Find a TenderClosed
Published 23 Aug 2022, 19:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Third Party Technical Auditing – Compliance Work Streams

Official notice

Authority: Thanet District Council (Local council)

5 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2022
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Thanet District Council (TDC) owns and directly manages over 3,065 social housing properties in the District , this includes 274 communal blocks, 6 of which are over 18 metres.

Our properties are located throughout the TDC district in Kent, with concentrations in the towns of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate.

TDC has taken direct control and management of our homes back in house, and have adopted new policies and procedures to strengthen our approach to building safety for the homes we own. We are committed to keeping our customers safe, and have a strong focus on ensuring building safety, whilst also providing excellent services and homes for our customers.

We therefore wish to procure a suitably experienced, qualified and competent providers to carry out third party technical auditing of the following Compliance work streams to assist in ensuring we are meeting our statutory obligation.

The Contract is packaged in 5 Separate Lots:

Lot 1. Third Party Technical Auditing - Fire Risk Assessments, Fire Equipment Servicing & Completion of Fire Safety Follow on actions

Lot 2. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Streams - Gas Servicing and Installation

Lot 3. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Steams - Electrical Testing, Repairs, Upgrades and Installations (Rewires)

Lot 4. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Streams - Water Hygiene

Lot 5. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Steams - Asbestos Surveys

Suppliers can bid for one, multiple OR all Lots.

The Contract is anticipated to commence upon November 2022 and will continue for a duration of 2 years with two options to extend (at the Council’s discretion), each of 12 months, giving a total possible contract period of four years.

Important Information: All procurement documents are attached to the notice and available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗) and complete according to instructions contained.

The procurement process will be undertaken on the basis of formal Tenders. Evaluation will be on the basis of criteria and methodology as set out in the Invitation to Tender document.

Any clarifications or questions must be submitted via the Message area of the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 15 September 2022.

Completed tender documents must be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 23 September 2022.

CPV: Auditing services · Environmental auditing

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£400,000 together)
Lot #1Third Party Technical Auditing - Fire Risk Assessments, Fire Equipment Servicing & Completion of Fire Safety Follow on actionsPublished value£100,000
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Options to extend at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority as per details contained in the procurement documentation.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Streams - Gas Servicing and InstallationPublished value£60,000
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Options to extend at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority as per details contained in the procurement documentation.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Steams - Electrical Testing, Repairs, Upgrades and Installations (Rewires)Published value£100,000

Thanet District Council (TDC) owns and directly manages over 3,065 social housing properties in the District, this includes 274 communal blocks, 6 of which are over 18 metres.

Our properties are located throughout the TDC district in Kent, with concentrations in the towns of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate.

TDC has taken direct control and management of our homes back in house, and have adopted new policies and procedures to strengthen our approach to building safety for the homes we own. We are committed to keeping our customers safe, and have a strong focus on ensuring building safety, whilst also providing excellent services and homes for our customers.

We therefore wish to procure a suitably experienced, qualified and competent providers to carry out third party technical auditing of the following Compliance work streams to assist in ensuring we are meeting our statutory obligation.

The Contract is packaged in 5 Separate Lots:

Lot 3. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Steams - Electrical Testing, Repairs, Upgrades and Installations (Rewires)

Suppliers can bid for one, multiple OR all Lots.

The Contract is anticipated to commence upon November 2022 and will continue for a duration of 2 years with two options to extend (at the Council’s discretion), each of 12 months, giving a total possible contract period of four years.

Important Information: All procurement documents are attached to the notice and available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗) and complete according to instructions contained.

The procurement process will be undertaken on the basis of formal Tenders. Evaluation will be on the basis of criteria and methodology as set out in the Invitation to Tender document.

Any clarifications or questions must be submitted via the Message area of the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 15 September 2022.

Completed tender documents must be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 23 September 2022.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Options to extend at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority as per details contained in the procurement documentation.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Streams - Water HygienePublished value£60,000
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Options to extend at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority as per details contained in the procurement documentation.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Steams - Asbestos SurveysPublished value£80,000
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Options to extend at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority as per details contained in the procurement documentation.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1. Third Party Technical Auditing - Fire Risk Assessments, Fire Equipment Servicing & Completion of Fire Safety Follow on actions Lot 2. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Streams - Gas Servicing and Installation Lot 3. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Steams - Electrical Testing, Repairs, Upgrades and Installations (Rewires) Lot 4. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Streams - Water Hygiene Lot 5. Third Party Technical Auditing - Compliance Work Steams - Asbestos Surveys

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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Aug 2022, 19:07 BST
Last source update
23 Aug 2022, 19:07 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN628652
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023534
Classification (CPV)
Auditing servicesEnvironmental auditing
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036244 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Aug 2022 → 21 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    23 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    23 Aug 2022, 19:07 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    23 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    21 Nov 2022, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thanet District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Thanet District Council, Cecil Street, Margate, South East, CT9 1XZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.