Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-07-14
Buyer: NIE Networks Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 39370000 | 45210000: Building construction work | 45232430 | 45421000 | 45453100
Estimated value: 2700000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting entity intends to establish a framework arrangement under which it shall appoint economic operators to enter into separate framework agreements for the provision of facilities management services, across a number of separate lots, as follows:
Lot 4: Minor building repairs and general maintenance services (electricity substations and radio telecommunications sites).
Each framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years. The contracting entity estimates that the total spend under the framework agreements is anticipated to be GBP 2 700 000.
Planned and reactive facilities management maintenance works and services in respect of all NIE Networks’ office locations across Northern Ireland encompassing the following key activities:
It is intended that the contracting entity will enter into a framework agreement with one economic operator for this lot (in the form attached at appendix m of the tender documents) with call-off contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the call-off procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender Documents).
Each framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.
Planned facilities management works and services in respect of capital expenditure projects at NIE Networks’ office locations across Northern Ireland encompassing the following key activities:
1) Participation in mini-competitions in accordance with NIE Networks’ facilities management capital project requirements;
2) Management and delivery of projects inclusive of all electrical, mechanical, joinery and small scale general building works, and associated services, in respect of:
It is intended that the contracting entity will enter into framework agreements with three economic operators for this lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the Tender Documents) with call-off contracts allocated on a mini-competition basis, as set out in the call-off procedure (in appendix c of the tender documents).
It is intended that the first, second and third ranked economic operators in respect of the competition for Lot 1 will each be awarded framework agreements for Lot 2.
Each framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.
Planned preventative maintenance in respect of legionella and water treatment services encompassing the following key activities:
5) Provision of a web based management system to facilitate water treatment system management and the control of Legionella with appropriate access provided to NIE Networks of maintenance and testing records. It is intended that the contracting entity will enter into a framework agreement with one economic operator for this lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the tender documents) with call-off contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the call-off procedure (in Appendix C of the tender documents).
Each framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.


Winner: GR White & Son Ltd
Award value: 2700000