STC1177 - Provision of Specialist Lift Consultancy Services

The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons acting jointly (the 'Authority') are inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations wishing to enter into a contract for the provision of specialist lift consultancy services. The appointed Consultant will support the Parliamentary Design Authority in its role as custodian of the lift engineering infrastructure on the Parliamentary Estate to review and update technical standards and a long-term strategy for lift modernisation. More specifically, the appointed Consultant shall be required to deliver specialist services which will include independent advisory support, to ensure the viability and quality of designs, as well as project support relating to refurbishment and maintenance programmes. The contract shall be let based on the NEC4 Professional Services Short Contract.

Additional information: The procurement documents shall be made available subject to the return of a duly signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), which can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home

The NDA must be submitted via the Correspondence tab on the In-Tend portal. The deadline for submitting the completed NDA is 16:00pm on Friday 8th March 2024. The Authority will aim to execute the signed NDAs and share the full tender pack with Tenderers within two (2) working days of submission of the NDA.

Tender submissions must be uploaded to the e-procurement portal; electronic responses submitted via e-mail are not acceptable. To access these documents select the tender reference STC1177 (Provision of Specialist Lift Consultancy Services) in the 'current tenders' list, click on the 'view tender details' and express interest by clicking on the button provided. You will need to register your company details, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have previously registered with In-Tend, please follow the link shown which will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. If you have registered and forgotten your username and password, click on the 'forgotten password' link on the In-Tend homepage. Please keep this username and password secure and do not pass it to any third parties.

Tenderers who experience technical difficulties with the e-tendering portal when submitting their tender should contact the Parliamentary Commercial Directorate ("PCD") as soon as possible before the deadline to notify the problem. The 'Correspondence' tool within the e-tendering portal should be used. In the unlikely event that In-Tend cannot be accessed please dial the In-Tend helpline on +44 (0) 114 407 0065.

Late tenders will not be accepted. If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application such as WinZip or WinRAR.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No