Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf9-95aa-70db-b981-036ab3de18d8/gb-chertsey-consultant-design-engineer-for-the-resilience-capacity-and-sustain

closed GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs

# GB-Chertsey: Consultant Design Engineer for the Resilience, Capacity and Sustainability of the Electrical Distribution System Project

[Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS FT](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ashford-st-peters-hospitals-nhs-ft)

Estimated value

£25,000 to £50,000

Published

10 Nov 2016

Deadline

Closed

25 Nov 2016

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.

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## About this tender

Consultant Design Engineer for the Resilience, Capacity and Sustainability of the Electrical Distribution System Project at St Peterâ&#128;&#153;s Hospital, Chertsey.

The project is to reduce the risk of power failures affecting the business continuity of the Trust at St Peterâ&#128;&#153;s Hospital. The project further encompasses future anticipated capacity/demand of the electrical system to provide effective 100% standby generator back-up in 2017. Use of the national grid and generators are to be sustainable, by providing assurance of high efficiency continuing supplies for a minimum of 15 years.

The Consultant will act as Lead Consultant, Principal Designer and Site Project Manager. There will be separately appointed Cost Consultant/QS, and the Trustâ&#128;&#153;s Authorising Engineer (AE) will peer review proposals. The Lead Designer/Project Manager reports directly to the Project Sponsor and the Trust Project Manager.

The Consultant will prepare a detailed Project Brief from discussions and agreements with the Trustâ&#128;&#153;s Project Team and obtain Trust approval of this before committing to Design stages.

The Project Brief to be submitted within two weeks after the order to proceed with the commission.

The brief is to include a list/series of mitigating design risk options that identifies discrete actions or designs that will increase the electrical resilience of the site (or alternatively reduces the risk that power failures will have on the Trustâ&#128;&#153;s Business). These options to be quantified in terms of their efficacy in increasing Site resilience along with estimated costs of their possible enactment.

It is envisaged that the successful Consultant Design Engineer will not be party to bid for the delivery of the works.

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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## CPV classification

Electrical power systems design services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/71322bdf-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b)

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