Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-07
Buyer: Cheshire East Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79700000 | 79710000: Security services
Estimated value: 560000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-03-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Cheshire East Borough Council requires the provision of Security Services for the entire borough. The bidders shall adopt industry recognised methods and procedures and shall maintain full compliance with all statutory and legislative requirements, directives, standards, protocols and law in the planning and delivery of the services. A quality, high value for money and expert service delivery is required from the Service Provider to ensure that the Premises continuously operate at high standards of reliability, availability and presentation, and realise the vision and business objectives of the Council. The council are seeking a 2 year initial term with the optional extensions of 2 x 12 months. Contract start date is anticipated to be the 1.6.2018. The value of this contract is in the region of GBP 300 000 — 560 000.
The contract will be awarded to a single supplier and entered into by Cheshire East Council. The scope of the services are mobile patrols; key holding; static guards; building support services; and ad-hoc security services. The Service Provider shall provide a professionally managed, high quality security, service that complies with all legislation governing the security industry and shall be contactable by the Council 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. There will be no guarantee or warranty given as to the nature or volume of the Services or the number of call offs under the Security Services Agreement.
Only the Top 5 compliant scoring organisations of those who meet the qualifying criteria will be selected for ITT stage. In the event of two or more tenderers receiving the fifth highest score (i.e. a tie) the Authority will invite all those tenderers receiving the fifth highest score.
The Authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.
This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk
Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) (in accordance with the requirements set out in the SQ) by the date and times specified in Section IV.2.2. If you have any technical problems with the Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: ProcontractSuppliers@proactis.com or 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN315726. The values given in this notice are only estimations — the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
Cheshire East Borough Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to review and scrutinise the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 560000