Opportunity

RBGKEW1297 - Learning Centre

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-008703

Published 18 March 2024, 4:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

The Herbarium, Kew Green, Richmond,

LONDON

TW9 3AE

Contact

Jamal Jimenez

Email

procurement@kew.org

Telephone

+44 2083325000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.kew.org

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-LONDON:-Construction-work./FH3259B86B

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-LONDON:-Construction-work./SXBQT9J46N

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

RBGKEW1297 - Learning Centre

Reference number

RBGKEW1297

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45000000 - Construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Thank you for your recent expression of interest in the forthcoming tender exercise for the provision of new construction works at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

The Learning Centre will take account of the most recent

developments in learning to ensure it is an inspirational space

for users of all ages and appeals to a broader range of audience

than the current space

The fundamental client brief for the Learning Centre is to offer

new teaching spaces and facilities for learning but this is

qualified by the requirement for any new building delivered

within the current Kew masterplan to comply with the 2021-

2030 Manifesto for Change. This requires the building to

achieve the highest possible level of energy efficiency from the

building fabric and its services installation and for the

embodied carbon employed in the structure of the building to

be minimised and ideally repaid by the renewable energy

created by the building within its service lifespan.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London
Main site or place of performance

LONDON

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The fundamental client brief for the Learning Centre is to offer

new teaching spaces and facilities for learning but this is

qualified by the requirement for any new building delivered

within the current Kew masterplan to comply with the 2021-

2030 Manifesto for Change. This requires the building to

achieve the highest possible level of energy efficiency from the

building fabric and its services installation and for the

embodied carbon employed in the structure of the building to

be minimised and ideally repaid by the renewable energy

created by the building within its service lifespan.

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two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

18

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

18 April 2024

Local time

11:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 2 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

18 April 2024

Local time

11:05am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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GO Reference: GO-2024318-PRO-25525689

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

, Royal Botanic Gardens,, Kew Green

Richmond

TW9 3AE

Telephone

+44 2083325000

Country

United Kingdom