Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-31
Buyer: Derby City Council
Country: UK
Region: Derby
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services
Estimated value: 165000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-05-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Derby City Council invites tenders for service provision of Taxi Marshal and CCTV Active Monitoring service in Derby City Centre.
The Taxi Marshal element aims to improve public safety whilst assisting the Council and its partners in reducing alcohol related violent crime, racially aggravated crime, persistent low level anti-social behaviour and criminal damage / disorder incidents in the city centre by marshalled ranks providing both the public and drivers of licensed Hackney Carriage vehicles with a safe waiting area at key times.
The CCTV Active Monitoring element combined with the use of the Pubwatch radio system allows for the co-ordination of statutory and voluntary sector partners such as the Police and Street Pastors in deploying resources in deterring / preventing crime before it escalates, identification of offenders, additional safety for vulnerable people and those working in the night time economy whilst gathering potential evidence for criminal and civil litigation.
Derby City Council invites tenders for service provision of Taxi Marshal and CCTV Active Monitoring service in Derby City Centre.
The Taxi Marshal element aims to improve public safety whilst assisting the Council and its partners in reducing alcohol related violent crime, racially aggravated crime, persistent low level anti-social behaviour and criminal damage / disorder incidents in the city centre by marshalled ranks providing both the public and drivers of licensed Hackney Carriage vehicles with a safe waiting area at key times.
The CCTV Active Monitoring element combined with the use of the Pubwatch radio system allows for the co-ordination of statutory and voluntary sector partners such as the Police and Street Pastors in deploying resources in deterring / preventing crime before it escalates, identification of offenders, additional safety for vulnerable people and those working in the night time economy whilst gathering potential evidence for criminal and civil litigation.
Option to extend the contract for 2 further 1-year increments, subject to funding, satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 2 years and nine months, to end 31.3.2020.
Option to extend the contract for 2 further 1-year increments, subject to funding, satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 2 years and 9 months, to end 31.3.2020.
Conditions relating to environmental and social requirements of the contracting authority may be included in this contract. Please refer to the Procurement Documents.
This tender is being managed electronically. Please go to www.sourcederbyshire.co.uk and look for the contract advert under ‘latest or Live Contracts Opportunities section, select the relevant contract notice. Select the “apply online" link in the bottom right hand corner of the contract notice this will transfer you to the Council's e-tendering system https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the East Mids Tenders e-tendering system, the deadline for expressions of interest is 15:00 on 4.5.2017). To access the tender documentation and to be able to submit your response, you must first register your organisation on EastMids Tenders (unless you have done this previously). On the opportunities portal home page there is an option to ‘Register’ link in the top right hand corner of the screen, click this to begin the registration process, which is step by step where you need to enter your details and your own companies details. Further information can be found in the user guide ‘how to do business on the portal' which can be found in the 'Help' section at the top right of the homepage. Once you have received the 2 system generated emails confirming your user name and password you can search for new opportunities from the supplier home page by: Clicking on the 'Search Latest Opportunities’ button located within the ‘Latest Opportunities’ section. This will then open the Opportunities Search screen. Organisation: This field allows the organisation you are searching on to be chosen. Click the arrow to bring a drop down menu displaying the various organisations. Select ‘Derby City Council’. Category: Leave this field blank Contains: Leave this field blank All Opportunities: Leave this field blank Once the search has been set up, then click on the search button to return the results. This will then return all the opportunities that are applicable. To view the further details of the opportunity, click the corresponding contract title and click on the Login and Register Interest button and login to the East Mids Tenders system to complete the tender process. The EastMids Tenders system is a very secure site and is simple to use. However, if this is the first time you will be using the system for submitting documents you should read the comprehensive ProContract reference guides which will provide the guidance required by clicking the ”Help’ icon that is located on the home page on the top right of the East Mids Tenders System.
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period following electronic notification (minimum of 15 calendar days for any other means of communication) to tenderers of the award decision. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the contact details provided in section I.1) of this notice. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are 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(generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Eligibility requirements: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Award value: 165000