Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-08-31
Buyer: Livv Housing Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35120000: Surveillance and security systems | 44212329 | 79711000: Alarm monitoring services
Estimated value: 1200000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This tender was issued in accordance with Regulation 74 ‘Award of contracts for social and other specific services’ under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 No 102. The client was seeking bids from service providers to participate in a tender exercise for the procurement of service providers to deliver empty homes security services. Livv Housing Group was looking for a single service provider to deliver empty home security services across a number of sites within the North West.
Services required under this contract are expected to include the fitting of steel security doors, window screens and monitored alarms with PIR detectors to empty properties. The service provider will also provide glazing services, however Livv Housing Group reserve the right to remove this service if it does not prove to be of the expected quality and value for money. Following mobilisation it is expected that the contract will commence September 2020.
Livv Housing Group require a single service provider to deliver empty home security services across a number of sites within the North West.
Current stock consists of approximately 13 100 properties within the Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside. Plus, another 83 properties located within the North West area:
Services required under this contract are expected to include the fitting of steel security doors, window screens and monitored alarms with PIR detectors to empty properties. The service provider will also provide glazing services, however Livv Housing Group reserve the right to remove this service if it does not prove to be of the expected quality and value for money.
Livv Housing Group currently receives approximately 900 empty properties a year, typically fluctuating between 60 and 150 removals/installations per month. In addition to this approximately 100 properties will be managed by the Livv Homes Team. The estimated volume per year is based on historical usage. This is for information only, and no guarantees are given, nor are implied as to the value or quantity of business that will be placed with successful bidder.
The contract will be an initial 3 year period with 3 annual options to extend by a further 12 months each, up to a maximum 6 years total contract term.
The contract will be available to the following, such that each of the following will be entitled to purchase services from the successful service provider at the discretion of Livv Housing Group:
— all parts of any current or future group structure of which Livv Housing Group is or may become, a part,
— any joint venture entities (whether companies, limited liability partnerships or otherwise) in which any member of the Group participates from time to time (whether as a shareholder, member or otherwise) and are permitted by Livv Housing Group to make particular purchases from the service provider from time to time.
This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award is communicated to tenderers. Appeals can be directly raised via the contact points detailed in Section VI.4.1) of this contract award notice. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 No 102 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).


Winner: Orbis Protect Ltd
Award value: 1200000
Number of bids: 5