Scope
Reference
WCPR-181
Description
Weston College Group is a college of further and higher education providing education and vocational training to nearly 30,000 learners across the country. The college puts the learner first and is entrepreneurial in its approach and innovative in its thinking. The college is ambitious and aspirational and is responsive to the needs of students, staff, businesses, and the community.
The successful contractors will be required to provide project support that meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement, across the following Lots:
Lot 5 - Ecology Consultant
Lot 6 - Topography
Lot 7 - Ground Investigation
Total value (estimated)
- £49,000 excluding VAT
- £58,800 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 19 September 2025 to 18 September 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71315100 - Building-fabric consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71315400 - Building-inspection services
Contract locations
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Lot constraints
Description of how multiple lots may be awarded:
Tender submissions are invited for one, multiple, or all of the four Lots. Bidders may submit proposals for individual Lots or a combination thereof; however, each Lot will be evaluated independently.
Lot 5. Ecology Consultant
Description
Proposed Services - Ecology Consultant services on behalf of Weston College
Weston College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified ecologist consultant for a project to relocate the CTC to a greenfield site at Hewish.
Services required during the period of consultancy will include, but not limited to, the following:
To agree a fee scale against an agreed scope of services. Note - the costs/scale of fees set out in the live project included in the tender submission, shall be used as a template for agreeing future fees.
Conduct a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal for the proposed CTC site and the adjacent land parcel.
For each project opportunity, to agree the client brief and work with the Capital Works SCWPM (CWPM) and the wider design team to identify key milestones and costs.
Provide the Preliminary Ecological appraisal.
Carry out the Biodiversity Net Gain assessment [pre planning for ECIA]
Providing services as the client-side ecologist services for a capital scheme (above an agreed threshold of £200,000) at Weston College
Assisting with the preparation of reports; assessments and tender documents.
Meeting regularly with college senior managers.
Providing guest lecturing/speaking slots (allow for 1 x 2 hr slots per year) related to the FE/HE built environment curriculum.
Lot value (estimated)
- £9,000 excluding VAT
- £10,800 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 6. Topography
Description
Proposed services - Topography Services on behalf of Weston College
Weston College is seeking to appoint a suitably topography specialist sub-contractor.
Services required will include, but not limited to, the following:
To agree a quote against an agreed scope of services.
Assisting with the preparation of reports; assessments and tender documents.
Meeting with technical design team.
Project Introduction
The land parcels plus section of the A370 that are subject to the topography tender can be located on the attached hyperlink Google Maps.
A aerial view of a town
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Image 1 - Proposed topographical survey area. Please note that the section of the A370 covered by the blue patch shall be included in the survey works.
Survey works at proposed site at Hewish bounded by the coloured patch in image 1
Carry out a full Survey Grid: [related to the Ordinance Survey coordinate system]. Allow for including the section of the A370 highlighted image 1.
Features to be surveyed: -
Road channels,
top of kerbs, f
footpaths,
Changes of surface.
On site heights including trees and services.
Individual trees, groups of trees, edge of scrub and planted areas.
All trees with a diameter less than 0.15m to be surveyed
Smaller ones can be recorded within a group
Boundary features including walls, fences and hedges. Type and height to be noted.
Drainage information including manhole covers, gullies, inspection covers, direction of fall; invert/cover levels
Visible service information including overhead cables, electric poles/pylons, telephone poles, service covers.
Top and bottom of embankments
Water courses including top and bottom of banks, invert levels and water levels. - Extent of ponds and lakes.
Spot levels taken at 3m spacing - Contours drawn at suitable intervals depending on gradient of site
The above is a guide, but all permanent features within the site are to be picked up.
Provide electronic drawings in DWG format
Within the coloured boundary of image, conduct a full below ground scan using three techniques.
Radio detection
Signal Generator detection
Power avoidance detection
Record all findings accurately on the topographical survey drawings.
At the current CTC site [Construction Training Centre at Locking Head Drove, Locking Parklands, Weston-super-Mare BS24 7NA]
Allow for a 3D cloud point scan of the training Workshop and the Modular Buildings.
Provide electronic drawings in DWG format
Lot value (estimated)
- £30,000 excluding VAT
- £36,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 7. Ground Investigation
Description
Proposed Services - Ground investigation services on behalf of Weston College Group
Weston College is seeking to appoint a suitably ground investigation specialist sub-contractor.
Project Introduction
A quotation is required to carry out specialist ground investigation works at land is adjacent to Stable View Caravan Site [A370, Hewish, Weston-super-Mare BS24 6RD. The works shall include both two plots marked on the plan [Location of the proposed site in Hewish.doc]
The land parcels plus can be located on the attached hyperlink Google Maps. This site is currently undeveloped greenfield land that is mostly laid to open pasture.
A aerial view of a town
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Image 1 - Proposed ground investigation survey area. Please note that the section of the A370 covered by the blue patch will not be included in the survey works.
There is good vehicle access for plant and equipment to the site from the A370 in Hewish.
Ground investigation survey works at proposed site at Hewish bounded by the coloured patch in image 1
Carry out a full ground investigation survey of the land parcel
Allow for 10 number; 30m long; 150mm cable percussion boreholes in locations to be agreed with the structural & civil engineering consultant.
Allow for insitu standard penetration tests
Allow for U100 samples if the soli [strata permitting].
Record and monitor the levels of ground water in the boreholes
Set up and monitor and report ground gases levels over a period of 2 weeks.
Allow for a Waste Acceptance Criteria Test [in 4 areas around the proposed building location[s]]
Allow for contamination suite tests [please state what has been allowed for]
Provide written report of all the findings.
Provide a dimensioned plan setting out the location of all the borehole samples
Lot value (estimated)
- £10,000 excluding VAT
- £12,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Participation
Particular suitability
Lot 5. Ecology Consultant
Lot 6. Topography
Lot 7. Ground Investigation
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
31 July 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
11 August 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Your quote shall be submitted via email to WCGTender@weston.ac.uk by no later than 12:00 on Monday 11th August 2025.
Please note that tenders should not be copied or submitted to any other email address. The College reserves the right to exclude any tenders that are not submitted in line with ITT.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
No
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
18 September 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Tenders will be scored on a financial basis only. | Price | 100% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Concession
Contracting authority
Weston College
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10007459
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDXW-8796-BVPP
Knightstone Road
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 2AL
United Kingdom
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government