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Published 16 Feb 2021, 15:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework for the Supply, Fitment and Maintenance of Disability Facilities Fixed Mechanical Equipment and Prefabricated Ramps

Official notice

Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement6 lotsWorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 16 Feb 2021
Lots 6see the lot list below

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The contract is for the supply, fitment and maintenance of adaptions (lifts and hoists) equipment funded via the Disabilities Facilities Grant (DFG) scheme that support individuals to maintain independent living without the need to progress into higher cost residential and support living schemes.

The requirement is for suppliers who can supply, fit and maintain;

Lot 1 Straight Track Stairlifts

Lot 2 Curved Track Stairlifts

Lot 3 Through Floor Lift

Lot 4 Ceiling Tracking Hoists

Lot 5 Automatic WC's

Lot 6 Pre Fabricated Ramps

CPV: Access ramps · Bathroom furniture · Building installation work · Hoists · Lifts

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 6 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Straight Track StairliftsAwarded

The Works comprise of the provision of straight tracked stairlifts in connection with houses in the City of Sunderland, embracing traditional and system built two storey housing, three to five storey maisonettes and flats. This represents an approximation of the housing stock within the City.

Under the construction design and management regulations 2015 you are being appointed as both principle designer and principle contractor on behalf of the client to which the works order relates. Under these regulations you must fully comply with all of your duties and ensure that you have a construction phase plan in place and all operatives and subcontractors are fully briefed before work commences. Additional information: The equipment must be installed by the manufacturer, an official agent or distributor who operates on behalf of the manufacturer under a formal agreement, or a direct subsidiary company where the manufacturer holds a controlling interest.

Whilst the Council has provided an accurate estimate of quantities (where stated) of Goods likely to be required during the Contract Period, the Council reserves the right to order a greater or smaller quantity of any Goods and the acceptance of the Tender shall not place any obligation upon the Council to take up the quantity specified.

The Council accepts no liability as to the actual amount and/or value of the work that will be ordered under the Contract. In particular, the frequencies shown in the Schedule of Rates work has been inserted for the purpose of tender evaluation only and the Council accepts no liability for any inaccuracies therein and makes no representation that such frequencies will be reflected in the Goods and/or Works to be ordered.

The Contractor's attention is drawn to the fact that due to the very nature of this work, there tends to be peaks and troughs in demand for these adaptations which must be responded to and the Contractor shall be deemed to have allowed for this in their submitted tender..

The Council will always consider using recycled stock before ordering new equipment. The recycled stock may be held by a provider that sits outside of this framework agreement, therefore the order to re-install may be placed with that supplier.

Delivery: North East
Lot #2Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Curved Track StairliftsAwarded

The Works comprise of the provision of curved track stairlifts in connection with houses in the City of Sunderland, embracing traditional and system built two storey housing, three to five storey maisonettes and flats. This represents an approximation of the housing stock within the City.

Under the construction design and management regulations 2015 you are being appointed as both principle designer and principle contractor on behalf of the client to which the works order relates. Under these regulations you must fully comply with all of your duties and ensure that you have a construction phase plan in place and all operatives and subcontractors are fully briefed before work commences. Additional information: The equipment must be installed by the manufacturer, an official agent or distributor who operates on behalf of the manufacturer under a formal agreement, or a direct subsidiary company where the manufacturer holds a controlling interest.

Whilst the Council has provided an accurate estimate of quantities (where stated) of Goods likely to be required during the Contract Period, the Council reserves the right to order a greater or smaller quantity of any Goods and the acceptance of the Tender shall not place any obligation upon the Council to take up the quantity specified.

The Council accepts no liability as to the actual amount and/or value of the work that will be ordered under the Contract. In particular, the frequencies shown in the Schedule of Rates work has been inserted for the purpose of tender evaluation only and the Council accepts no liability for any inaccuracies therein and makes no representation that such frequencies will be reflected in the Goods and/or Works to be ordered.

The Contractor's attention is drawn to the fact that due to the very nature of this work, there tends to be peaks and troughs in demand for these adaptations which must be responded to and the Contractor shall be deemed to have allowed for this in their submitted tender..

The Council will always consider using recycled stock before ordering new equipment. The recycled stock may be held by a provider that sits outside of this framework agreement, therefore the order to re-install may be placed with that supplier.

Delivery: North East
Lot #3Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Through Floor LiftAwarded

The Works comprise of the provision of through floor lifts in connection with houses in the City of Sunderland, embracing traditional and system built two storey housing, three to five storey maisonettes and flats. This represents an approximation of the housing stock within the City.

Under the construction design and management regulations 2015 you are being appointed as both principle designer and principle contractor on behalf of the client to which the works order relates. Under these regulations you must fully comply with all of your duties and ensure that you have a construction phase plan in place and all operatives and subcontractors are fully briefed before work commences. Additional information: The equipment must be installed by the manufacturer, an official agent or distributor who operates on behalf of the manufacturer under a formal agreement, or a direct subsidiary company where the manufacturer holds a controlling interest.

Whilst the Council has provided an accurate estimate of quantities (where stated) of Goods likely to be required during the Contract Period, the Council reserves the right to order a greater or smaller quantity of any Goods and the acceptance of the Tender shall not place any obligation upon the Council to take up the quantity specified.

The Council accepts no liability as to the actual amount and/or value of the work that will be ordered under the Contract. In particular, the frequencies shown in the Schedule of Rates work has been inserted for the purpose of tender evaluation only and the Council accepts no liability for any inaccuracies therein and makes no representation that such frequencies will be reflected in the Goods and/or Works to be ordered.

The Contractor's attention is drawn to the fact that due to the very nature of this work, there tends to be peaks and troughs in demand for these adaptations which must be responded to and the Contractor shall be deemed to have allowed for this in their submitted tender..

The Council will always consider using recycled stock before ordering new equipment. The recycled stock may be held by a provider that sits outside of this framework agreement, therefore the order to re-install may be placed with that supplier.

Delivery: North East
Lot #4Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Ceiling Tracking HoistsAwarded

The Works comprise of the provision of ceiling tracking hoists in connection with houses in the City of Sunderland, embracing traditional and system built two storey housing, three to five storey maisonettes and flats. This represents an approximation of the housing stock within the City.

Under the construction design and management regulations 2015 you are being appointed as both principle designer and principle contractor on behalf of the client to which the works order relates. Under these regulations you must fully comply with all of your duties and ensure that you have a construction phase plan in place and all operatives and subcontractors are fully briefed before work commences. Additional information: The equipment must be installed by the manufacturer or a company with verifiable experience of delivering and installing Ceiling Tracking Hoists.

Whilst the Council has provided an accurate estimate of quantities (where stated) of Goods likely to be required during the Contract Period, the Council reserves the right to order a greater or smaller quantity of any Goods and the acceptance of the Tender shall not place any obligation upon the Council to take up the quantity specified.

The Council accepts no liability as to the actual amount and/or value of the work that will be ordered under the Contract. In particular, the frequencies shown in the Schedule of Rates work has been inserted for the purpose of tender evaluation only and the Council accepts no liability for any inaccuracies therein and makes no representation that such frequencies will be reflected in the Goods and/or Works to be ordered.

Delivery: North East
Lot #5Supply, fitment and maintenance of Automatic WC'sAwarded

The Works comprise of the provision of automatic WC’s in connection with houses in the City of Sunderland, embracing traditional and system built two storey housing, three to five storey maisonettes and flats. This represents an approximation of the housing stock within the City.

Under the construction design and management regulations 2015 you are being appointed as both principle designer and principle contractor on behalf of the client to which the works order relates. Under these regulations you must fully comply with all of your duties and ensure that you have a construction phase plan in place and all operatives and subcontractors are fully briefed before work commences. Additional information: The equipment must be installed by the manufacturer or a company with verifiable experience of delivering and installing automatic WC’s.

Whilst the Council has provided an accurate estimate of quantities (where stated) of Goods likely to be required during the Contract Period, the Council reserves the right to order a greater or smaller quantity of any Goods and the acceptance of the Tender shall not place any obligation upon the Council to take up the quantity specified.

The Council accepts no liability as to the actual amount and/or value of the work that will be ordered under the Contract. In particular, the frequencies shown in the Schedule of Rates work has been inserted for the purpose of tender evaluation only and the Council accepts no liability for any inaccuracies therein and makes no representation that such frequencies will be reflected in the Goods and/or Works to be ordered.

Delivery: North East
Lot #6Supply, fitment and maintenance of Prefabricated RampsAwarded

The Works comprise of the provision of modular pre-fabricated ramps in connection with houses in the City of Sunderland, embracing traditional and system built two storey housing, three to five storey maisonettes and flats. This represents an approximation of the housing stock within the City.

Under the construction design and management regulations 2015 you are being appointed as both principle designer and principle contractor on behalf of the client to which the works order relates. Under these regulations you must fully comply with all of your duties and ensure that you have a construction phase plan in place and all operatives and subcontractors are fully briefed before work commences. Additional information: The equipment must be installed by the manufacturer or a company with verifiable experience of delivering and installing pre fabricated ramps.

Whilst the Council has provided an accurate estimate of quantities (where stated) of Goods likely to be required during the Contract Period, the Council reserves the right to order a greater or smaller quantity of any Goods

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and the acceptance of the Tender shall not place any obligation upon the Council to take up the quantity specified.

The Council accepts no liability as to the actual amount and/or value of the work that will be ordered under the Contract. In particular, the frequencies shown in the Schedule of Rates work has been inserted for the purpose of tender evaluation only and the Council accepts no liability for any inaccuracies therein and makes no representation that such frequencies will be reflected in the Goods and/or Works to be ordered.

Delivery: North East

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
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 7 points.
  • “Framework for the Supply, Fitment and Maintenance of Disability…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
Works
Notice status
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Feb 2021, 15:12 GMT
Last source update
16 Feb 2021, 15:12 GMT
Authority reference
DN404400
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003120
Classification (CPV)
Access rampsBathroom furnitureBuilding installation workHoistsLifts
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029397 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 32 from SMEs · busiest of 6 lots
Contracts signed 6latest 16 Feb 2021

6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Lot 1: Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Straight Track Stairlifts

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2: Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Curved Track Stairlifts

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3: Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Through Floor Lift

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4: Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Ceiling Tracking Hoists

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 5: Supply, fitment and maintenance of Automatic WC's

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 6: Supply, fitment and maintenance of Prefabricated Ramps

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Straight Track Stairlifts2bids · 2 electronic0—£1 – £2,000,000
2 · Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Curved Track Stairlifts2bids · 2 electronic0—£1 – £2,000,000
3 · Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Through Floor Lift1bids · 1 electronic1—£1 – £1,000,000
4 · Supply, Fitment and maintenance of Ceiling Tracking Hoists3bids · 3 electronic2—£1 – £1,000,000
5 · Supply, fitment and maintenance of Automatic WC's1bids · 1 electronic0—£1 – £1,000,000
6 · Supply, fitment and maintenance of Prefabricated Ramps1bids · 1 electronic1—£1 – £1,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sunderland City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Burdon Road, Sunderland, North East, SR2 7DNContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.