GB-Manchester, Leeds: Design and Refurbishment of Big Lottery Fund Hub Offices in Manchester and Leads - BIG001-0874

The Big Lottery Fund is a Non-Departmental Government Body investing in communities through a range of funding programmes. It distributes funds raised through the National Lottery and also supports the distribution of government funding to good causes.

The Manchester and Leeds Centres are our local hubs which home the Local England Investments Team that awards grants to good causes throughout England and the UK. The Big Lottery Fund's operational offices in Manchester & Leeds need to reflect, promote and support our ambition of 'People in the Lead' and our Strategic Framework for 2015-21 which will require us to work differently. Since carrying out a full property review we have identified our current offices in Manchester and Leeds do not reflect our vision, therefore new properties have been sourced.

This is an invitation which allows suppliers to bid for both Manchester & Leeds contracts, or propose an individual bid for either/or.

The requirements of the contract are:-

•Obtain all statutory consents

•Re-configure security and fire systems as necessary

•Provide a suitable power system

•To build a meeting room space within the design, with suitable containment for Video Conferencing (VC equipment provided by Employer) •To meet the open plan desk requirement for each site

•Provision of storage

•Provision of new cellular spaces

•Design and provide a tea point/catering facility within the space to allow for drink/food preparation, suitable for staff numbers •Provide a communal space between the tea point formal office zones where staff can meet, work and dine.

•To include' new carpets, floor coverings in the tea point, decoration of all walls and partitions, internal doors and partitions as per the specification. •Furniture as per the specification included, to allow for more collaborative and varied ways of working; i.e. including hot-desking. •Disposal of existing furniture, fittings, fixtures and equipment in accordance with current legislation and best environmental practice. •To support with the transition from old office, to new offices.

•NOTE: staff must vacate the current office by Wednesday 24th January 2018 and be in the new offices by Friday 26th January 2018.

Please register your company details on our Delta e-tendering site https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/872VR4C4K9