Prudential Building Main Works

Oldham Council as the Contracting Authority seeks to appoint a contractor for the restoration/refurbishment works for the Grade 2 listed Prudential Building located at 79 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DU (approximate GIFA 3266m2) in close proximity to adjacent occupied buildings in the town centre. The Main Works in summary comprise; the restoration and refurbishment of the Grade 2 Listed former Prudential Assurance building to provide high quality flexible workspace solutions. Physical works will include façade restoration, new windows, roof replacement, formation of a glazed atrium, replaster, timber repair/ replacement, new lift restoration and/or replacement of fittings/ finishes and all new mechanical and electrical services. Works to proceed only once the Council has acquired ownership through the Compulsory Purchase Order process. Procurement is on a Two Stage Traditional basis with elements of Contractor Design (expected to include M&E, lifts, stairs, roof light etc) utilising the JCT form of PCSA and JCT Standard Build Contract 2016 (without quantities) with Contractor Design Portion. The estimated measured works value is £7m. The total budget for the scheme is £8.6m. The project will be funded through a combination of Council capital funds and Future High Street Funding. The target PCSA start date is 29.09.2023 with completion on site being March 2025. Please refer to the procurement documents for full details including a breakdown of the procurement timetable.

Procurement documents must be accessed through the Council's e-tendering portal: The Chest/Proactis (www.the-chest.org.uk). Project reference: DN669323. All communications must also be directed via this portal. The Chest - Tenderer Support Go to https://www.the-chest.org.uk/SupplierSupport.html Here you will see the hyperlink for supplier support. Alternatively you can log your call by emailing [email protected] and a representative will contact you as soon as possible. For Critical and Time- Sensitive issues you can call The Chest: 0330 005 0352.

As a Co-operative Council we are committed to acting in a socially responsible way and to influencing others with whom we work with to do the same. In accordance with the Social Value Act 2012 we must consider social value in all our decisions: The Council uses the Social Value Portal (SVP), and bidders are required to access the SVP in order to be able to respond fully to the procurement documents. Please refer to the procurement documents for full details.

Additional information: Please refer to the procurement documents for full details.

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process it commences and not to award any contract. It also reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend the information stated in this notice at any time.

For the purpose of this procurement process all communication must be directed through the e-tendering system (The Chest). Please do not contact any Council employees, Council agents, members of the project team or otherwise directly.

UPDATE: PROCUREMENT PROCESS CANCELLED OCTOBER 2023. NO AWARD.