Planning

N/A

SSE PLC

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

07 Aug 2024 at 08:06

Summary of the contracting process

SSE plc, an organisation involved in the electricity sector, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for architectural design services. Interested lead designers are invited to express their interest by 17:00hrs on Monday, 2nd September 2024, to participate in a series of upcoming building projects. These projects include an HVDC office extension in Cumbernauld, a new Critical Network Infrastructure control centre in Tayside, several operational depots across Scotland, and a new training school near Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, or Perth. The procurement process is scheduled to issue individual project tenders via the Achilles supply chain management platform with future notices anticipated from 30th September 2024.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in architectural design, civil and structural engineering, and various other design services to secure contracts with a well-established buyer like SSE plc. The projects span multiple locations across Scotland and include a mixture of high-security infrastructure, operational depots, and training facilities, offering diverse opportunities for growth. Companies with experience in managing comprehensive design disciplines and obtaining relevant statutory approvals will find this tender appealing, especially those that are already registered with Achilles and have access to the utilities vendors database.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

N/A

Notice Description

SSEN-Transmission are seeking market interest from Lead designers to build and led a team of designers for the following potential upcoming Buildings portfolio projects. Lead Designer responsibilities include management and coordination of all design disciplines. HVDC office extension: The development of a new extension to our existing HVDC centre in Cumbernauld. At Circa 3,000m2 the extension will follow the specification of the existing building and will house the new open plan office/ control room with numerous simulation rooms for future projects. Control Centre office: The development of a new Critical Network Infrastructure control centre and modern support offices circa 10,000m2. The development will be built to the latest security and resilience guidance, similar to data centre specifications. Located in the Tayside area of Scotland we have a concept design looking to achieve BREEAM and WELL certification. Depots: Design of six strategically located Operational Depots including external yard/storage/laydown area, car park and associated infrastructure. Depot locations are located across the whole of SSEN-Transmission operational area including Shetland and Western Isles. Other depot locations are Perth, Inverness, Peterhead (North East area) and Thurso (Caithness area). Depots include office space and workshops and vary in size between 570m2 and 2,000m2 at each location, with overall site including external space sized at circa 3 acres. Training School: Design of new purpose-built training facility to include internal school learning environment (circa 7,400m2) and external training facility (similar to a substation) giving a total site area of circa 20 acres. This proposed training facility is to train the existing and next generation of engineers in transmission services and installations. The location of the training school is still to be determined but will be near one of the pollution centres within the SSEN-Transmission region, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness or Perth. Services may include but are not limited to: Lead Designer, management and coordination of all design disciplines. Architectural design services Civil & Structural Engineering, including infrastructure and utility design services Building services (M&E) Information Technology design and co-ordination services Landscape design services BREEAM coordinator Environmental services including biodiversity net gain assessment and design Site survey and ground investigation to aid design Applying for and securing planning permission and other necessary statutory approvals. Any future procurement exercises and / or appointments maybe staged to align with RIBA stages or may be for a full service through construction and handover.

Lot Information

Lot 1

SSEN-Transmission are seeking market interest from Lead designers to build and led a team of designers for the following potential upcoming Buildings portfolio projects. Lead Designer responsibilities include management and coordination of all design disciplines. HVDC office extension: Control Centre office Depots Training School Individual procurement exercises and / or appointments will be conducted for each of the above projects. Additional information: To be invited to participate in the tender you must submit your expression of interest to ryan.prentice@sse.com by no later than 17:00hrs Monday 2nd September 2024 & register for Achilles supply chain management platform.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048848
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024768-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71220000 - Architectural design services

71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Sep 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SSE PLC
Contact Name
Ryan Prentice
Contact Email
ryan.prentice@sse.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PERTH
Postcode
PH1 3AQ
Post Town
Perth
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward
Perth City North
Westminster Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-048848-2024-08-07T09:06:24+01:00",
    "date": "2024-08-07T09:06:24+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-048848",
    "description": "To be invited to participate in the tender you must submit your expression of interest to ryan.prentice@sse.com by no later than 17:00hrs Monday 2nd September 2024 & register for Achilles supply chain management platform . Individual project tenders will be issued via the Achilles supply chain management platform, interested parties should register at https://www.achilles.com/uvdb and ensure access to utilities vendors database. Further information can be provided upon request please email your request to Ryan Prentice at ryan.prentice@sse.com",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-048848",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0025",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "N/A",
        "status": "planned",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "71220000",
            "description": "Architectural design services"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "SSEN-Transmission are seeking market interest from Lead designers to build and led a team of designers for the following potential upcoming Buildings portfolio projects. Lead Designer responsibilities include management and coordination of all design disciplines. HVDC office extension: The development of a new extension to our existing HVDC centre in Cumbernauld. At Circa 3,000m2 the extension will follow the specification of the existing building and will house the new open plan office/ control room with numerous simulation rooms for future projects. Control Centre office: The development of a new Critical Network Infrastructure control centre and modern support offices circa 10,000m2. The development will be built to the latest security and resilience guidance, similar to data centre specifications. Located in the Tayside area of Scotland we have a concept design looking to achieve BREEAM and WELL certification. Depots: Design of six strategically located Operational Depots including external yard/storage/laydown area, car park and associated infrastructure. Depot locations are located across the whole of SSEN-Transmission operational area including Shetland and Western Isles. Other depot locations are Perth, Inverness, Peterhead (North East area) and Thurso (Caithness area). Depots include office space and workshops and vary in size between 570m2 and 2,000m2 at each location, with overall site including external space sized at circa 3 acres. Training School: Design of new purpose-built training facility to include internal school learning environment (circa 7,400m2) and external training facility (similar to a substation) giving a total site area of circa 20 acres. This proposed training facility is to train the existing and next generation of engineers in transmission services and installations. The location of the training school is still to be determined but will be near one of the pollution centres within the SSEN-Transmission region, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness or Perth. Services may include but are not limited to: Lead Designer, management and coordination of all design disciplines. Architectural design services Civil & Structural Engineering, including infrastructure and utility design services Building services (M&E) Information Technology design and co-ordination services Landscape design services BREEAM coordinator Environmental services including biodiversity net gain assessment and design Site survey and ground investigation to aid design Applying for and securing planning permission and other necessary statutory approvals. Any future procurement exercises and / or appointments maybe staged to align with RIBA stages or may be for a full service through construction and handover.",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "SSEN-Transmission are seeking market interest from Lead designers to build and led a team of designers for the following potential upcoming Buildings portfolio projects. Lead Designer responsibilities include management and coordination of all design disciplines. HVDC office extension: Control Centre office Depots Training School Individual procurement exercises and / or appointments will be conducted for each of the above projects. Additional information: To be invited to participate in the tender you must submit your expression of interest to ryan.prentice@sse.com by no later than 17:00hrs Monday 2nd September 2024 & register for Achilles supply chain management platform.",
                "status": "planned"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "71242000",
                        "description": "Project and design preparation, estimation of costs"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "communication": {
            "futureNoticeDate": "2024-09-30T00:00:00+01:00",
            "atypicalToolUrl": "https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/web/index.html"
        }
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-34332",
            "name": "SSE plc",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "SSE plc"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "200 Dunkeld Road",
                "locality": "Perth",
                "region": "UKM",
                "postalCode": "PH1 3AQ",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Ryan Prentice",
                "email": "ryan.prentice@sse.com"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.sse.com",
                "buyerProfile": "https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/web/index.html",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CE_ACTIVITY",
                        "id": "ELECTRICITY",
                        "description": "Electricity"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-FTS-34332",
        "name": "SSE plc"
    },
    "language": "en"
}