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title: "Main Museum Lift Modernisation"
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# Main Museum Lift Modernisation

Buyer: THE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4c38bf4d-b0f2-48b1-8974-30260b4facf4

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## Summary

The Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust has issued a tender titled "Main Museum Lift Modernisation." The procurement process involves modernising the museum's visitor lift, potentially replacing it with a traction MRL lift. The tender deadline for electronic submissions is 12 noon on Wednesday, 18th October 2023. The contract period is scheduled to run from 13th November 2023 to 31st March 2024. This opportunity falls under the "Lifts" category with a value of £100,000. The initial assessment will focus on cost submissions, followed by quality assessments for the top three competitive tenders.

This tender by The Horniman offers opportunities for SMEs in the construction industry. Businesses providing lift modernisation services are well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender. To be considered compliant, interested companies must submit various documentation, including pricing details, insurance evidence, and company profiles. The procurement stage is currently active, and interviews for successful bidders are scheduled for Friday, 27th October 2023. The percentage weighting for assessment is 60% for cost and 40% for quality, with evaluation by key personnel from The Horniman and Elevating Safety Solutions Ltd.

## Notice

It is the museums intention to undertake works to the visitors lift. The current lift is a hydraulic package with the pump room located at the top of the building. The lift serves both front and back of house to facilitate the working and maintaining of the museum along with providing access to all visitors to all public floors. The scope of the modernisation is outlined in the specification documentation, with a second option for the full replacement of the lift with a traction MRL lift. Both options will include 12 months warranty and defects liability period the scope of the works is to provide a reliable lift service to the museum with a lift expectancy of 15-20 years. Please note the successful contractor will be appointed as both Principal Contractor and Principle Designer under the CDM 2015 regulations. For your tender return to be considered as compliant, you are required to return the following; Form of Tender duly signed Tender Sum Analysis (Pricing Document) fully priced. A detailed programme for the works with critical path and associated information required. Evidence of your insurances, VAT registration and UTR - Three references of recent relevant works. Details of your company history and profile, including financial information and environmental policy A completed quality assessment questionnaire. Digital tender submissions must be received by their attendant deadlines. Please ensure that you include with your submission a total price for the works identified noting any exclusions. Prices should be submitted using the Schedules of Work - Pricing document. We will not accept tender submissions from companies who have not undertaken a site visit. Please contact Tim Hopkins (thopkins@horniman.ac.uk) and Adele Harrington (aharrington@horniman.ac.uk) to book a site visit. Tender submissions should be made electronically to Adele Harrington (aharrington@horniman.ac.uk) by 12 noon Wednesday 18th October 2023 * Documents may be sent in MS Word, Excel or PDF format. Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged by email. All compliant tenders will be initially assessed and scored according to their cost submissions (representing a maximum of 60% of the total score available). Once these have been assessed we will then undertake the quality assessment and scoring for the three most economically competitive tenders only. The tender returns will be assessed on the following weighting: 60% Cost 40% Quality (Please ensure a completed set of quality assessment questions is provided, the questions can be found in the Quality Questions & Scoring Methodology document) Assessment will be undertaken by Tim Hopkins (Head of Estates) and Stewart Proctor (Elevating Safety Solutions Ltd) Interviews will be conducted over video conferencing software on Friday 27th October 2023, please keep this day available for an interview / clarification meeting. The Horniman will provide a link if you are invited to interview.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0382300f-8e67-46ed-936c-101eb4d22759 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE23 3PQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Lewisham |
| Electoral ward | Forest Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Lewisham West and East Dulwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42416100 - Lifts

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2023 at 11:12 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0382300f-8e67-46ed-936c-101eb4d22759
- 14 Sep 2023 at 09:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0382300f-8e67-46ed-936c-101eb4d22759

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0382300f-8e67-46ed-936c-101eb4d22759
  11th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/af595b27-b24e-4fe4-8217-6c3d4c4fabc3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/db211be6-e64e-413a-89ed-6e0176c7fa57
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/53d3276b-e57d-47bb-9cde-8fef2ac09089
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b2c35c73-9c2c-4561-870c-9b5fa11b5055
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/df493f08-5b67-4657-8541-c9351604796a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/62817968-0952-4d9d-b431-acc22014c4ed
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4dfa3c2e-e190-4af5-8e3a-f2eca911e0aa
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c3b1b3a6-7158-4046-baab-c0cf4c895004
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d0fbd614-2985-4a5e-b386-0dadcd84b80a

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