SSE Substation Building Construction - Carfax Close, Swindon
Swindon Borough CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £80,000
Deadline
21 August 2019
Published
31 July 2019
Type
works
Overview
SSE Substation Construction - Carfax Close, Swindon Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of the construction of an SSE substation building, along with the completion of the necessary, associated trenching works. Project Description SSE currently have a substation on Carfax Close, which is required to be relocated as part of essential enabling works to accommodate the construction of a new office block.
The office block forms the delivery of the first parcel of land of the Kimmerfields Development (Swindon Town Centre). The new substation location will be on the opposite side of Carfax Close; its new location falls within the boundary of the Swindon Bus Station fronting on to Carfax Close.
It will require close liaising with SSE (contacts shall be shared upon contract award) to programme in dates in which they attend to install equipment, cabling, jointing and decommissioning. The approximate OS Grid Reference is 415154, 184961.
Submission
Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via e-mail, including the project name clearly in the e-mail title, to Josephine Prunty / Lynsey Turner at hppd@swindon.gov.uk by 14th August 2019, 1200 hrs UK Local time.
Contact & helpdesk
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 21st August 2019, 1200 hrs UK Local time by e-mail to Josephine Prunty / Lynsey Turner at hppd@swindon.gov.uk.
Additional details
Full details relating to the Works are provided in the tender documents. Contract Period The initial contract term will be for 14 weeks as stated in the RFQ documents.
The relevant tender documents are included within this project webpage as attachments. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded as attachments on the project webpage attachments section.
Therefore it is the Contractor's responsibility to check the site regularly for updates to clarifications, as you will not be advised when updates have been made. In the event of difficulties downloading tender documents, please refer to the named contacts Josephine Prunty / Lynsey Turner at hppd@swindon.gov.uk Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder, however, Supplying the South West Portal, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN426180 We would encourage you to click on the 'Register interest' button to help the Council monitor the level of interest in this opportunity. No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.
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Quick,Son (South & West) Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£16m
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Abbey Electrical (Swindon) UK Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£8m
total awarded
- 3
Penshurst Construction Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£8m
total awarded
- 4
Shield Electrical Services Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£8m
total awarded
- 5
SN Heating & Plumbing Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£8m
total awarded
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Swindon Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
31 July 2019
Submission deadline
21 August 2019
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