Contract Summary

  • Published Date: 12 January 2018

  • Tender Status: planned

  • Tender Opening Date: 19 February 2018

  • Tender Closing Date: n/a

  • Award Date: n/a

  • Contract Start Date: n/a

  • Contract End Date: n/a

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs: Yes

  • Contract is suitable for VCSEs: Yes

  • Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type:

Print

Description

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) has secured funding from Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (DLEP) to build a new state-of-the art facility to support and develop digital and creative industries. Acting as a catalyst for growth, the Innovation Studio will provide a base for small business start-ups to develop their ideas, many of which will come from graduates of the University. These businesses will be supported by leading experts who work at the University and from contacts within the wider industry.

CRAB Studio has been appointed as architects to design the Innovation Studio and have sought to develop a building which is both functional and inspiring. It is a 600sqm studio space for approximately 20 people for design development and beyond. Prefabricated Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) will form the main construction material. AKT II are the structural engineers for the project and are designing and engineering the cross laminated timber structure. This tender is for the manufacture of the CLT structure.

The CLT structure comprises of:

- 150mm roof and floor panels -732m2

- 250mm wall panels - 694m2

- 250mm CLT or Glulam beams - 122m2

- Balustrade panels - 69m2

About the Buyer

Contact name: Marianne Lewis, Procurement Manager

Address: Wallisdown Poole
Dorset
BH12 5HH
England

Telephone: +44 1202533011

Fax: n/a

Email: [email protected]

Value of Contract

Price Range: £400,000 - £600,000