Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-01-27
Buyer: Birmingham City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services
Estimated value: 12000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-02-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council wishes to establish a framework agreement for the provision of manned security services, that provides for all security work that is not undertaken by in-house security. The requirements include the provision of suitably-trained and qualified staff to meet our security requirements in a range of premises including, but not limited to, car parks, depots, community libraries, crematoria, cemeteries, temporary accommodation, learning centres, admin offices, schools and public buildings. The framework agreement will be tendered by 2 lots as follows:
Lot 1: Transport/Vehicular/Plant/Commercial/Void Premises e.g. security provision within carparks, depots, commercial properties and empty properties;
Lot 2: Specific Services Sites e.g. security provision within community libraries, crematoria, cemeteries, temporary accommodation, learning centres, admin offices, public buildings.
Security provision within community libraries, crematoria, cemeteries, temporary accommodation, learning centres, admin offices, public buildings.
The framework will be available for use by other local authorities within the West Midlands Combined Authority and to the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as required. The contracting authority is seeking to establish the framework agreement as available also for use by or on behalf of UK public sector bodies (and their statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes). These will include:
— local authorities i.e. a local authority as defined in Regulation 3(2) to (5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006,
— NHS bodies i.e. Acute Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Primary Care trusts, Care trusts, NHS Hospital trusts, Strategic Health Authorities, Mental Health Trusts, Special Health authorities (a list of such authorities and trusts can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx),
— police and emergency services authorities i.e. fire authorities, fire and rescue authorities (a list if fire authorities can be found at www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs), police authorities and the Metropolitan Police Authority as defined by Regulations 3 (1)(j) to (p) of the Regulations,
— educational establishments i.e. schools maintained by local authorities, academies, city technology colleges, further education establishments and universities,
— Central Government Departments and their Agencies (a list of executive agencies can be found at www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/government-ministers-and-responsibilities),
— non departmental public bodies (a list of NDPBs can be found at Annex A to the Public Bodies Directory 2009 published by the cabinet office which can be found at www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/ndpb),
The Council will be using its free to use eTendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant documentation. If you are unable to register with in-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call CPS Helpdesk on 0121 4648000. Your completed questionnaire should be returned by 12.00 noon 27.2.2020 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Eligibility requirements: Details provided in tender documentation.

Award value: 12000000