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Published 4 Jul 2024, 16:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FMM-23-002 The Education Authority Term Service Short Contract for the Provision of Building - Response, Planned Maintenance and Minor Works Lots 1, 2 and 3

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsWorksOpen procedureMax 3 lots to bid
Published estimate£80,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2024
Lots 3max 3 to bid

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Measured Term Service Short Contract for the Provision of Building: Response, Planned Maintenance and Minor Works Lots 1, 2 and 3. Works / Services include the following Core Skill Disciplines: Building Works, Asbestos Services and a number of other related disciplines along with Supplementary Skill disciplines. Economic Operators are advised to refer to the tender documents for further information. The project may include task orders with a value of up to £500k. Lot 1 Building: comprising administration premises, youth service premises, special schools (including school meals kitchens), primary and nursery schools, post-primary schools (including school meal kitchens) and transport premises and depots in the council areas of Derry and Strabane. Lot 2 Building: comprising administration premises, youth service premises, special schools (including school meals kitchens), primary and nursery schools, post-primary schools (including school meal kitchens) and transport premises and depots in the council area of Belfast Lot 3 Building: comprising administration premises, youth service premises, special schools (including school meals kitchens), primary and nursery schools, post-primary schools (including school meal kitchens) and transport premises and depots in the council areas of Fermanagh and Omagh.

CPV: Building construction work · Building installation work · Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Refurbishment work · Roof works and other special trade construction works

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£80,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Building maintenance service works (Area North) (Council Areas Derry and Strabane)RenewalPublished value£16,000,000
Extensions: Lot Contract period of two years with the option of additional period(s) for a total maximum Lot Contract duration of 4 years. · Lot Contract period of two years with the option of additional period(s) for a total maximum Lot Contract duration of 4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Building maintenance service works (Area East) (Council Area Belfast)RenewalPublished value£40,000,000
Extensions: Lot Contract period of two years with the option of additional period(s) for a total maximum Lot Contract duration of 4 years. · Lot Contract period of two years with the option of additional period(s) for a total maximum Lot Contract duration of 4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Building maintenance service works (Area South West) (Council Areas Fermanagh and Omagh)RenewalPublished value£24,000,000
Extensions: Lot Contract period of two years with the option of additional period(s) for a total maximum Lot Contract duration of 4 years. · Lot Contract period of two years with the option of additional period(s) for a total maximum Lot Contract duration of 4 years.Variant 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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
4 Jul 2024, 16:57 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2024, 16:57 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Sept 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020494
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workBuilding installation workConstruction workConstruction work for buildings relating to education and researchRefurbishment workRoof works and other special trade construction works
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: Contract Monitoring: The Successful Contractor's performance on this Framework will be managed as per the Framework documents and. regularly monitored (see Department of Finance Protocol for. Managing Supplier Poor Performance: Protocol for Managing Supplier Poor. Performance [pdf stand-alone version].PDF (finance-ni.gov.uk). Contractors not delivering on requirements is a serious matter. It means. the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of performance they will be given a. specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of performance, the matter will be escalated. to senior management in EA for further action. If this occurs and the Contractor's performance still does not improve to satisfactory. levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional. misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance and this Framework may be terminated. Any Contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory. Performance. will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also. result in the Contractor being. excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by the EA. Education. Authority Northern. Ireland (EA) are committed to the promotion of social inclusion and equal opportunities, as well as the responsible use and protection of. natural resources and reducing our carbon footprint as key objectives in the Sustainable Development Strategy for. Northern Ireland. The. Authority has included with the Framework documents a Social Considerations Schedule. To help achieve the EA’s objectives and address. the strategic. aims, it is required that the successful Contractor, as a condition of Framework, deliver measurable social value outcomes as. set within this Social Considerations Schedule. The Authority cannot give any commitment as to the usage, volume, or value of products.. required under this Framework. Any levels, or aggregate values of services referred to are. indicative only and shall not be binding on. the Client. The Contracting Authority has included. Social Considerations Clauses within the Framework.. The value shown in II.1.5 is. the highest value estimated in the following range for the requirement £80,000,000 (ex vAT) and £96,000,000 (inc VAT) which has been. calculated on the basis of a four year Framework with the as well as additional contingency should the demand increase for any reason.. The Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I) not to award any Framework or Lot as a result of the procurement process commenced by. publication of this notice; (II) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III) to. award (a) Framework in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and (IV) to award the Framework in stages and in no. circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates (V) to utilise the non-exclusivity clauses as outlined in the. Framework documents at EA’s sole discretion.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
6 Sept 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Sept 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jul 2024 → 4 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Jul 2024, 16:57 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2024, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 Sept 2024, 15:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    4 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Libraries NIContracting authority Lisburn, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures.Mediation bodyReview body Belfast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.