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Published 13 Dec 2021, 17:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Property Management Services

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£375,000≈ £125k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Aug 2022
Next notice expected 30 Apr 2022
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Ayrshire Council (NAC) has a large and diverse portfolio of properties that are currently managed both in-house by professional staff (retail and offices) and by an external agent (industrial units).

NAC is now looking to appoint a third-party service provider to provide a professional property management service to manage its entire Commercial Property Portfolio which is spread across NAC area.

  • Recurrence: June 2027

CPV: Commercial property management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2022 – 30 Sept 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · North Ayrshire
Extensions: With an option to extend by 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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Tenant and Landlord Management: 20%
  • Estate Management Reporting: 8%
  • Income and Debt Recovery: 6%
  • Marketing: 6%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Tenant and Landlord Management: 20
  • Estate Management Reporting: 8
  • Income and Debt Recovery: 6
  • Marketing: 6
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

    Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 150000 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.

    North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidders financial information including information from credit reference agencies at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract, and seek clarifications if necessary. If clarifications are not satisfactory the bidder may be excluded from the tender process.

    Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

    Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of any one event

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    Public Liability Insurance 10 million GBP in respect of any one event

    Professional Indemnity Insurance 5 million GBP in the aggregate

    Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.

    Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

    Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.

    Bidders are required to confirm the *supplier itself/supplier's staff* have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:

    Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accreditation.

    Bidders are required to confirm that they will employ environmental management measures that meet the following requirements:

    reduce waste and carbon emissions

    Bidders are required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to:

    • a completed copy of the Bidder ‘relevant contract’ Climate Change Plan Template, including planned projects and actions to reduce th…
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.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · June 2027
First published
13 Dec 2021, 17:05 GMT
Last source update
1 Jul 2022, 14:20 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference
NAC/5084
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018043
Classification (CPV)
Commercial property management services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030097 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Value of contract not suitable for lots. Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Delivery of the contract is location specific. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits will be required on a voluntary basis for: 1. Fair Work: promotion of job opportunities within North Ayrshire; employability targets for specific priority groups. 2. Upskilling (including curriculum development): work experience placements; taster sessions; training opportunities; work within education establishments. 3. Entrepreneurial, Inclusive and Sustainable Economy: monitoring spend within North Ayrshire; with micro, small and medium enterprises; and the Third Sector. 4. Wish List: delivery of community and Third Sector requests for support from the NAC Community Benefit Wish List. (http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist-application-form/) (SC Ref:698499)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
2 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Apr 2022 → 1 Oct 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    30 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    1 Jul 2022, 14:20 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    2 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    2 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2022
  1. Published value published: £375,000
    1 Jul 2022, 14:20 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    1 Jul 2022, 14:20 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    1 Jul 2022, 14:20 BST
  4. Deadline published: 2 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
    1 Jul 2022, 14:20 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Scotland, KA12 8EEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.