UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The University of Manchester (UoM) requires a technical solution to facilitate the management of the full lifecycle of project, programme and portfolio activities falling under the purview of the University Strategic Change Sub-Committee (SCSC).

The supply and installation of glazed display cases and plinths for the South Asia Gallery, a first floor gallery in a two-storey, purposely-designed new build extension to the existing Manchester Museum to showcase the South Asia and British Asian cultures. Mock ups required by successful bidder within 4 weeks of order placement. Manufacture of all cases/plinths within 12 weeks of order placement. Installation by the end of July 2022. Documents can be accessed by registering here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/Home

A contract for an experienced and specialist move contractor to develop the relocation requirements of our research groups that are temporarily located primarily at Alderley Park, but also within the OCRB. To plan people and equipment moves to the new Paterson Building in accordance with our business continuity plans. This is Phase 1 of this contract. Phase 2 will be awarded through a further tender exercise, with information from Phase 1 informing much of the Phase 2 programme and pricing.

The University of Manchester wishes to establish a framework to undertake Asbestos Remedial Services at the University. The framework will include four contractors who each have the capability to deal with all aspects of asbestos remedial services at the University. Apply via our procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/Home

The University has appointed a supplier to undertake Brick Restoration Works at the University Place building.

We wish to purchase IT training services from a strategic partner for IT training as per Appendix A of the attached Bidders Response document This appointment will commence 1st January 2023 and be for a period of 3 (three) years with the potential to extend for 2 (two) further years, on an annual basis. All appointments will be subject to an annual review.

The University of Manchester wish to purchase the provision of a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement for the supply of Renewable Energy for their campus. The University of Manchester (UoM) intends to transform its electricity consumption to 100% renewable energy whilst supporting the development of additional renewable energy generation in Great Britain. UoM intends to: (a) procure a CPPA with a renewable energy (wind and/or solar) generator to deliver 50 GWh-60 GWh of power per annum; (b) ensure that the renewable energy CPPA satisfies the 'Additionality' criteria asset out by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Therefore, the project(s) must be prior to renewable generation construction and UoM's offtake will need to substantively contribute to the project(s) securing final investment decision and/or financial close.

The University of Manchester (UoM) are seeking to implement a new Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) System to consolidate and enhance its facilities management execution strategy. The duration of the contract is 5 years, subject to the right of the University (at it's sole discretion) to exercise the right to extend the contract by up to 5 further years on a year by year basis. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 10 years The estimated total range of the contract is for the entire contract duration, including all optional modules and contract extensions. Suppliers MUST complete section 3.6 of the SQ document providing relevant FULL details of 3 reference of a similar nature (ie. dealing with a wide estate or HE institution with a minimum of 50 buildings) and value to this procurement. Suppliers must confirm within section 3.8 that their software has been in full operational use for more than 3 years

The University of Manchester appointed an experienced and specialist move contractor to deliver the relocation requirements of our research groups that are located primarily at Alderley Park, but also within the OCRB and migrating our people and equipment to the new Paterson Building.

The University of Manchester is seeking to appoint a supplier for the planned preventative maintenance and the reactive maintenance of the Compressed Air System assets across the University estate. Applications for this opportunity should be made through the University's tendering portal In-tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/Tenders/Current

The University is seeking to appoint a Legal Advisor to provide the full spectrum of legal advice to the Residences Development project using Crown Commercial Services Public Sector Legal Services framework ref: RM6240.

A specialist M&E contractor is sought for the refurbishment of Booth Street East Building, focusing predominantly on the refurbishment of building services, including the install of air source heat pumps. Applications for this opportunity should be made through the University's tendering portal In-tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/Tenders/Current

The University has sought to appoint a Financial Advisor to provide the full spectrum of financial advice to the Residences Development project. The appointment has been made via further competition through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework Agreement RM6169 for Corporate Finance Services 2.

The University is seeking to appoint a Lead Advisor to provide advice to the Residences Development project using Crown Commercial Services Estate Management Services framework RM6168.

The University of Manchester intends to award a contract with up to two building maintenance contractors to provide Measured Term Reactive Building Maintenance Services with a potential requirement for minor works. The contracts will be awarded for an initial two [2] year period, with the option to extend for a further two [2] years. These contracts include a reactive service to respond to unexpected repair/maintenance work, as well as a planned maintenance service. The contracts will be split as follows: i) Lot 1 - Academic Buildings ii) Lot 2 - Residential Buildings The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/Home

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester operate an aerosol mass spectrometer on the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) BAe-146 research aircraft, to make highly accurate and quantitative measurements of atmospheric aerosol composition in real time. The current system is being upgraded as part of the facility's Midlife Upgrade (MLU) programme, to ensure that cutting-edge aerosol measurements can continue to be made on this facility until 2040. In addition to decommissioning old, obsolete components, we are seeking to improve on the mass spectrometer design to permit measurements of organic elemental composition in addition to mass concentrations. The equipment will be located at The University of Manchester when not deployed on the FAAM aircraft.

The University of Manchester wishes to appoint a number of contractors to undertake various types of construction works at the University to include but not limited to; demolition, new build, refurbishment, decoration and landscaping/external works. Works on the Construction Works Framework will let under four lots of ranging values from £1 up to £20,000,000. In order to appoint a suitable supplier for this purchase we are undertaking a competitive tender under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) using the Restricted Procedure. This is a two stage process. Interested parties should register on the University's tendering portal and express an interest in the tender in order to view the tender documents and submit an application: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/Home

The equipment is being purchased for the Henry Royce Institute (HRI) at the University of Manchester. The Royce Institute operates as a Hub and Spoke model, with the Hub at the University of Manchester and spokes at the founding partners comprising the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial College London. It will be a focal point, nationally and internationally for materials science. The equipment fund is financed by the Henry Royce Institute: http://www.royce.ac.uk/ The Henry Royce Institute at The University of Manchester requires a Steam Recycling System for recovering fibres from prepregs and composites. It will be used for cleaning of epoxy-based composites, facilitating recovery of the fibres within the composite part largely intact, while collecting polymer residue for evaluation. The equipment will be located at The University of Manchester.

The University wishes to appoint a Contractor or Contractors as the University of Manchester is seeking to conduct a telephone survey (CATI) of a representative group of around 2000 UK businesses. We aim to target a member of the leadership team in each firm with responsibility for investment decisions. We envisage targeting firms with 10 or more employees across the private sector and in all UK regions. Interviews will last around 20 minutes on average and we anticipate the survey being conducted between January and March 2024.

The contract comprises an extensive refurbishment of the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Chemistry Building. The works include the creation of new generic flexible laboratory spaces including new fume cupboards and fixed benching. Each lab area contains a dedicated write-up space with glazed screens for visibility throughout the lab. Works also include the extension of existing extract ducts to service the floor and with other associated services for the laboratory. The contractor was appointed using the Crown Commercial Services RM6088 Construction Works and Associated Services framework. The contract value includes £214,541 of works procured under a PCSA using the same framework.