Clyde Tunnel Communication Services

Tender description

Glasgow City Council requires the appointment of a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to undertake the design and supervision of critical safety and infrastructure upgrades within the Clyde Tunnel. The scope of this commission includes the design and oversight of the installation of Variable Messaging Signs (VMS), Public Address Voice Alarm (PAVA) systems, and Radio Re-broadcast systems. These systems are essential to enhancing tunnel safety by enabling effective communication with the public and emergency services during incidents. In addition to the above, the commission includes electrical remediation works for the Clyde Tunnel Approach Underpasses Pump Rooms. Lot 1: The council invites tender bids for the provision of professional services to support the design and supervision of key systems for the Clyde Tunnel. This includes the design and oversight of the installation of a Video Management System (VMS), Public Address and Voice Alarm (PAVA), and radio re-broadcast systems. These systems must be fully integrated with the tunnel’s existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which features the SIDERA Open Platform, an advanced traffic management software used by transportation management centres to monitor and control roadside equipment and respond to incidents. The contract will cover the full lifecycle of the project, which is structured into four stages: design, works procurement, Supervision of the installation, and Maintenance period support. The appointed consultant will be responsible for the system design and the preparation of tender documentation. The services under this contract will be required until the end of the works maintenance period, which will last for two years following the completion of construction. In addition to the core scope, the tender also includes a separate design exercise for the electrical remediation of pumprooms located within six pedestrian underpasses on the approaches to the Clyde Tunnel. This element is to address apparatus currently in poor condition and must be developed in coordination with the wider tunnel systems design.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015