Works Contract - Estates Capital Projects

The National Archives is looking to contract with an experienced, multi-discipline Principal Contractor who can fulfill the requirements of CDM (Construction, Design and Management) and is able demonstrate relevant experience of working within an operational staff/public Government secure site.

This requirement is to deliver the following:

The re-purposing of approx. 400m2 of existing ground floor office space within The National Archives' Q1 building to accommodate existing staff and 3rd party contractor digitisation services.

and

The re-purposing of 1,100m2 of existing basement storage space to create an environment compliant to British Standard BS EN 16893 2018 for archive document storage.

Specific works will include: - Associated building works - Joinery/carpentry - Mechanical and Electrical services - HVAC including environmental control - Fire alarm and access control - All final finishes

Due allowances shall be made for Works within an occupied building, including any required out of hours and weekend working to undertake the Works.

This will be a restricted competition, with an envisaged minimum of 3 and an envisaged maximum of 5 potential suppliers being invited to respond to the full tender subsequent to assessment of completed pre-qualification questionnaires.

To receive the pre-qualification questionnaire, please email procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Completed pre-qualification questionnaires must be submitted to procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk by 5pm on Monday, July 19th 2021.