Architectural and building-surveying services

Tender description

Established in June 2016, Strategic Estates [SE] deliver capital investment in the Parliamentary Estate. Comprising 26 buildings and with a total gross internal area of approximately 237 000 m2, 70 % of the Estate is listed and 2 buildings are Grade 1 listed (buildings of exceptional interest): The Palace of Westminster; Norman Shaw North. As part of an initiative to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Strategic Estate service provision to Parliament, the Contracting Authority intends to establish a framework agreement with several suppliers through which to secure the services of Chartered Building Surveyors. The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons acting jointly of the Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A 0AA are intending to establish a framework agreement for Building Surveying services with several suppliers to support Strategic Estates in its mission to create an environment within which Parliament can flourish. It is envisaged that Building Surveying service provision will be an “estate wide” offering supporting work in our Project Delivery; Maintenance and Design Authority Functions. The key technical competencies / services that may be required by the Contracting Authority include but are not be limited to conservation and restoration; construction technology; design and specification (predominately but not exclusively for minor works [<£3m] projects); built asset inspection services; provision of underpinned estimates for minor works projects and / or remedial works; maintenance management services (as may be instructed by the Contracting Authority); Building information modelling [BIM] management; undertaking of the role Principal Designer role under CDM 2015; provision of advice on Building Regulations and other statutory requirements as may apply to the Parliamentary Estate (and as may be required by the Contracting Authority); undertaking the role of NEC3 Project Manager / Supervisor for minor works contracts; securing and expediting specialist building services under what is envisaged to be a “single point of responsibility” delivery model.