Scope
Reference
HAR6114
Description
This procurement relates to the appointment of a suitably qualified and experienced design team to work up and help implement the proposals for decarbonising the three school sites from RIBA Stage 2 to the end of the project (RIBA 7). This will include all design work, planning consent and conditions, preparation of information for contractor tender, contract administration, QS services, M&E services, and design advice to the end of the project.
The overall purpose and goal of this project is to decarbonise the school sites heating technology, within the available finance whilst maximising additional interventions to reduce the school energy bills.
The key priorities are:
o Move to decarbonised heat
o Reduce energy bills
o Stay within budget
o Improve the internal environment to create a more comfortable learning environment
o Work closely with the school community to ensure that their senior leadership team is consulted on all key design and delivery decisions.
o Ensure that interventions are interrogated holistically in order to avoid potential issues such as mould.
o Calculate carbon and energy usage reductions.
All tender documents are available free of charge at https://www.londontenders.org/
The Council reserve the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at it's sole discretion. The Council shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Council shall be incurred entirely at that applicant's/tenderer's risk.
The Council will observe a stand still period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023
Total value (estimated)
- £420,000 excluding VAT
- £504,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 25 June 2025 to 24 December 2026
- 1 year, 6 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Submission
Enquiry deadline
5 May 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
14 May 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
3 June 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Award criteria are set out in the ITT documents | Quality |
Weighting description
Price is not the only criterion. Award criteria are set out in the ITT documents
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
As this is a specialist project, only firms experienced in retrofit work will be able to bid for the commission. There is expected to be a small pool of specialist firms eligible to bid. The requirements of the service are clear and therefore market engagement was not deemed beneficial for this tender.
Documents
Associated tender documents
https://www.londontenders.org/
Technical specifications to be met
https://www.londontenders.org/
Contracting authority
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQBL-2673-MVYG
New Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road London
London
E1 1BJ
United Kingdom
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government