INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR CLADDING AND FITTINGS TO HILL RISE HALL BASINGSTOKE.

Hill Rise Hall community centre comprises two main halls, kitchen and toilets. The Centre is typically open from 8am - 8pm and is used by a variety of people and groups. This requirement is for the removal of the existing exterior timber cladding, barge boards, facias and rainwater goods and replacement with new as per the Statement of requirements (Appendix A) . Works to be commenced before March 31st 2021.

Additional information: Basingstoke and Deane is great place to live with 96% of residents stating they are happy with where they live. Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council ('the Council') is committed to continuing to provide first class services and facilities. The Council is seeking to appoint a suitable contractor to replace the exterior cladding, barge boards, fascia's and rainwater goods to the Hill Rise Hall building in Basingstoke.

Works are to be carried out as per the specification included in this tender document

The Council has proposed the following timetable for this Tender process: Dispatch of ITT: Friday 11th December 2020 Questions & Answers: Frid 11th Dec - Mon 18th Jan 2021 Return of Tender: 12.00.00 Friday 22nd January 2021 Evaluation of Tender: Wednesday 3rd February 2021 Notification of Contract Award to Tenderers: Monday 8th February 2021 Contract commencement meeting: TBA

The Council reserves the right to change the above timetable and Tenderers will be notified accordingly where there is a change in the timetable.

The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Tenderers and all communications with the Council, including the submission of Tenderers' Responses, will be conducted via the ProContract system, which can be accessed using the following link: http://sebp.due-north.com

If you need any further assistance or have any queries about using the ProContract system please contact the PROACTIS support team; contact details are as follows:

Email ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com OR log a support call directly using the following link: http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index quoting project DN515792 Please note expressions of interest must be registered before 11.00a.m on Friday 22nd January 2021. Completed tenders and supporting information should be returned no later than 12:00:00 on Friday 22nd January 2021.