Weston-super-Mare Shop Front Enhancement DPS

North Somerset Council is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to be used in the appointment of contractors to assist in the delivering of building enhancement works to shop fronts in Weston Town centre.

Interested contractors will need to apply for inclusion onto the DPS. Contractors registered on the DPS will then be invited to quote for works, as schemes are developed. The DPS will remain in operation until March 2024.

It is envisaged that most contract opportunities issued through the DPS will be in the range of £5k to £50k, however, the DPS can be used for individual schemes of up to around £190,000

Full details of the opportunity and the operation of the DPS can be found at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ .

The DPS consists of the following Lots. Contractors can apply to be included onto one or more of the Lots.

• Joinery and millwork, specifically classical shop front construction and installation in timber
• Signage
• Decoration
• Minor electrical works (external lighting etc)
• Minor demolition
• Brick repairs / Repointing / Stone repairs/ lime mortar rendering
• Timber window installation
• Leadworks
• Scaffolding
• Internal security grills
• Shop doorway/ doors automatic and manual
• Traditional tiling (Victorian floor tiles and 20th century wall tiling)
• Main contractor directly delivering some or all the trades above and managing and supervising sub-contractors where used.

Typical work (schemes) that will be offered through the DPS will include, but, is not limited to the following.

• New shop fronts: including glazing, timber frame, wooden facia and signage, exterior lighting
• Repair and reinstatement of all or any part of a shop front fixture that is visible from the street, including the first and second floors of premises.
• Replacement of UPVC windows with timber windows
• Repainting of shop fronts/ façade of the building
• Repair and reinstatement of guttering and down-pipes to match historic materials.
• Repainting and or re-rendering of prominent elevations.
• Repair of external stonework and brickwork and replacement of stonework or brickwork which forms part of the stall riser of the shop front.
• Re-pointing using traditional materials.
• Pedestrian access Enhancements, these must be compliant with the Equality Act 2010
• Signage.
• Lighting, both external and within window displays.
• Replacing external shutters with internal security grilles and or security glazing (e.g. laminated or strengthened glass)
• Scaffolding