CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

“B” Corridor Refurbishment/Alive Hub - Tender 1

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

An integral part of the Wrexham Glyndŵr University (WGU) Vision and Strategy to 2025 is to improve the student experience. This involves a transformation of the learning environment in a manner which is conducive to the academic philosophy of the University: creating places where students want to be, where they can be supported on their personal and professional development journey, and where they have access to state-of-the-art facilities that will prepare them for the workplace.

The University also wishes to provide a new open plan, flexible workspace to suit the needs of modern academic and support staff, especially in the post COVID world of work.

This tender is for the Refurbishment and Conversion of:

Classrooms, storerooms and office spaces into new teaching rooms and social learning spaces in “B corridor” of Main Building, Plas Coch Campus (South side of the corridor)

Re-purposing of an existing gym, known as the “Human Performance Laboratory” into a new open plan staff/student flexible workspace which will be known as the “Alive Hub”. The building is located on the Plas Coch campus at the Crispin Lane side.

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=109818.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The allocated budget for this tender is £460,000 plus VAT

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Contractors will be required to provide sufficient evidence of their capabilities to deliver this contract. Such evidence will include completing the pass/fail questions as well as providing evidence of a sufficient track record in successful contract delivery.

Tenders will be required to provide details of up to three contracts within the last 3 years, in any combination from either the public or the private sector; voluntary, charity or social enterprise (VCSE) that are relevant to University’s requirement for the refurbishment of internal building works within a live controlled environment.

Please note the contract examples should be of similar relevance, scope, complexity and value to the contract being awarded by the University under this Invitation to Tender. Therefore, the Contract Examples provided should be for refurbishment of internal building works within a live controlled environment.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

AS/PM/052021

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Please note this tender is being released simultaneously with another Tender known as "Regent Street Arts Building works - Tender 2". Please note that the pack includes documents which are common to both/each tender which should be completed only once, but submitted with both/each tender.

These common documents have been created to reduce the work required for completion of the tender, so that common question document only requires to be completed once.

Note that the common documents should be completed and uploaded to each tender.

Please note there will be a requirement to submit a social value delivery plan as part of this tender submission. The social value delivery plan is not scored but will form part of the contractual obligations.

(WA Ref:109818)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Social Value in support of the University economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The preffered Social Value measurement tool is the Wales TOMS social value methodology.

Although the proposals submitted by the contractor will not be scored, the agreed delivery plan will form part of the contract requirements.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice