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01 Prior Information Notice (PIN)

Fire Engineering Services Framework

  • First published: 02 August 2019
  • Last modified: 02 August 2019

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-094457
Published by:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Authority ID:
AA0007
Publication date:
02 August 2019
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
01 Prior Information Notice (PIN)
Has documents:
Yes
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

This notice relates to the provision of advice on fire safety to the Building Regulations team of Welsh Government. The subsequent advice is separated into two areas. 1) Response to Grenfell 2) General Advice Please see the attached document for further information. CPV: 71318000, 71318000.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Welsh Government

Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

UK

Telephone: +44 3000255720

E-mail: orla.thomas2@gov.wales

NUTS: UKL

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Fire Engineering Services Framework

Reference number: C117/2019/2020

II.1.2) Main CPV code

71318000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This notice relates to the provision of advice on fire safety to the Building Regulations team of Welsh Government. The subsequent advice is separated into two areas.

1) Response to Grenfell

2) General Advice

Please see the attached document for further information.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 700 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

71318000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Introduction

This notice relates to the provision of advice on fire safety to the Building Regulations team of Welsh Government. The subsequent advice is separated into two areas.

Response to Grenfell.

Following the Grenfell Tower high rise fire the UK Government commissioned Dame Judith Hackitt to undertake an independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. The final report makes recommendations for significant change in the treatment of high risk residential buildings of 10 storeys or more from the construction through to occupation. The review has looked at the existing regulatory regimes in England, however in the case of fire safety and building regulations, the systems in the UK generally mirror those of England making the review findings equally relevant to Wales.

The Welsh Government accepted that the review pointed to systemic weaknesses which applied equally in Wales. In light of the review and to consider a broad approach to reform, the former Minister for Housing and Regeneration announced the formation of an Expert Group. The final meeting of the Expert Group presented a ‘road map,’ recommending actions and further work or consideration leading to future reforms. The Expert Group’s recommendations (link below) combine both long-term measures to bring about whole-scale system reform and interim steps to make improvements in the here and now. Welsh Government accepts the recommendations and will take forward this work over the forthcoming years and the Building Regulations team will take forward work on the approval and construction phases.

https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2019-04/building-safety-expert-group-road-map_0.pdf

General Advice

Building Regulations cover the construction of new buildings and the alteration or extension of existing buildings and Part B of the Building Regulations which covers fire safety and is supported by Approved Document B volume 1 and 2. These documents provide general guidance on the performance expected of materials and building work in order to comply with the building regulations and practical examples and solutions on how to achieve compliance for some of the more common building situations.

The regulations and approved documents should reflect the policy requirements of Welsh Government and best practice, and to ensure they provide this they are periodically reviewed. The advice will need to cover all areas of Part B should the Building Regulations team require it.

Overview of Work

The aim of this appointment is to secure the services of consultants who are able to provide advice on fire safety and fire engineering matters relating to building regulations and Approved Document B generally as well as assisting in the development of proposals to make amendments to the building control system for the construction, refurbishment and management of buildings determined as being in scope of the new system.

For the purposes of this contract, fire safety and fire engineering is considered to be all aspects of fire related matters for buildings in scope from early concept design through the full building lifecycle from concept design, construction, inspection, certification, handover, occupation and subsequent post completion building work phases. The contract will operate on a call-off basis for a period of two years, with the option to have a two year extension (bringing the total time to four years).

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

12/08/2019

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=94457.

(WA Ref:94457)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

31/07/2019

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
71318000 Advisory and consultative engineering services Consultative engineering and construction services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
orla.thomas2@gov.wales
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

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