Ladywood House - Fire Remediation Works - AWARD

Portsmouth City Council is inviting tenders from interested contractors on Lot 11 of the Hyde Building & Fire Safety Framework to undertake fire remediation works at Ladywood House (1-136), Southsea PO5 4JN

The fire remediation project will be procured using a two-stage procurement process. The initial stage will be governed by the JCT Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA), under which the successful contractor will work collaboratively with the client and design team to develop the design, programme, cost plan, Building Safety Regulator Application and any other activities required to progress to the construction phase.

Upon satisfactory completion of the pre-construction phase, and subject to agreement on key deliverables including cost, programme, and risk allocation, the contractor will be appointed under a JCT Design and Build Contract to deliver the construction phase of the project. The estimated value of the works is in the region of £6,000,000.00, inclusive of all design works.

Please refer to the ITT (Within Appendix C.Contract Docs of the tender zip file) for further details of this tender.

The timetable for this procurement is given below, although it is not the Council's intention to amend this, the Council reserves the right to make alterations where these are beyond the Council's control, in such situations all tenderers will be informed at the earliest opportunity.

1. Issue of tender documentation 21/07/2025
2. Contractors Site Visits 28/07/2025 - 08/08/2025
3. Bidders Briefing 13/08/2025
4. Deadline for requests for clarification 15/08/2025 By 23:59
5. Tender submission deadline 29/08/2025 By 12.00 noon
6. Issue of tender evaluation results 19/09/2025
7. Stage 1 PCSA Contract Award 03/10/2025
8. Contractor Surveys 06/10/2025 - 31/10/2025
9. Contractor RIBA Stage 3/4 Design Development 03/11/2025 - 06/02/2026
10. Building Safety Regulator Application and Review Period 09/02/2026 - 26/06/2026
11. Stage 2 D&B Contractor Negotiations 29/06/2026 - 24/07/2026
12. D&B Contract Award 31/07/2026
13. Mobilisation Period 03/08/2026 - 23/10/2026
14. Commencement 26/10/2026
15. Completion 20/10/2028
16. End of defects period 20/10/2029

Bidders Briefing

The council will host a Bidders Briefing on 13/08/2025 at 13:00 via TEAMS. Suppliers must register to attend the briefing via Intend using the InTend correspondence facility by 06/08/2025 at 12:00 providing the names, position and contact information (email & mobile) of their delegates.

Site Visit

A Mandatory Site Visit will be held between 28/07/2025 and 08/08/2025. It is mandatory for suppliers to attend the site visit prior to tender submission.

Interested Tenderers must confirm full names and positions of attendees via the InTend correspondence function 24 hours prior to time slot commencement. A maximum of 4 attendees are allowed per Tenderer.

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