Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-04-30
Buyer: Basildon Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45452000 | 79710000: Security services | 79713000: Guard services | 79993100 | 90900000
Estimated value: 26393535 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Basildon Borough Council sought expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced providers to deliver cleaning and facilities management services under a TPC 2005 (as amended) for an initial 10 years with the option to extend by up to a further 5 years. The Contract is due to start on 1.7.2019 but there will be a phased implementation with some service streams being included later and others being optional for inclusion. Basildon BC followed a two-stage, Restricted procurement process under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Following evaluation of submitted SQs, Basildon BC anticipated short listing 5 Service Providers to be Invited to Tender but reserved the right to increase that number by 1 or 2, should scores be very closely placed around the cut-off point. Full details were set out in the procurement documents.
Basildon Borough Council sought expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced Service Providers to deliver cleaning and facilities management services under a TPC 2005 (as amended). The contract will initially run for a period of 10 years with the option to extend by up to a further 5 years; all subject to the satisfactory performance of the appointed Service Provider.
Basildon Borough Council has entered into a Shared Services Agreement with Brentwood Borough Council and it is anticipated that this contract will deliver cleaning and FM services to rented dwellings, corporate, leisure and public buildings across the two councils' property portfolios.
The Contract is due to commence on 1.7.2019; however, there will be a phased implementation with some service streams to be included within the Contract scope over the Term Programme and others being optional for inclusion within the Contract or otherwise.
Basildon Borough Council followed a two-stage, Restricted procurement process to appoint a Service Provider, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under the first stage of the process, prospective Service Providers were required to complete and submit a Selection Questionnaire and its associated appendices. Following evaluation, Basildon BC anticipated short listing 5 Service Providers to be Invited to Tender. The Council reserved the right to increase that number by 1 or 2, should scores be very closely placed around the cut-off point.
Full details of this opportunity, including the requirements and evaluation criteria, were set out in the procurement documents, which were available to download from the EU Supply portal.
The Contract will run for an initial period of 10 years, following which there will be an option to extend it by up to a further 5 years.
The Contracting Authority reserved the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the long term Contract at any stage of the procurement process. The Contracting Authority also reserved the right not to award a Contract. The Contracting Authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for
Any costs incurred by those who expressed an interest in or tendered for this contract. Prospective Tenderers were asked to note that the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 were likely to apply.
Basildon Borough Council observed a standstill period following the award of the Contract in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).


Winner: Pinnacle Housing Ltd
Award value: 26393535
Number of bids: 2