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Construction Training centre Relocation Project Lot 5-7

Weston College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:31.

Opportunity overview

Weston College Group is a college of further and higher education providing education and vocational training to nearly 30,000 learners across the country. The college puts the learner first and is entrepreneurial in its approach and innovative in its thinking. The college is ambitious and aspirational and is responsive to the needs of students, staff, businesses, and the community. The successful contractors will be required to provide project support that meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement, across the following Lots: Lot 5 - Ecology Consultant Lot 6 - Topography Lot 7 - Ground Investigation

Classification

  • CPV71315100 — Building-fabric consultancy services
  • CPV71315200 — Building consultancy services
  • CPV71315210 — Building services consultancy services
  • CPV71315300 — Building surveying services
  • CPV71315400 — Building-inspection services

Lots

  • Ecology Consultant£9k
  • Topography£30k
  • Ground Investigation£10k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
WCPR-181
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Your quote shall be submitted via email to WCGTender@weston.ac.uk by no later than 12:00 on Monday 11th August 2025. Please note that tenders should not be copied or submitted to any other email address. The College reserves the right to exclude any tenders that are not submitted in line with ITT.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lot Details

Award Criteria Details
Tender submissions are invited for one, multiple, or all of the four Lots. Bidders may submit proposals for individual Lots or a combination thereof; however, each Lot will be evaluated independently.

Expected award period

Ends
18 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
11 Aug 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
31 Jul 2025, 12:00

Special regime

concession

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
5
Title
Ecology Consultant
Status
active
Description
Proposed Services - Ecology Consultant services on behalf of Weston College Weston College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified ecologist consultant for a project to relocate the CTC to a greenfield site at Hewish. Services required during the period of consultancy will include, but not limited to, the following: To agree a fee scale against an agreed scope of services. Note - the costs/scale of fees set out in the live project included in the tender submission, shall be used as a template for agreeing future fees. Conduct a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal for the proposed CTC site and the adjacent land parcel. For each project opportunity, to agree the client brief and work with the Capital Works SCWPM (CWPM) and the wider design team to identify key milestones and costs. Provide the Preliminary Ecological appraisal. Carry out the Biodiversity Net Gain assessment [pre planning for ECIA] Providing services as the client-side ecologist services for a capital scheme (above an agreed threshold of £200,000) at Weston College Assisting with the preparation of reports; assessments and tender documents. Meeting regularly with college senior managers. Providing guest lecturing/speaking slots (allow for 1 x 2 hr slots per year) related to the FE/HE built environment curriculum.

Value

Amount
9,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,800

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Tenders will be scored on a financial basis only.
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
18 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 Sept 2025, 00:00
Entry 2
Id
6
Title
Topography
Status
active
Description
Proposed services - Topography Services on behalf of Weston College Weston College is seeking to appoint a suitably topography specialist sub-contractor. Services required will include, but not limited to, the following: To agree a quote against an agreed scope of services. Assisting with the preparation of reports; assessments and tender documents. Meeting with technical design team. Project Introduction The land parcels plus section of the A370 that are subject to the topography tender can be located on the attached hyperlink Google Maps. A aerial view of a town AI-generated content may be incorrect., Picture Image 1 - Proposed topographical survey area. Please note that the section of the A370 covered by the blue patch shall be included in the survey works. Survey works at proposed site at Hewish bounded by the coloured patch in image 1 Carry out a full Survey Grid: [related to the Ordinance Survey coordinate system]. Allow for including the section of the A370 highlighted image 1. Features to be surveyed: - Road channels, top of kerbs, f footpaths, Changes of surface. On site heights including trees and services. Individual trees, groups of trees, edge of scrub and planted areas. All trees with a diameter less than 0.15m to be surveyed Smaller ones can be recorded within a group Boundary features including walls, fences and hedges. Type and height to be noted. Drainage information including manhole covers, gullies, inspection covers, direction of fall; invert/cover levels Visible service information including overhead cables, electric poles/pylons, telephone poles, service covers. Top and bottom of embankments Water courses including top and bottom of banks, invert levels and water levels. - Extent of ponds and lakes. Spot levels taken at 3m spacing - Contours drawn at suitable intervals depending on gradient of site The above is a guide, but all permanent features within the site are to be picked up. Provide electronic drawings in DWG format Within the coloured boundary of image, conduct a full below ground scan using three techniques. Radio detection Signal Generator detection Power avoidance detection Record all findings accurately on the topographical survey drawings. At the current CTC site [Construction Training Centre at Locking Head Drove, Locking Parklands, Weston-super-Mare BS24 7NA] Allow for a 3D cloud point scan of the training Workshop and the Modular Buildings. Provide electronic drawings in DWG format

Value

Amount
30,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
36,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Tenders will be scored on a financial basis only.
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
18 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 Sept 2025, 00:00
Entry 3
Id
7
Title
Ground Investigation
Status
active
Description
Proposed Services - Ground investigation services on behalf of Weston College Group Weston College is seeking to appoint a suitably ground investigation specialist sub-contractor. Project Introduction A quotation is required to carry out specialist ground investigation works at land is adjacent to Stable View Caravan Site [A370, Hewish, Weston-super-Mare BS24 6RD. The works shall include both two plots marked on the plan [Location of the proposed site in Hewish.doc] The land parcels plus can be located on the attached hyperlink Google Maps. This site is currently undeveloped greenfield land that is mostly laid to open pasture. A aerial view of a town AI-generated content may be incorrect., Picture Image 1 - Proposed ground investigation survey area. Please note that the section of the A370 covered by the blue patch will not be included in the survey works. There is good vehicle access for plant and equipment to the site from the A370 in Hewish. Ground investigation survey works at proposed site at Hewish bounded by the coloured patch in image 1 Carry out a full ground investigation survey of the land parcel Allow for 10 number; 30m long; 150mm cable percussion boreholes in locations to be agreed with the structural & civil engineering consultant. Allow for insitu standard penetration tests Allow for U100 samples if the soli [strata permitting]. Record and monitor the levels of ground water in the boreholes Set up and monitor and report ground gases levels over a period of 2 weeks. Allow for a Waste Acceptance Criteria Test [in 4 areas around the proposed building location[s]] Allow for contamination suite tests [please state what has been allowed for] Provide written report of all the findings. Provide a dimensioned plan setting out the location of all the borehole samples

Value

Amount
10,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
12,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Tenders will be scored on a financial basis only.
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
18 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71315100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building-fabric consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
71315200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
71315210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building services consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
71315300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building surveying services
Entry 5
Id
71315400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building-inspection services
Item 2
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71315100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building-fabric consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
71315200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
71315210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building services consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
71315300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building surveying services
Entry 5
Id
71315400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building-inspection services
Item 3
Id
7
Related Lot
7

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71315100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building-fabric consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
71315200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
71315210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building services consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
71315300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building surveying services
Entry 5
Id
71315400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building-inspection services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
037632-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
7 Jul 2025, 09:00

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10007459
Name
Weston College

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Weston-super-Mare
Postal Code
BS23 2AL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Knightstone Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
10007459
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Telephone
01934 411 411

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PDXW-8796-BVPP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Weston-super-Mare · UKK12 · BS23 2AL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055996-2025-07-07T09:00:25+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·