Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-18
Buyer: Cambridgeshire County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45312100 | 45312200 | 79710000: Security services
Estimated value: 1500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-10-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) (The ‘Authority’) wishes to invite tenders for the supply of services in respect of a security services framework. LGSS Procurement is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on behalf of the authority. This framework is open for use by all current LGSS partners including:partners and other organisations delegating services and or functions to LGSS (currently Cambridgeshire County Council, Milton Keynes Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Norwich City Authority and Northampton Borough Council) who participate in LGSS’ shared services venture.
— key holding and alarm activation response services (with an associated response time of 30 minutes to anywhere in the County),
— an out of hours response service (to cover contracting authorities and their response contractors),
— alarm monitoring centre services across a variety of properties within the geographical boundaries of Cambridgeshire. It is expected that the framework will last for a period of 3 years, with the option of 1 further year's extension, and will take the form of a framework agreement, under which individual requirements will be specified and priced according to a schedule of rates agreed as a result of this tender process. It is difficult to predict the exact value of this contract as the authority’s property portfolio is likely to vary over the contract term, but it is estimated that the total value will not be less than 500 000 GBP or greater than 1 500 000 GBP. This is calculated by taking the anticipated (but not guaranteed) annual spend of Cambridgeshire (200 000-250 000 GBP pa), and allowing further spend from other bodies who may choose to access this framework. There is however no guarantee of any further body accessing this framework or of the totals provided above. Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 1 500 000 GBP. By way of access agreement this framework is also open to new LGSS customers seeking to utilise LGSS frameworks on an independent third party basis including: any city, district, borough or other local authority within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County, the City of Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire County) including Northamptonshire Partnership Homes; any companies or organisations set up by participants in LGSS including Stand Out Northamptonshire; any school, academy, university or other educational establishment within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County, Northamptonshire County and Milton Keynes) and any Public Body outlined in either Part I) or Part II) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1972. Details of these can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from (refer to address in Part I.1)). If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.


Award value: 1500000