UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

This is a call off from Lot 2 of the T730 Furniture Framework. Please ensure you read all documents and complete them in full. The clarification deadline is 12 noon on 02nd June, with submissions due no later than 12 noon on 09th June 2023. Delivery and installation will need to be completed by 07th August 2023.

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for a project to refurbish room ESA 1.17. This project is a storeroom conversion for use as a tactics/coaching room. The space will be occupied by 18-25 member of staff and student populations to discuss team tactics. The space requires mechanical ventilation and heating/cooling; décor; flooring and a new door. There will also be new lighting and power/data installations in line with the use of the space.

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for a project to work within the Vice Chancellors Office. The works comprise of merging two rooms near the VC's office to create a larger office space. Closing off an exterior door adding internal board to block it off. Add in new doors with vision panels, add a new window at the back of the office for more light ingress. Add power and data to accommodate additional desks. Fire and ventilation are included in the works to ensure the space is compliant. Create an accessible entrance by putting push button opening at the entrance.

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for the refurbishment and associated works of pedestrian footbridge linking Rab Butler Building to central squares.

In December 2020 the University declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency and in May 2021 the University set a target to reach net zero scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2035 from a 2019 baseline of 12,300 tonnes, with a maximum of 3,000 tonnes of offsetting. The University has reduced its scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions from a peak of 18,851 in 2012 to a low of 8,997 tonnes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Emissions have risen back to 10,475 tonnes in 2021. The Wivenhoe Campus was completed in the mid-1960s by Kenneth Capon of the Architects Co-Partnership (ACP). It is a purpose designed university campus designed around five interlinked squares set in a 200-acre parkland to the southeast of Colchester. A key feature of the original architectural narrative of the Colchester campus is the metal framed single pane glass windows and the brutalist architecture. It consists of a reinforced concrete frame which has both precast and in-situ elements. The facades have exposed precast concrete columns and non-structural precast mullions. A significant part of achieving net zero scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions involves building fabric improvements and a priority will be the original 1960's single pane glass windows across much of the Colchester campus.

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for a project to work within the Biological Sciences Building. The works for the STEPS project comprise of the stripping out of an existing teaching lab on the 6th floor of the Life Sciences, with benches and a number of fume cupboards and associated mechanical and electrical services to be removed along with ceilings and walls. Demolition of block and stud walls, the removal of single glazed windows and install new curtain walling. New wall construction, door sets, floor coverings and suspended ceilings. New lab benching. Install new mechanical and electrical services, including a large electrical incoming main.

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for a project to refurbish the School of Philosophy of Art History by upgrading and updating rooms to facilitate departmental moves; mainly power/data, carpet and furniture changes.

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for a project to undertake fire safety improvements works within Tawney Tower to enable ongoing occupation of the building following the introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 (and subsequent legislation related to High Rise Properties (Fire Safety Act 2022 and The Higher-Risk Building Regulation 2023)). The works proposed are intended to give the tower an extended period of life (currently estimated at 5 years) until there is sufficient funding to complete a full upgrade/refurbishment. These works will address critical infrastructure improvements related to fire doors to make significant enhancements and increase the likelihood of obtaining the required Building Assessment Certificate. This project is focusing only on the communal area doors which the University of Essex would like to be replaced with certified 60-minute fire door sets.

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We are looking to upgrade and refurbish the existing kitchen area in the bottom floor of the Square 5 building. This kitchen was due to be part of a wider project which is on hold, but is required as soon as possible. This space will now be omitted from the wider rpoejct, so will need to be installed to a quiality standard ensuring it still looks and feels new once the rest of the project is back on track. This facility is for our 24 hour service teams and is required to facilitate all their potential needs.

Please refer to the Bidders Guidance & Specification document for full details around our requirements for this service. By submitting a response, bidders are confirming that they can meet all requirements and accept our standard T&Cs.

T1041 WHH Linen Hire and Launder Please refer to the documents tab for all information, including deadlines, relating to this tender.

We require the installation of 2 (possibly 3) sound booths/meeting rooms for our Psychology department. We will be asking for a cost based on 3, to ensure we can come in under or on budget. We have a draft room plan but require supplier's to come on site and survey the room, in order to suggest a suitable product in line with the rooms dimensions. On-site visits will need to be arranged directly with the department. Details will be shared via the dialogue box. The only requirements specified so far by the department are: "At the moment we have a base specification of it needs to be good at blocking low frequency noise "voices" basically. Sound attenuation greater than 15dB attenuation on average from outside to inside noise between 100-250Hz External size more than 118 wide x 190 long x less than 240 cm high, likely less than 200cm wide and long. We would like to have at least two booths but three may be good if it can fit and is practical. Being able to move them and with the ability for us to deconstruct and construct them would be highly desirable" We are therefore asking for supplier's to provide a proposal and bid on the project based on their most suitable product which demonstrates good value for money. We will be using item pricing which is built in to the Proactis system, so please ensure you complete this. There will not be a pricing matrix for this project.

Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) is a longitudinal social survey of households and individuals living in the UK. For Understanding Society, data collection began in January 2009 and participants are interviewed annually. In the second and third waves (2010-12) a wide range of objective health measures were collected by a nurse, including venous blood samples from which we produced a range of analytes, extracted DNA and produced genetic and epigenetic data. This data has been extensively used by the public health and social science research communities. This contract covers a wave of bio-data collection at Wave 16 (2024-26), with the emphasis being on participants collecting samples/measurements themselves. The survey is designed and managed by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex. At Wave 16 of Understanding Society (2024-2026) we are planning to collect a range of biomarkers. This includes asking participants for their permission to send them a kit to enable them to collect a capillary blood sample and return it to a laboratory for analysis, with some results being fed-back to participants (HDL, HbA1c, Total Cholesterol), others provided to the research community and blood stored for future use. Collection of the capillary blood sample should enable measurement of analytes that overlap with those collected at Waves 2 and 3 from venous blood. The successful contractor will be responsible for the kit fulfilment, sample analysis, reporting, aliquoting and short term storage of the blood samples.

The objective of this project would be to conduct a comprehensive service review of the Student accommodation to ensure Accommodation Essex continues to be a leader in delivering transformative living and learning environments and a provider of a positive and enriching campus living experience for our students. The review will consider both on-campus and off-campus accommodation in order to ensure the needs of all students are captured, and to ensure alignment of overall provision. The Students' Union as a lead for off-campus student accommodation provision is a key stakeholder in the off-campus element of this review.

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for a project that will repair subsidence damage to one of the student housing buildings on the Colchester Campus. The building is a four-storey accommodation block, Ground conditions, tree root influence and structural complexities have contributed to the building suffering from movement. The Contractor is to provide a cost for the design and construction of a solution to rectify the subsidence at Alresford Court in line with the Structural Performance specification by NFM Engineering included in this tender pack. Tenderers should note that these Works are to be carried out under The JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 Edition, as amended by the Schedule of Amendments referred to in Article 10 of the Conditions (as amended), as included in the Tender Documents.

The John Tabor project is Phase 2 of a project enabling growth within Edge House Hotel. It involves the erection of glass panels and stud walls, to create a new space within a large open area. It also involves the shrinking of the kitchen, to enable another office.

The University of Essex are seeking a suitably experienced and capable contractor to provide Plant Imaging Equipment, including delivery, installation, commissioning, training and maintenance. The equipment will comprise of a fully robotic plant phenotyping gantry in a contained environment capable of replicating current and future field conditions. Details of the technical capability and performance requirements are detailed in the technical specification contained within the tender document pack. A key requirement is for completion of delivery, installation, commissioning and training for the system to be completed by 1st July 2024.

This is a call off from T730 Furniture Framework (Lot 2). Clarification questions to be submitted by the 17 November 2023. RFQ responses must be completed in full and returned with all appropriate attachments by 12 noon on the 30 November 2023. Installation: 8 January 2024. Delivery location will be Parkside Building 1, Knowledge Gateway, Boundary Road, CO4 3GS.

The University of Essex requires a plan setting out the enhancements required to its built environment, to realise its aspirations and to formalise its journey to net zero scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2035. The University also wishes to gain clarity what capital will be required to achieve net zero scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2035 and as the estates heating is decarbonised, how the energy mix will alter. The requirements are split across three parts as follows: • Part 1 - Detailed scoping of buildings across three campuses. • Part 2 - Carbon management/decarbonisation plan. • Part 3 - Energy mix exercise as heating is decarbonised. The plan through to 2035 should be developed to RIBA Stage 2 concept design only. Detail within the plan should include the upgrades required to heating systems, hot water systems, windows, loft/wall insolation, BMS and controls, with accurate detail on capital required, power requirements of proposals and energy, revenue and carbon savings resulting from the work and costs to deliver the work.