement exercise shall not prevent any supplier participating in the future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of this exercise shall place any supplier at an advantage in a procurement process.
Before making a final decision regarding the procurement route, the FCDO reserves the right to change the process at any stage and to undertake this procurement using alternative routes. FCDO may withdraw from this market consultation process and any subsequent tendering process at any point and will not be liable for any costs incurred by a supplier participating in this PIN or further competition, including if the process is amended, cancelled or withdrawn.
The requirement will be procured via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's e-procurement portal: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. Suppliers, not currently registered on the portal, who are interested in being considered for this opportunity must self-register on the site in order to participate in the tender when published - registration is free and instantaneous.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
Is there anything wrong with this page?
信息详情
