Official UK procurement notice
IA2659 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Window Cleaning and Associated Services
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement covers the window cleaning services required by Staffordshire County Council and potentially Lichfield District Council and Cannock Chase District Council.
The Authorities seek to maintain a high standard and quality of window cleaning services to its various sites. The Works described in this specification are to be executed by the Supplier in a manner that enhances the Authorities reputation for the cleanliness of its sites. The Supplier must carry out the required services adopting the best cleaning practice including rigorous standards of discipline, cleanliness and tidiness
The provisions contained within this Window Cleaning Services Specification shall be complied with by the Supplier in undertaking the tasks as summarised within the Pricing Schedule, and the Suppliers tender shall be deemed to include for all such costs that may arise through compliance with this Cleaning Services Specification. Should any Optional Tasks be instructed to be carried out by the Premise Managers then the Suppliers tendered rates for such Optional Tasks shall be deemed to allow for full compliance with this Cleaning Services Specification.
CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services · Window-cleaning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- 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.
- “IA2659 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Window Cleaning and…” 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 · 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
- 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
- 22 Feb 2022, 10:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 May 2022, 10:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN1331- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014175- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0319ddFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is an electronic tender. All submission must be made via the formal contracting authority electronic tendering platform. All requests for information to be sent through the electronic tendering portal and message facility on the Proactis electronic tendering system. How to register — follow the link to Proactis electronic tendering: — https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the e-Tendering package please contact the contracting authority point-of-contact in Section I.1) of this notice. On failure to reach this contact, please immediately email the nature of the difficulty to commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk This procurement is for a framework agreement between the appointed provider and the contracting authority, to supply predominately services on an ad-hoc call-off basis, as and when required. The contracting authority or its public sector partners/customers makes no guarantee as to the volume of business on offer or to be awarded, and any volumes given are indicative only and intended as a general guide. There is no commitment at the time of tendering from any parties outside of the contracting authority and this should be taken into consideration when bidding. Providers must be aware that the total value of spend attributed to the framework agreement is not being promised to any provider who is successfully appointed to the agreement, All framework management, post-tender, will be in accordance with the framework terms. The call-off orders will be allocated by terms laid down in the framework. Please see the tender documentation for further details. The contracting authority reserves the right to operate a public tender or quotations outside of the framework where so required. As part of the governments national procurement strategy, collaborative working and supporting other authorities now forms part of the contracting authority's procurement remit. This agreement may be made available to other contracting authorities including without limitation Councils and Public Bodies within Staffordshire and neighboring geographical areas as prescribed by the NUTS codes in this notice. These will include health and NHS bodies, local authorities, contracting authorities, any other government department, defence, police and emergency services, metropolitan/district Councils, utilities, educational establishments, and Utilities, including the contracting authorities named in this notice. These organisations will be afforded third party rights or be named as beneficiaries under the contract or contracts where appropriate. Financing/payment: — payments may be made following acceptance by the banking agents of Staffordshire County Council. Legal form of groups of providers: — no special legal form is required by the grouping of providers but each provider will be required to become jointly or severally responsible for the contract before acceptance. For reference the following website outlines the contracting authority's policy on the community right to challenge: — http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/procurement/Community-Right-to-Challenge/Community-Right-to-Challenge.aspx
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Apr 2022, 12:30 BST
Timeline
4 Apr 2022 → 24 May 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Apr 2022, 12:30 BST
- Notice published24 May 2022, 10:30 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 May 2022- Status changed to complete24 May 2022, 10:30 BST
- Buyer details updated24 May 2022, 10:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
IA2659 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Window Cleaning and Associated Services
- Signed
- 24 May 2022
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cannock Chase District CouncilContracting authority
- Lichfield District CouncilContracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- S J Cleaning (Midlands) LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.