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Northumbria University

GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T18-3645 E&E - Geotechnology and HF Lab

ConstructionCPV 45000000
Value£550k
Awarded11 Nov 2019
Published10 Jan 2020
RegionNorth East
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£550ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The strategic appointment of a new Ice Core Group is bringing Royal Society Grant funding to the University, alongside a new cohort of academic staff who will increase RGCI and 4* REF output.

This Group require a Freezer Room to store Ice Core samples for existing research commitments, and to provide the infrastructure to allow future bidding within this area.

Call off is via the NEPO Framework for Building Construction Works (ref NEPO207), Lot 1 - Building Construction Works - Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and Durham (up to £2 million) with the 1st ranked contractor, Robertson Construction Ltd

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This Group require a Freezer Room

This Group require a Freezer Room to store Ice Core samples for existing research commitments, and to provide the infrastructure to allow future bidding within this area.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

ESPO / YPO / NEPOFrameworks & routes to market
Call off is via the NEPO Framework for Building Construction Works (ref NEPO207), Lot 1 - Building Construction Works - Northumberland, Tyne &

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Stage
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