COM1232 - Northern Estate - Civil and Structural Engineering

Northern Estate Programme, Design Services, Civil and Structural Engineering, COM1232.
Expressions of Interest are sought from individual consultancies with heritage and conservation experience and sufficient resources for the design of a Programme of refurbishments for multiple buildings on the Parliamentary Estate.
The following consultant appointments are required:
(i) Lead Design Services.
(ii) Services Engineering (including, mechanical, electrical, public health, data).
(iii) Civil and Structural Engineering.
(iv) Health and Safety Consultancy Services.
(v) Fire Engineering.
(vi) Security consultancy.
(vii) Approved Inspector.
(viii) Lift consultancy.
This Contract Notice pertains to the appointment of Civil and Structural Engineering consultancy.
Each consultant appointment will contract separately with the Employer.
Under the Northern Estate (NE) Programme, Norman Shaw North, Norman Shaw South, 1 Derby Gate, 1-3 Parliament Street, 2 and 4 Canon Row will be refurbished and modernised. The buildings are all listed Grade 1 or Grade 2.
All require refurbishment over the next 10 years, due largely to the age and fragility of the buildings Mechanical and Electrical services; poor environmental performance; and fire safety shortcomings.
The House of Commons Department of Facilities is embarking on a large-scale programme for the development of the buildings on its Northern Estate. Three of the Northern Estate buildings are overdue for major refurbishment: Norman Shaw North (NSN), 1 Derby Gate (1DG), and 1 Parliament St (1PS). 1DG and 1PS were last refurbished in 1991. Norman Shaw South (NSS) was refurbished in 2002 and needs less work, but major systems are due for renewal from 2021. NSN was partially refurbished in 2002 but there is a pressing need for remedial and refurbishment work in the building, particularly due to the risk of plant failure.
The requirements for all these buildings include renewing or replacing aged mechanical and electrical plant; improving environmental performance; and, notably, achieving statutory compliance for fire safety arrangements.
The key drivers for this programme are compliance and resilience. But the scale of interventions necessary indicate opportunities for wider benefits too, by making better use of the spaces inside the buildings and improving access and circulation routes.
The programme will therefore explore opportunities for exploiting technology and improving ways of working; and for improving the provision of amenities such as conference facilities.
There will be strong dependencies between this programme and various Estate-wide programmes including the Engineering Infrastructure Strategy, and the programmes for Fire Safety Improvements and PICT Network Convergence.
The scale, complexity, and time-bound nature of the NE Programme means it carries significant risk and challenge. It must be robustly managed to best ensure successful delivery, on time, to budget and to specification.
These interventions will cause significant disruption and will require careful planning around the Parliamentary calendar.
Delivery of the NE Programme will require whole and/or multiple buildings to be decanted during the works and this Programme.
The Northern Estate holds space equivalent to approximately 30,000 m² NIA, of which, around 15,300 m² requires refurbishment.
Preliminary costs for the works are in the order of GBP 200 million and are likely to span a five or six year period from 2016-17 to 2021-22.
The method under which the works will be procured is yet to be decided upon. The initial appointments will provide the services required to deliver RIBA Stages A to C, and under a GC Works form of contract. Successfully shortlisted applicants will also be invited to tender pricings for Stage D and beyond. The client may terminate an appointment upon completion of Stage C where the emergent procurement method requires an alternative form of contract for delivery of the works.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 400 000 GBP