Closed tender

George Square Statues - Removal, Storage, Conservation & Reinstatement

Details

Buyer: Glasgow City Council
Value: £1,500,000
Topic: Construction work
Published: 29 November 2024
Submission: 6 January 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Removal, storage and conservation works of 11 bronze statues situated within George Square. Reinstatement of the statues will also be required once the works are complete Lot 1: The City of Glasgow has a portfolio of outdoor sculptural bronze which matches or exceeds any city in the UK outside of London. As part of the wider George Square redevelopment proposals, the eleven bronze statues including two equestrian statues currently situated in George Square are to be conserved. The nine seated or standing statues and their plinths are to be removed, conserved and reinstated in new locations. The two equestrian statues are to be removed but their plinths are to remain in their current location. In addition to the conservation of the statues the bronze elements to the Cenotaph are also to be conserved.. Please refer to Invitation to tender document and tender package documents for full details of scope of works required

Timeline

Completed: Tender published29 November 2024
Current notice
Completed: Submission date6 January 2025

About the buyer

Glasgow City Council is a Scottish local authority that advertises its tenders through Public Contracts Scotland. Suppliers register on Public Contracts Scotland-Tender to receive alerts for opportunities matching their business. The council also publishes its live contracts and forthcoming tender opportunities in its own dedicated contract register. That register is hosted on the same Public Contracts Scotland platform for public viewing. Procurement decisions and contract standing orders are overseen by the council's Contracts and Property Committee. Glasgow is moving suppliers onto a new Supplier Portal to handle electronic invoicing for its contracts.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Glasgow City Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

45000000 · Construction work
45212351 · Prehistoric monument construction work

Decision makers

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov