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Published 10 Dec 2024, 14:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHMF Frameworx Soft Facility Management Services Framework Agreements 2025

Official notice

Authority: National Heritage Memorial Fund

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£450,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 27 Jan 2025
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHMF Frameworx on behalf of NHMF (NPC) members wishes to appoint a number of Contractors, to two Frameworks, one for Direct Awards, and one for Mini-Competitions. NPC envisages appointing up to 30 suppliers to each Framework. Further details can be found in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).

Each of the Frameworks is broken down into 2 workstreams which are:

Grounds Maintenance

Building and Window Cleaning

The Frameworks are national covering England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with the ability to operate in specific geographical regions.

CPV: Cleaning services · Facilities management services · Forestry services · Horticultural services · Landscaping work · Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment · Services incidental to fishing

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 30 suppliers

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £150,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Grounds Maintenance - Direct Award Frameworkceiling above

NPC on behalf of its members is seeking to appoint Contractors to a framework to undertake Grounds Maintenance to their various dwellings, estates and schemes

The Service may include the following:

  • Maintenance of grassed areas;
  • Hedge Cutting;
  • Maintenance of shrub and rose beds, borders and the like ;
  • Tree Surgery;
  • Leaf and Litter Clearance ;
  • Jet washing;
  • Hard surfaces maintenance;
  • Invasive species treatment;
  • Tree Inspections;
  • Play areas and Playground equipment maintenance
  • Street furniture maintenance;

For Further details refer to the ITT and Specification documentation. Additional information: All requests for procurement documentation, communications and submission of tenders must be made via the Portal, which can be accessed at etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk ↗

After creating an account on eTenders@NHMF-Frameworx, users will receive an email with a link to activate their account. Once activated and logged in, users will need the following code to register for the procurement documentation: NPC1101

Lot #2Grounds Maintenance - Mini Competition Frameworkceiling above

NPC on behalf of its members is seeking to appoint Contractors to a framework to undertake Grounds Maintenance to their various dwellings, estates and schemes

The Service may include in the following:

  • Maintenance of grassed areas;
  • Hedge Cutting;
  • Maintenance of shrub and rose beds, borders and the like ;
  • Tree Surgery;
  • Leaf and Litter Clearance ;
  • Jet washing;
  • Hard surfaces maintenance;
  • Invasive species treatment;
  • Tree Inspections;
  • Play area and Playground equipment maintenance;
  • Street furniture maintenance

For Further details refer to the ITT and Specification documentation. Additional information: All requests for procurement documentation, communications and submission of tenders must be made via the Portal, which can be accessed at etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk ↗

After creating an account on eTenders@NHMF-Frameworx, users will receive an email with a link to activate their account. Once activated and logged in, users will need the following code to register for the procurement documentation: NPC1101

Lot #3Estate Services - Building and Window Cleaning - Direct Award FrameworkPublished value£75,000,000

NPC on behalf of its members is seeking to appoint Contractors to a framework to undertake Building and Window Cleaning to their various dwellings, estates and

The Service may include the following:

Daily and weekly cleaning requirements of residential accommodation ;

  • Periodic cleaning to internal communal areas of blocks of flats, hostels, sheltered and supported housing;
  • Periodic cleaning to offices, depots etc ;
  • Deep cleaning to commercial/communal kitchens;
  • Specialist floor cleaning;
  • Litter picking;
  • Graffiti removal;
  • Window cleaning - external - low level
  • Window cleaning - external - high level
  • Window cleaning - internal glazing

For Further details refer to the ITT and Specification documentation. Additional information: All requests for procurement documentation, communications and submission of tenders must be made via the Portal, which can be accessed at etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk ↗

After creating an account on eTenders@NHMF-Frameworx, users will receive an email with a link to activate their account. Once activated and logged in, users will need the following code to register for the procurement documentation: NPC1101

Lot #4Building and Window Cleaning - Mini Competition FrameworkPublished value£75,000,000

NPC on behalf of its members is seeking to appoint Contractors to a framework to undertake Building and Window Cleaning to their various dwellings, estates and schemes,

The Service may include the following:

Daily and weekly cleaning requirements of residential accommodation ;

  • Periodic cleaning to internal communal areas of blocks of flats, hostels, sheltered and supported housing;
  • Periodic cleaning to offices, depots etc ;
  • Deep cleaning to commercial/communal kitchens;
  • Specialist floor cleaning;
  • Litter picking;
  • Graffiti removal;
  • Window cleaning - external - low level
  • Window cleaning - external - high level
  • Window cleaning - internal glazing Additional information: All requests for procurement documentation, communications and submission of tenders must be made via the Portal, which can be accessed at etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk ↗

After creating an account on eTenders@NHMF-Frameworx, users will receive an email with a link to activate their account. Once activated and logged in, users will need the following code to register for the procurement documentation: NPC1101

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
  • “NHMF Frameworx Soft Facility Management Services Framework Agreements…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Dec 2024, 14:54 GMT
Last source update
10 Dec 2024, 14:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
NPC1101
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039774
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning servicesFacilities management servicesForestry servicesHorticultural servicesLandscaping workRepair and maintenance services of playground equipmentServices incidental to fishing
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+4 moreSouth West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c60e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contracts is communicated to all Economic Operators.

The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful Economic Operators to challenge the award decision before Framework Agreements are entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations to take action in the High Court of England and Wales.

After the expiry of the 10 day standstill period, the Contracting Authority will unless prevented by order of the High Court, conclude and enter into the Framework Agreements.

Publisher note: The members of the NHMF including the Northern Ireland Housing Executive represent more than 80% of the UK's housing stock. NHMF (NPC) Ltd is a Contracting Authority under regulation 2 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 of those Regulations. NHMF Frameworx is the trading name of NHMF (NPC) Ltd ("NPC") which has been established by the National Housing Maintenance Forum Ltd. The framework agreements subject to this notice are made available for use by the registered providers of social housing including the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and all other member and associate member contracting authorities on NPC'S register of members at the time of the publication of this FTS notice for this procurement operating across England, Wales, Scotland and/or Northern Ireland including their wholly owned subsidiaries. The register of members is obtainable from http://nhmfframeworx.org.uk/register of members The Framework Agreements subject to this notice are also made available for use by any other registered social housing provider https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing) , Welsh registered social landlord (https://gov.wales/registered-social-landlords), Scottish registered social landlord (https://www.housingregulator.gov.scot/register-of-social-landlords), Northern Irish registered housing association (https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/housing-regulation#toc-2), any local authority as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government Act (Scotland) 1973 or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 and any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that either (a) becomes a member of NPC during the period of the Framework Agreements by becoming a subscriber and user of the M3NHF Schedule of Rates for Responsive and Void Property Works, the M3NHF Schedule of Rates for Planned Maintenance and Property Reinvestment and the M3NHF Repairs Ordering Schedule; or (b) becomes an associate member of NPC during the period of the Framework Agreements by entering into an Authorising Associate Member Agreement with NPC The Contracting Authority considers that these contracts may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs), any selection of tenderers will however be based solely on the criteria set out in the procurement documents. NPC is administering this procurement on behalf of its Members. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any membership to any framework pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award membership of a framework for only part of the Works at its sole discretion The Contracting Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any Call-off Contract shall be incurred entirely ay that applicant/tenderer's risk. No guarantee can be given that any business is generated under any awarded framework agreement or call off contract, nor can any guarantee be given that any framework agreement or call-off contract may be put in place in relation to this procurement. Economic Operators are to note that Call-off Contracts will take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority and its members relating to economic. Social and environmental well being. All documentation can be downloaded from https://etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk This portal is for the downloading of the draft procurement documentation, submission of tenders and communicating requests for and responses to clarifications. All requests for procurement documentation, communications and submission of tenders must be made via the Portal, which can be accessed at https://etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk After creating an account on eTenders@NHMF-Frameworx, users will receive an email with a link to activate their account. Once activated and logged in , users will need the following code to register for the procurement documentation: NPC1101 Economic operators may seek clarification where they consider any part of the procurement documentation is unclear. All queries and any clarifications must be communicated using the secure email messaging function within the Portal, but to be received no later than 17:00 on 17th January 2025, this will provide an audit trail of all clarification requests and responses issued. It will not be possible to respond to any queries received after that stipulated date and time. It is the Economic Operators responsibility to regularly monitor communications raised and issued through the Portal. Response to requests for clarification will be communicated by NPC to all Economic Operators through the portal secure email messaging system. When uploading Tender Documentation, Economic Operators must be aware of any speed limitations of their internet connection, system configuration and general web traffic etc., as these may impact on the time taken to complete the transaction. Uploading of submissions must be completed by the deadline closing date and time. DO NOT WAIT until too near the closing time on the return date. The closing deadline for uploading completed tender documentation is the 27th January 2025 at 15.00. Please note that the Portal will not permit tender submissions to be uploaded after the closing deadline. Tenders and supporting documentation must be visible to NPC and their advisers only after the closing deadline. Should Economic Operators have any queries or experience difficulties with the registration or download/upload system they should contact the eTenders@NHMF-Frameworx help desk by email etenders@nhmfframeworx.org.uk

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
27 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Dec 2024 → 27 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    10 Dec 2024, 14:54 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    27 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    27 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHMF (NPC) LIMITED

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawPublic Sector Framework Provider GB-COH: 13915301 23 Commonside East, MITCHAM, London, CR42QAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

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