Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-04-19
Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority — Greater Manchester Police
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 39712210 | 39712300 | 90511000 | 90524000 | 90920000
Estimated value: 390000 EUR

Technical requirements: Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has a requirement for a variety of washroom and clinical waste services, at premises across the Greater Manchester area.
The contract also includes both regular and ad hoc servicing, call out, replenishment and rental of the washroom items.
Before tendering for a new contract for Washroom and Clinical Waste Services, Greater Manchester Police would like to better understand the market for this type of service. A market engagement questionnaire has therefore been issued on the Bluelight e-tendering portal (http://bluelight.eu-supply.com/).
Responses to this questionnaire will help refine the specification and assist GMP in making a decision on the most appropriate route to market, including the potential to use an existing public sector procurement framework (such as ESPO or YPO).
— provision of washroom items: including sanitary bins, nappy bins, hand driers, air fresheners, hair driers, vending machines,
— collection of clinical waste: including hazardous and non-hazardous sharps, pharmaceutical waste, swabs and dressings, and
— provision of water and waste-saving products: including urinal sleeves, water management systems and cistern sanitising systems for urinals.
The contract also includes both regular and ad hoc servicing, call out, replenishment and rental of the washroom items.
All information provided in this PIN, including the total contract value, is the current best estimate and relates to a 5 year contract. Information may be revised prior to the issue of any subsequent OJEU Contract Notice.
This PIN has been issued by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), as the contracting authority for Greater Manchester Police.
Following assessment of responses to the market engagement exercise, GMCA may chose an alternative compliant route to market and may not tender this contract via the issue of an OJEU Contract Notice.
Whilst the “Customer” is Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the goods/services required under this contract will essentially be delivered to Greater Manchester Police who will be the main users of the goods/services. Therefore the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police will be given equal rights to the Authority to enforce the provisions of the contract, under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, for any resulting contract.
GMCA is committed to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012; ensuring that social, economic and environmental issues are considered at all stages of our commissioning and procuring process, and as part of the whole life cost of a contract. GMCA aims to build resilient communities, reduce demand for public services, lower environmental impacts and secure Improvements in social capital, such as citizenship, neighbourliness, social networks and civic participation associated with general positive effects across the life course. More information can be found in the GMCA Social Value Policy at https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk


Award value: 390000