Tender

West Midlands Pension Fund - 1 Rivergate Bristol - MEP Consultant

WEST MIDLANDS PENSION FUND

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26 Jun 2025 at 08:35

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05 Jun 2025 at 11:10

Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Pension Fund, a significant sub-central government public authority in the UK, invites tenders for the role of MEP Consultant to support the development of a real estate opportunity at 1 Rivergate, Bristol. This tender falls under the category of engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings. The procurement process is at the 'tender update' stage with a closing date for tender submissions extended to 7 July 2025. Prospective bidders must submit their proposals electronically, ensuring compliance with the open procedure method as per UK legislation 2023/54. The project is valued at a gross amount of £1,080,000 and the contract is set to begin on 28 July 2025, lasting until 31 December 2028, with potential renewal pending work progress. Key focus areas include programme support, risk advising, and promoting environmental goals.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in MEP engineering services, particularly those with robust experience in large-scale and environmentally-focused projects. Companies looking to expand their portfolio in high-value public sector contracts would find this project well-suited to their ambitions. The criteria for awarding the contract focus on quality and commercial aspects, including company history, management approach, and social and environmental considerations, making it ideal for businesses that excel in sustainable design and engineering solutions. As this is an open opportunity, it provides a platform for competitive bidding, encouraging innovation and excellence in delivering mechanical and electrical design services.

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Notice Title

West Midlands Pension Fund - 1 Rivergate Bristol - MEP Consultant

Notice Description

West Midlands Pension Fund (the Authority) is one of the UK's largest pension funds, originally formed by West Midlands County Council and now working in partnership with seven metropolitan district councils and over 800 employers providing public services across the West Midlands region. City of Wolverhampton Council is the Administering Authority for the Fund under the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013, and have delegated the responsibility for the management of the Fund to the Pensions Committee and the Director of Pensions, and established a Local Pensions Board to assist in governance of the Fund. The fund is focused on delivering value to customers, developing services to enable pension members to plan for their retirement and supporting employers in delivering cost-effective benefits to their employees. They seek to invest responsible to generate long-term defined benefits and drive positive change including in aspects of social, environmental and governance to create long-term sustainability to the Funds people, and to the planet. This opportunity is to support the Authority in the development of a real estate opportunity at 1 Rivergate in Bristol. The MEP Consultant shall be expected to support the Authority with development of the services design, may be novated to the contractor, advising on programme and risk, supporting on championing environmental goals and communicating with the wider team to draw together the project.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054376
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035270-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST MIDLANDS PENSION FUND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
oliver.sliney-biss@csa-qs.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode
WV1 1LD
Post Town
Wolverhampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG39 Wolverhampton
Delivery Location
TLK11 Bristol, City of

Local Authority
Wolverhampton
Electoral Ward
St Peters
Westminster Constituency
Wolverhampton West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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