Design consultancy services

Tender description

EC0763 — Return date for submissions is 12:00 10.2.2017. The University wishes to appoint a design team to undertake the first phase of a capital project which will be built in a series of phases over the next 10 years, dependent on decant and funding strategies. The first phase will be over the next 5 years. This project will not be divided into lots as the University wishes to appoint a single design team service provider to ensure consistency from brief to completion. We will apply a 2-stage Restricted Procedure. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD (Scotland) on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Sections III and VI of this OJEU Notice. Following assessment of submitted ESPDs, we will receive tenders from shortlisted bidders. The Nucleus Project comprises of a series of buildings built in the heart of the campus behind Ashworth and will include a mixture of new build and refurbishment projects accommodating central teaching facilities, study areas, catering outlets, gym, retail and a student information centre. The project will be built in a series of phases over the next 10 years dependent on decant and funding strategies. The first phase will be over the next 5 years and the University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint an Architect led multi-disciplinary Design Team to produce designs and specifications for the first phase of the new Nucleus. The first phase is a new building located in the midst of a series of existing buildings and infrastructure, therefore, the scope of the works will include enabling works and potentially some refurbishment in addition to a new build. The first phase will include a mixture of accommodation including teaching facilities, study areas, catering outlets, small retail shells and a student information centre. The Nucleus ‘Hub’ is visualised as a series of buildings creating the ‘beating heart of the campus’. Our vision is that a centralised teaching building is provided as part of the ‘Nucleus’ to accommodate all undergraduate teaching at the campus, facilitate collaborations between schools, and free up space within schools for dedicated/specialised teaching space and research, as well as future expansion. The first phase will: — Combine flexible teaching and learning facilities with social amenities creating a focal point for the campus; — Create attractive social learning facilities for students and staff that overlook the green heart and encourage people to stay on campus and linger; — Create spaces that are flexible and rich with state of the art teaching and learning facilities that can be adapted to suit future needs; — Include contemporary facilities to meet the College of Science and Engineering student growth targets; — Include BREEAM Excellent new build accommodation. The University wishes to appoint a single design team for the full scope of work as per the details listed above to ensure consistency from brief to completion.