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Published 13 Jan 2021, 16:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Asbestos Surveying/Inspection, Testing/Analytical Services and Licensed Removal

Official notice

Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)·Consortium: 25 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 15 Feb 2021awarded 3 Sept 2021
Lots 3max 3 to bid

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This procurement exercise is being conducted by The City and County of Swansea (‘the Council’) on behalf of the wider public sector in Wales to establish a Framework Agreement (Agreement) split into the following 3 lots.

LOT 1 - Asbestos Survey/ Inspection

LOT 2 - Asbestos Testing/ Analytical Services

LOT 3 - (HSE) Asbestos Removal

  • Recurrence: 4 years

CPV: Asbestos removal services · Building surveying services · Surveying services · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical testing services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
23 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 20 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Shared scope across all lots

Applies to lots 1, 2, 3.

Framework Agreement for The Provision of Asbestos Surveying/Inspection, Testing/Analytical Services and Removal

Lot #1Asbestos Survey/ InspectionAwardedRenewal
Lot #2Asbestos Testing/ Analytical ServicesAwardedRenewal
Lot #3Asbestos RemovalAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Wales · Various locations
Extensions: with an option to extend up to 24 monthsVariant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    see tender documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “The Provision of Asbestos Surveying/Inspection, Testing/Analytical…” 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 · 4 years
First published
13 Jan 2021, 16:08 GMT
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Feb 2021 – …
Authority reference
CCS/19/121
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059493
Classification (CPV)
Asbestos removal servicesBuilding surveying servicesSurveying servicesTechnical inspection and testing servicesTechnical testing servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028a08 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

see tender documentation

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period will extend to 15 calendar days for communication by non-electronic means. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Council as soon as possible after the decision has been made. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1). If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 30 days). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Council to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Council to pay a civil financial penalty, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the Council has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:155707)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Feb 2021, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Feb 2021 → 25 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Feb 2021, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published398 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Sept 2021, 09:14 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2021-09: 1 release · 27 Sept 2021
  • 2021-01: 1 release · 13 Jan 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 20admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2320 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 6latest 3 Sept 2021

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

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £5,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Asbestos Survey/ Inspection

    Signed
    3 Sept 2021
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active
  • Asbestos Testing/ Analytical Services

    Signed
    3 Sept 2021
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active
  • Asbestos Removal

    Signed
    3 Sept 2021
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active
  • Asbestos Testing/ Analytical Services

    Signed
    3 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
    • Change Extension of the existing framework agreement by 3 months to allow continued provision of asbestos surveying/inspection, testing/analytical services, and removal while the new framework is being advertised and procured., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: 3 month extension whilst the new framework is advertised
  • Asbestos Survey/ Inspection

    Signed
    3 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
    • Change Extension of the existing framework agreement by 3 months to allow continued provision of asbestos surveying/inspection, testing/analytical services, and removal while the new framework is being advertised and procured., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: 3 month extension whilst the new framework is advertised
  • Asbestos Removal

    Signed
    3 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
    • Change Extension of the existing framework agreement by 3 months to allow continued provision of asbestos surveying/inspection, testing/analytical services, and removal while the new framework is being advertised and procured., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: 3 month extension whilst the new framework is advertised

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Asbestos Survey/ Inspection23bids · 23 electronic20——
2 · Asbestos Testing/ Analytical Services23bids · 23 electronic20——
3 · Asbestos Removal23bids · 23 electronic20——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

25 public bodies on the notice

City & County of Swansea

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, SA1 3SNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

32 commercial parties on the notice
Show 22 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria