--- title: "T963 Towers Refurbishment Phase Three - Rayleigh" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037cc8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037cc8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037cc8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037cc8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX" published: "2022-10-27" --- # T963 Towers Refurbishment Phase Three - Rayleigh Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037cc8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037cc8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037cc8.json) ## Summary The University of Essex has initiated a tender process for the refurbishment of Rayleigh Tower located at the Colchester campus. This procurement involves the refurbishment of buildings to enhance student accommodation, including the installation of new services, fire safety systems, and vertical compartmentation. The tender has a contract value of £8,000,000 and the deadline for tender submission is 5th December 2022, with an invitation date for the second stage set for 6th February 2023. This tender opportunity from the University of Essex is suitable for businesses in the construction industry, particularly those involved in building installation, refurbishment work, and building completion. Companies offering services related to fire safety systems, vertical compartmentation, and student accommodation enhancements would find this tender well-suited for business growth opportunities. ## Notice Rayleigh Tower is located within the South Courts student accommodation area of the University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ. Rayleigh Tower is the third of six iconic towers at the University be refurbished. Each Tower provides student accommodation to over 200 students, per tower, per year. It is the University's intention that the other three towers are subject to a similar scope of works over a managed timeframe. Rayleigh Tower has 16 levels, and is served by 2 lifts and a single staircase. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The University of Essex (the Authority) invites expressions of interest for participation in a tender process for the refurbishment of the third of six Towers, Rayleigh, at our Colchester campus. The University of Essex has already completed refurbishment works of the first two Towers on the south side of campus and over the coming five years, will refurbish the remaining four towers, on the north side of campus. The refurbishment works will provide more thermally efficient buildings, with all new services, considerably enhancing the student accommodation for many years to come. The project involves the complete removal of almost all elements to the building, only the wall and floor structures will remain intact. The existing services will be fully stripped out including all of the plant serving the building. Both of the existing lifts will be entirely removed, and remedial works undertaken to the lift shafts. All the windows and curtain walling will be removed which will require a full scaffold to the entire building. The roof will need to be replaced with the addition of thermal insulation. Added to this, internal services are failing, and a major refurbishment is required in order to ensure the towers can be certified as 'safe to occupy' under the Building Safety Act and to maintain the life of the asset and preserve it for future years. The towers blocks are classed as 'higher risk' buildings under the Building Safety Act which was granted Royal Assent on the 28 April 2022. Work needs to begin as part of this project on preparing safety cases for all accommodation coming into the remit of the pending legislation. All new services are to be installed with a considerable amount of design consideration to reflect the way in which students live and operate within the building. For example, the introduction of mechanical ventilation to all communal areas and student bedrooms. The building will have a new fire detection system, combined with an all new misting sprinkler system throughout. Fire compartmentation will be given great attention both horizontally and vertically through the building. The project will also deliver new fire-fighting lifts. Within the design brief the ethos has been to implement high levels of protection to life of the occupants and to enhance the fire strategy for the building. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030356-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £8,000,000 | | Lots value | £8,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX | | Locality | COLCHESTER | | Post town | Colchester | | Postcode | CO4 3SQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway | | Local authority | Colchester | | Electoral ward | Wivenhoe | | Westminster constituency | Harwich and North Essex | | Delivery location | TLH3 Essex | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work - 45300000 - Building installation work - 45450000 - Other building completion work - 45453000 - Overhaul and refurbishment work - 45453100 - Refurbishment work ## Release History - 27 Oct 2022 at 13:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030356-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login - https://www.essex.ac.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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