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) 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 Authority’s Property and Asset Strategy (PAS) team 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. <br/>More specifically, the appointed Consultant shall be required to provide specialist services which will include independent advisory support to ensure the viability and quality of lift designs, as well as undertaking other consultancy activities with the view of supporting Parliamentary lift refurbishment projects, which are being delivered in accordance with the RIBA Work Plan 2020. The contract shall be let based on the NEC4 Professional Services Short Contract (NEC4 PSSC). <br/><br/>The procurement documents shall be made available subject to the return of a duly signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) template, which can be accessed at https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/login<br/><br/>The Authority will aim to execute the signed NDAs and share the tender pack with Tenderers who have submitted a duly signed NDA within two (2) working days of the submission date via the message centre of the Authority’s electronic tendering portal Atamis (please refer to above-mentioned address). <br/><br/>Suppliers who previously returned a duly signed NDA in response to the Prior Information Notice (reference: 2024/S 000-030708) published on 26th September 2024 in relation to this contract opportunity, will not be required to re-submit a signed NDA.