# Construction of Emergency Services Blue Light Hub West Ashlands

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service](/buyers/royal-berkshire-fire-rescue-service/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £9,000,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 3 April 2017
- Planned end: 2 July 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: ed16ffdf-3499-4808-9cc3-72ba11a85135-116308
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7ac8d05f-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority approved a proposal to construct a new state of the art Fire, Ambulance and Police Emergency Services Hub at the West Ashlands site in Buckinghamshire\. It will be a base for Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service, Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service to work together more effectively for the benefit of the local area\. In line with the UK Government BIM strategy this tender exercise and the construction process will be delivered through the Building Information Modelling \(BIM\) procedure\. The final result of this process will allow the Authority to use the ‘Model’ upon completion for the day to day management of the completed site\. The tender process will be a two stage restricted procedure\. As a works contract, the PAS91 PQQ will be used for stage one\. This will be an electronic procurement process carried out within the In Tend e-procurement portal\. Potential tenderers will need to register expressions of interest on the In Tend portal to participate in this process, \(see below for link\) Key dates for the procurement timetable are as follows: Deadline for Stage One PQQ Returns 19 December 2016 Shortlisted Tenderers Invited to participate in Stage Two ITT 06 January 2017 Shortlisted Tenderers deadline for Stage Two Tender Returns 16 February 2017 Additional information: To view further information relating to this tender, including all documents and questions please register and log in at the below link: https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/rbfrs-bmkfrs/aspx/Home Please note to view all questions you will need to 'Express Interest' and then 'Opt In' Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed16ffdf-3499-4808-9cc3-72ba11a85135-116308)