T789 Life Sciences Environment Controlled Containment Greenhouse

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for a project that will deliver a new Life Sciences Environment Controlled Containment Greenhouse. This growing facility will include a concrete upstand wall and steel frame glazed structure with associated services inclusive of mechanical, electrical, fire alarm and drainage. There will also be minor works within the existing biological sciences building and external works with regards to tree the protection zone.

The open tender process will consist of 2 question sections, part A and part B. Part A will verify prerequisite issues using PAS91, such as professional accreditations, business and professional standing and financial stability etc and Part B will cover the project specific requirements. All tenderers will be required to submit responses to both Parts A, B and a commercial response.

For this project, we have chosen to use Constructionline, a procurement and supply chain management scheme that collects, assesses and monitors standard company information using the PAS91 set of Prequalification Questions. Please see the tender documents for the level of Constructionline membership and question verification required.

Please ensure that you log-in to your Constructionline profile and verify that the information held on your company is accurate and that you are registered for the following categories (or direct equivalents) and have achieved a minimum notational value of £1,200,000.00 for at least one of these categories within the Constructionline system:

45000000: Construction Work

45210000: Building construction work

45214000: Construction work for buildings relating to education and research 44210000: Structures and parts of structures

44211000: Prefabricated Buildings

44211500: Glasshouses

45300000: Building Installation Work

45100000: Site Preparation Work

If you have any queries regarding Constructionline, please contact David Marshall on 07919 298675 or david.marshall@constructionline.co.uk

Those tenderers not wishing to join Constructionline will not be precluded from participating in the process, however, they must complete and submit a fully completed PAS91 Prequalification Questionnaire and supply any supporting evidence required.

The Authority uses the Proactis e-sourcing portal to conduct our tenders. Please ensure that you register your organisation on the Proactis portal in order to participate at the following web address: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login where the tender documents can be downloaded.

Additional information: E-Sourcing Platform

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

The tender closing date is Midday 16th December 2019.