Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-07
Buyer: London Universities Purchasing Consortium
Country: UK
Region: Essex
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services | 79711000: Alarm monitoring services | 79713000: Guard services | 79715000: Patrol services
Estimated value: 36000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Greater London and the South East (Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex).
LUPC, acting as the Consortium, is working with its Member Institutions to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Security Services in Greater London and the South East of England (Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex). LUPC's primary purpose is to maximise value from the collaborative procurement of goods and services for 75 Full Members, made up of universities and colleges, as well as government agencies, research organisations and museums and other cultural establishments. A full list of LUPC Members may be found at: http://www.lupc.ac.uk/about/members-list.aspx. Member Institutions of LUPC's sister consortium, Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), that are based in the Greater London or the South East of England will also be able to use this Framework Agreement. A full list of SUPC's Member Institutions may be found at:
Please note that only SUPC's Member Institutions in Greater London and the South East will have access to this Framework Agreement.
It is estimated that LUPC Member Institutions and applicable SUPC Member Institutions collectively spend over £45 million each year on security services. LUPC is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Providers to tender for the provision of these services to Member Institutions under a framework agreement that will run initially for three years, up to a maximum period of four years, subject to satisfactory performance.
This lot is for contracts over 250 000 GBP per annum and incorporates a range of security services including but not limited to guarding, reception services, internal and external patrolling, access control of people, incident management, CCTV monitoring, security systems management, door supervision and event security, and cash handling.
This lot is for contracts under 300 000 GBP per annum and incorporates a range of security services including but not limited to guarding, reception services, internal and external patrolling, access control of people, incident management, CCTV monitoring, security systems management, door supervision and event security, and cash handling.
Any required certificates, statutory declarations or criteria are notified within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Potential providers may express interest in one lot only. The Authority plans to award each Lot to a panel of four providers, following the full tender process. During the PQQ stage, the intention is to arrive at a shortlist of seven pre-qualified potential providers for formal Invitation to Tender against the requirement in each Lot. Potential providers will need to meet the minimum criteria within the
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Potential providers will be scored and ranked based on their response to:
certain pass or fail criteria as covered within the documentation. Sustainability, Equality, Health & Safety, i.e. the potential provider must demonstrate sustainable systems in place and its conformity with Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity legislation. Quality Assurance, i.e. demonstration of quality standards, that will ensure effective running of the Framework Agreement; Technical Capability, i.e. assessment of resources and core competences available to the potential provider including, training and systems for delivery. Background and Experience i.e. the potential provider must be able to demonstrate a successful track record of providing similar services to those listed in the OJEU notice.

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