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Published 22 Apr 2021, 09:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Safety Servicing and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Onward Group Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,800,000exc. VAT6.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 May 2021awarded 24 Jan 2022
Awarded to EFT Systems

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Onward Group is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, accredited, experienced organisation to provide fire safety maintenance services across the group to ensure they are complying with all current regulations, controlling risk, maintaining industry standards and provide professional expertise.The anticipated total value of the Contract is £1.2m Ex Vat per annum.The scope of the Contract is to provide statutory compliance visits, PPM / servicing, maintenance and reactive repairs for all fire related items such as Fire alarms, Emergency lighting, FFE Extinguishers and fire blankets, AOVs, Dry and wet risers, Sprinkler and water misters and DDA Compliant equipment in Onward Group’s stock profile to ensure we provide and maintain a high degree of fire safety for all our customers.The Contract will be let for two (2) years with the option to extend by two (2) period of one (1) year each, totalling four (4) years maximum.

CPV: Preventive maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Onward Group Ltd is one of the largest registered providers of social housing based…AwardedPublished value£4,800,000

Onward Group Ltd is one of the largest registered providers of social housing based solely in the North West of England with 35,000 homes across Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Onward is a not-for-profit organisation, committed to the regeneration and sustainability of the North West region, with a primary focus on making a positive difference in the communities we serve. Each region is further divided into a number of neighbourhoods, reflecting local boundaries. Onward are seeking to appoint a single, suitably qualified, accredited and experienced contractor to undertake fire safety servicing, maintenance and repairs to fire alarms and detection, emergency lighting and any other fire safety devices such as AOVs, Smoke Control, Sprinklers and FFE across the group in all regions.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The contract is eligible for two (2) 1 year extensions dependant on satisfactory performance during the initial termVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Contractors must evidence their organisation is Third Party Certified to an appropriate scheme by a UKAS accredited certification body such as BAFE, LPS or IFC

  • Technical & professional ability

    Contractors holding relevant Third Party UKAS approved accreditation

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Apr 2021, 09:48 BST
Last source update
24 Jan 2022, 11:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
OG-P995
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001988
Classification (CPV)
Preventive maintenance services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Performance terms

Under this contract the contractor and its supply chain will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to the recruitment and training and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly the contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Publisher note: Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authority must consider: (a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and (b) how, in concluding the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the contracting authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. These priorities are described in the procurement documents

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
26 May 2021, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 May 2021, 11:03 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 May 2021 → 24 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 May 2021, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 May 2021, 11:03 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Jan 2022, 11:54 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    24 May 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Jan 2022, 11:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 85 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EFT Systems£4,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 001988-2022-1 · EFT Systems

    Signed
    24 Jan 2022
    Value
    £4,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Onward Group Limited (acting on behalf of itself and any current or future subsidiaries)

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Renaissance Court, 2 Christie Way, Didsbury, North West, M21 7QYContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point Didsbury
  • High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria