Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-09
Buyer: LGSS Procurement on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 38730000 | 66112000 | 79710000: Security services | 79940000
Submission deadline: 2020-01-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This procurement process is to identify and appoint sole provider framework agreement to provide the services of a secure cash in transit service provider to ensure safe delivery of monies between the various parking and office collection points and other types of collections as defined in the tender documentation to the relevant bank’s nominated processing centre or nominated location.
Cambridgeshire County Council anticipates awarding the framework agreement to one service provider to start on 1.4.2020.
The authority currently utilises the services of a secure cash in transit service provider to ensure safe delivery of monies between their various parking, libraries, office collection and other ad-hoc collection points (as defined in the tender documentation) and their bank’s nominated processing centre. The authorities are looking to continue with these arrangements under this framework arrangement.
The solution will provide a flexible and secure service, focusing on cost reduction, secure and professional service and delivery, accuracy, fully auditable and sustainable service delivery.
It is difficult to predict the exact value of this contract, as the authority’s schedules are likely to vary over the contract term, but it is estimated that the total value is not expected to be less than 150 000 GBP or greater than 1 800 000 GBP; however, these figures are given as a guide only and not guaranteed.
The above figures are calculated by allocating the estimated (but not guaranteed) spends of Cambridgeshire County Council equating to approximately 50 000 GBP p.a. each, with an allowance of an additional 400 000 GBP p.a. (also not guaranteed) from other bodies accessing this framework. Access to this framework by such bodies shall solely be controlled and managed by LGSS Procurement or Cambridgeshire County Council and the successful providers shall not accept any instructions under this framework other than from LGSS Procurement or Cambridgeshire County Council.
The authority is not splitting this contract into lots as they wish to maintain having a single provider for of the purposes of contract management and process efficiencies. In addition the value of the framework agreement is expected to be uneconomical to both parties if further reductions in collections are undertaken during the life of the agreement.
Thisframework is open initially for use by Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council only.
Partners and other organisations delegating services and or functions to LGSS (currently Cambridgeshire County Council, Milton Keynes Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Norwich —City Authority and Northampton Borough Council) who participate in LGSS’ shared services venture;
Any city, district, borough or other local authority within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County, the City of Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire County) including Northamptonshire Partnership Homes;
Any school, academy, university or other educational establishment within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County, Northamptonshire County and Milton Keynes); and
Any Public Body outlined in either Part I or Part II of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1972. Details of these can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made.
Those who wish to contract under this framework must first sign an Access agreement (provided by either Cambridgeshire County Council or LGSS Procurement team)
LGSS Procurement will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from (refer to address in Part I.1)). If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) 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. 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 order the ineffectiveness of a contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.