Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-08-24
Buyer: Procurement For All Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 45262660 | 71530000: Construction consultancy services | 71600000 | 71620000 | 90650000
Estimated value: 30000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: PFA invites tenders for organisations to participate in a 48 month Framework Agreement for the supply of service for Asbestos Surveys and Removals and associated services, split into 2 Lots 1 for Surveys and 1 for Removals. The Agreement will be accessible by members of PFA and may also be used by all Registered Providers of Social Housing, Local Authorities and other contracting authorities that are located in the United Kingdom, including those listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102.
The Agreement is also available to all current and future members of Procurement for All (‘PFA’), a public sector consortium with a list of members available from the website:
Procurement For All's Asbestos framework is for qualified Service Providers who can undertake surveying, sampling and analysis of asbestos to domestic and communal areas (both occupied and void) to the relevant current British Standards at the time of draw down. The tender will be for membership of a framework agreement under which it envisages that contracts will be let to Service Providers within the framework for the provision of all or part of these services and the like for any relevant properties in the Client's ownership or managed by the individual (and future) members of the Procurement For All consortium.
The Authority and its present future members reserves the right to withdraw from this procurement procedure at any time. Bidders are responsible for the costs and expenses they incur as a result of participating in this procurement procedure. The Authority is interested in expressions of interest from bidders who can operate both nationally and regionally.
Procurement For All's Asbestos framework is for qualified Service Providers who can undertake removal of asbestos to domestic and communal areas (both occupied and void) to the relevant current British Standards at the time of draw down. The tender will be for membership of a framework agreement under which it envisages that contracts will be let to Service Providers within the framework for the provision of all or part of these services and the like for any relevant properties in the Client's ownership or managed by the individual (and future) members of the Procurement for All consortium.
The Authority and its present future members reserves the right to withdraw from this procurement procedure at any time. Bidders are responsible for the costs and expenses they incur as a result of participating in this procurement procedure. The Authority is interested in expressions of interest from bidders who can operate both nationally and regionally.
The Agreement may be used by all Registered Providers of Social Housing, Local Authorities and other contracting authorities that are located in the United Kingdom, including those listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102.
The Agreement is available to all current and future members of Procurement For All (‘PFA’), a public sector consortium with a list of members available from:
PFA will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award the Framework Agreement before it is executed/signed (as appropriate).
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations’) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or 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 and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where an agreement has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order PFA to amend any document and may award damages. If the Framework Agreement has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Framework Agreement ineffective.

Eligibility requirements: Any conditions are stated in the procurement documents.

Award value: 30000000