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Published 14 Jun 2024, 12:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Service and Maintenance of Passenger Lifts

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 7 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£800,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2024
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender shall be for the provision of a service only contract for the Servicing and Maintenance of passenger, platform, incline step and goods lifts.

The object is to ensure maximum safety and to maintain the clients plant in the best possible condition and to fulfil the client's liability under the current legislation assigned in the Health and Safety at Work Act, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and all other relevant statutory requirements.

Responsive Maintenance

There is a requirement for the successful contractor to provide a 24/7 callout facility as part of this specification with response times listed in Section 1.11 - Callouts.

This framework includes no guarantee of orders for remedial works following the completion of Servicing of passenger, platform, incline step and goods lifts.

Properties

This framework is to enable the servicing and maintenance of Staffordshire County Council's Corporate properties and LEA Maintained Schools.

Additionally, the Managing Agent may use the framework for some or all its customers' 200+ Academy, Fire Service and other properties.

There are currently approximately 108 properties on contract that are expected to be transferred to this framework. Most are in Staffordshire, with a small number located in Cheshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.

The properties include all types of buildings operated by a Local Authority including (but not limited to) educational, residential care homes, civic buildings, offices, fire stations, enterprise centres and small industrial units.

Please note this is a Single Supplier Framework.

CPV: Lift-maintenance services · Lifts

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Oct 2024

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Open above threshold tender process to award a single supplier frameworkCancelled 4 yrsPublished value£800,000

Open above threshold tender process to award a single supplier framework. Additional information: Please note Stafford Borough Council, Cannock Chase District, South Staffordshire Council and Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are not responsible for this procedure, they are a named organisation who may call off from the Framework

Contract period: 1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sept 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Staffordshire
Extensions: Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 30 September 2027 and 30 September 2028Variant 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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Staffordshire County Council require its successful Supplier to have ongoing 3rd party accreditations which meet the following requirements during the term of the Framework:

    To have a compliant Health & Safety accreditation performed by a Safety Schemes in Procurement ('SSIP'). For more information refer to the link ssip.org.uk/members/ ↗

    Valid and compliant member of an independent pre-qualification accrediting body. For example, Constructionline (accredited to a minimum membership level of 'GOLD') or other equivalent bodies, offer such a service.

    Note 1 - the accrediting bodies must allow for annual refreshes/vetting of the Supplier in the areas above

    Note 2 - where brand names are mentioned, the Authority will consider equivalents

    Note 3 - evidence of the above accreditations MUST be provided to the Authority by successful Supplier prior to Contract Award

    PAS91 C4: Health and safety: policy and capability or provide an exemption (details provided in the Questionnaire).

    Suppliers are required to make sure trained members of staff meet the competency requirements detailed in points below:

    NQV Level 3 (minimum for servicing and repair): Lift Servicing (REQUIRED) and Lift Repair (REQUIRED)

    All personnel working on electrical equipment must be suitably qualified to do so, especially for 3 phase supplies and appliances. City & Guilds 2382 qualification (IET 18th Edition Wiring Regulations) (required)

    Competency for testing equipment which is directly wired into …

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Service and Maintenance of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
14 Jun 2024, 12:22 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2024, 08:44 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
IA3356
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028022
Classification (CPV)
Lift-maintenance servicesLifts
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047006 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
17 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2024 → 1 Oct 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    15 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Sept 2024, 08:44 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 17 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
    8 Jul 2024, 10:43 BST
    +2 days · was 15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to cancelled
    3 Sept 2024, 08:44 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    3 Sept 2024, 08:44 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.215 Jul 202417 Jul 2024+2 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services STAFFORD, West MidlandsContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Cannock Chase District CouncilContracting authority Cannock, West MidlandsContact email
  • South Staffordshire District CouncilContracting authority South Staffordshire, West MidlandsContact email
  • Stafford Borough CouncilContracting authority Stafford, West MidlandsContact email
  • Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authority Staffordshire, West MidlandsContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.