CON19004 - Principal Contractor for the Construction of the Harwell Training Centre

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Tuesday 2nd April 2019 at 14:00 GMT. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement UK Research and Innovation - MEdical Research Council have a requirement to procure a Principal Contractor for the Contstruction of the Harwell Training Centre. Building 524 at the Harwell campus will be redeveloped to provide a new training centre. The project comprises the refurbishment of the existing building and infilling of the existing courtyard to provide additional floor space. Work to the existing building includes significant façade upgrades and internal MEP upgrades. The proposed redevelopment will deliver training laboratories, preparation spaces, an animal holding space, teaching spaces, breakout spaces, reception & meeting rooms, additional external parking, hard & soft landscaping and other ancillary works. The project includes the supply and install of specialist downdraft benches forming part of the training laboratories. The existing building to be refurbished has approximately 665m2 of floor space, the new infill building is to be approximately 105m2. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: • the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; • the name of the registered Bidder; • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.