Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-06-26
Buyer: South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45310000 | 45350000
Estimated value: 30000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-08-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Estates Department is seeking to appoint a maximum of 2 Nr economic operators for the provision of building maintenance and minor building works via a term service short contract. In addition to the two economic operators appointed to two lots, a further two suppliers will be appointed as reserve economic operators. The contract may incorporate mechanical and electrical building services, civil engineering, roofing, flooring, windows, painting, glazing works, and other related specialist works. Further details of what services are likely to be included are shown in the Draft ITT Documents. The framework agreement shall be awarded for a period of 3 years duration subject to the on-going satisfactory performance of the economic operator. The contracting authority may implement an option to extend the framework for a period of up to 1 year beyond the initial 3-ear term of the framework.
In addition 2 NR contractors shall be appointed to reserve status for each of the lots. Economic operators shall be appointed to one lot, but could be required to carry out work in the other areas in accordance with the needs of the client.
The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Estates Department is seeking to appoint a maximum of 2 Nr economic operators for the provision of building maintenance and minor building works via a term service short contract. In addition to the two economic operators appointed to two lots, a further two suppliers will be appointed as reserve economic operators. The contract may incorporate mechanical and electrical building services, civil engineering, roofing, flooring, windows, painting, glazing works, and other related specialist works. Further details of what services are likely to be included are shown in the draft ITT documents. The framework agreement shall be awarded for a period of 3 years duration subject to the on-going satisfactory performance of the economic operator. The contracting authority may implement an option to extend the framework for a period of up to 1 year beyond the initial 3-year term of the framework.
The framework agreement shall be awarded for a period of 3 years duration subject to the ongoing satisfactory performance of the economic operator. The contracting authority may implement an option to extend the framework for a period of up to 1 year beyond the initial three year term of the framework.
The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Estates Department is seeking to appoint a maximum of 2 Nr economic operators for the provision of building maintenance and minor building works via a term service short contract. In addition to the two economic operators appointed to two lots, a further two suppliers will be appointed as reserve economic operators. The contract may incorporate mechanical and electrical building services, civil engineering, roofing, flooring, windows, painting, glazing works, and other related specialist works. Further details of what services are likely to be included are shown in the draft ITT documents. The framework agreement shall be awarded for a period of 3 years duration subject to the on-going satisfactory performance of the economic operator. The contracting authority may implement an option to extend the framework for a period of up to 1 year beyond the initial 3-year term of the framework.
The framework agreement shall be awarded for a period of 3 years duration subject to the ongoing satisfactory performance of the economic operator. The contracting authority may implement an option to extend the framework for a period of up to 1 year beyond the initial 3-year term of the framework.
The economic operator’s performance on this contract will be regularly monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the contracting authority will use the protocol for managing poor supplier performance contained in Procurement Guidance Note PGN 01/12 – Contract Management Principles and Procedures:
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/procurement-guidance-note-0112-contract-management-principles-and-procedures. If an economic operator has received more than one current notice of written warning or a notice of unsatisfactory performance, the contracting authority, at its discretion, can consider an economic operator’s exclusion from future procurements, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for a minimum period of 12 months or 3 years respectively. A list of bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be viewed at: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-publicprocurement-policy-applies.
The employer has appointed the following firms to act on its behalf in this procurement: Steve Brown Associates and JCP Consulting. Given their existing involvement in the project, none of the firm(s) listed above may act as a consultant for this procurement, or form part of any consortium or contractor's team. The contractor or the lead enterprise in the consortium must not contact any of the above firms with regard to this procurement CPD is assisting the contracting authority, the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, in conducting the procurement process for this requirement, but for the avoidance of doubt, the contract will be entered into by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and the successful tenderers and CPD is not acting as a central purchasing body. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right to award. one, some, all or no lots or not to award any contract/framework agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage; and to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition and in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by economic operators or candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly at the sole risk of the economic operator or candidate participating in this procurement process. This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives. No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a contract or framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Economic operators should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. (A court may extend the time limit to 3 months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so).

Eligibility requirements: Refer to PQQ documentation.

Award value: 30000000