Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-21
Buyer: Brighton and Hove City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35100000: Emergency and security equipment | 35121000: Security equipment | 35121700 | 45211200 | 45233292
Estimated value: 852000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Brighton and Hove City Council are looking to award a contract for the supply, installation, servicing and repair of Warden Call system equipment throughout the council's sheltered housing schemes, of which there are currently 23 schemes. The contract will start circa 1.2.2018, with a term of 4 years and an option to extend the arrangement for an additional 2 years. This tender will provide an opportunity to seek improved value for money, reliability and a better service for residents. Bidders must be Tynetec approved installers and will need to demonstrate evidence of recent Tynetec installations.
Brighton & Hove City Council are tendering for a contract for the supply, installation, servicing and repair of Warden Call system equipment throughout the council's sheltered housing schemes, of which there are currently 23 schemes. The new contract will start circa 1.2.2018, with a term of 4 years and an option to extend the arrangement for an additional 2 years. This will provide an opportunity to seek improved value for money, reliability and a better service for residents. Bidders must be Tynetec approved installers and will need to demonstrate evidence of recent Tynetec installations.
The contract could be extended for up to 2 years, with a final end date of 31.1.2024. The services will be re-procured prior to this date.
The suitability criteria are set out in the procurement documents which can be obtained from the internet address given in Section I.1.
The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. All information received will be dealt with in accordance with that Act and information to which the Environmental Information Regulations apply will be dealt with in accordance with those regulations.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to proceed or not to award a contract for the whole or any part of the proposed procurement. Neither the contracting authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or tendering for this contract.
The parties acknowledge that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect during the term of the Contract on 25.5.2018. The parties agree that prior to 25.5.2018 they shall update the data protection clauses in the Contract to ensure compliance with GDPR. The variation shall be agreed in writing by the parties. If the parties have not agreed a variation to the Contract to ensure compliance with GDPR by 25.5.2018 the Council shall be entitled to terminate the Contract immediately by notice in writing.
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (as amended) 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 started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the time limit for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than 3 months after that date. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into, the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the contract to be ‘ineffective.’.

Eligibility requirements: The suitability criteria are set out in the procurement documents which can be obtained from the internet address given in Section I.1.

Award value: 852000