Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-11-21
Buyer: Staffordshire County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 44620000 | 45000000: Construction work | 45100000: Site preparation work | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45210000: Building construction work
Estimated value: 50000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A framework agreement arranged into 3 lots to cover planned and reactive maintenance and minor works separated as minor building works, mechanical services and electrical services.
Properties for all lots will include County Council-owned properties, public sector estate and infrastructure, schools (maintained or otherwise), academies, free schools, libraries, community buildings, general offices, education/higher education property, health and social care buildings, emergency services buildings, community buildings, occasional nursery facilities, sports facilities, and light industrial units.
The framework has been left open for other partners/customers to manage and award their own call-off awards.
The framework agreement will work in accordance with the National Schedule of Rates (‘NSR’) and provider day rates/on-costs to provide planned and reactive maintenance and minor works:
— the work typically consists of general building/construction projects to carry out internal/external alterations, new-build, alterations/extensions, refurbishments, fit-outs, fabric work, and external works,
— the value of each project will usually range between 50 000 GBP and 500 000 GBP with the occasional individual project reaching values outside of this,
Properties for all lots will include authority-owned properties, public sector estate and infrastructure, schools (maintained or otherwise), academies, free schools, libraries, community buildings, general offices, education/higher education property, health and social care buildings, emergency services buildings, community buildings, occasional nursery facilities, sports facilities, and light industrial units.
As part of the Governments National procurement strategy, collaborative working and supporting other authorities now forms part of the contracting authority's procurement remit. This agreement may be made available to other contracting authorities including without limitation Councils and Public Bodies within Staffordshire and neighboring geographical areas as prescribed by the NUTS codes in this notice. These will include Health and NHS bodies, local authorities, contracting authorities, any other government department, defence, police and emergency services, metropolitan/district Councils, utilities, educational establishments, and utilities, including the contracting authorities named in this notice. These organisations will be afforded third party rights or be named as beneficiaries under the contract or contracts where appropriate.
It is envisaged that this framework will be re-competed within the last year of the framework term. There is no guarantee. Suppliers are required to ensure they are logged with the appropriate search engines to discover any new future opportunities with this framework.
Duration – envisaged from 1.5.2020 to 30.4.2023, with an additional option to extend up to 1 year to 30.4.2024 (3 + 1 configuration). In the event the agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same terms and conditions as the original agreement period and will ultimately be at Staffordshire County Councils sole discretion.
As this is a framework agreement there is no guarantee of volume of work and the spend values are indicative. The anticipated value range for this lot can be found in the specification.
The framework has been left open for other partners/customers to manage and award their own call-off awards.
The framework agreement will work in accordance with the National Schedule of Rates (‘NSR’) and Provider day rates/on-costs to provide planned and reactive maintenance and minor works:
— the works will typically consist of mechanical engineering items, either as standalone projects, or associated Works in carrying out internal/external alterations and refurbishments with the occasional extension. Works are likely to include, but not limited to, heating, domestic hot water and gas installations, also air conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems,
— the value of each project will usually range between 20 000 GBP and 100 000 GBP with the occasional individual project reaching values outside of this,

Eligibility requirements: Staffordshire County Council require its successful supplier(s) to have ongoing independent 3 rd party Accreditations which meet the following requirements during the term of the framework: 1) Compliant to the PAS91 pre-qualification sections C1 to C4 inclusive Such accrediting bodies which meet this could include a relevant category in Constructionline (accredited to a membership level of ‘Silver’), or CHAS (to a level of ‘Premium’), or equivalents. Please refer to the procurement documentation for more details. 2) To have a compliant health and safety accreditation performed by a Safety Schemes in Procurement (‘SSIP’) registered member, for example CHAS or equivalents. Please refer to the procurement documentation for more details Any Accreditations used as an 'exemption' in the procurement must be valid, current and compliant and can be evidenced at the submission closing time/date deadline of the tender. It is not acceptable for suppliers to state they are in the process of being accredited, being re-accredited, or have applied for accreditation. Suppliers must have updated all 3rd party accreditation databases. Some of the lots specifically request formal and legal professional accreditations and qualifications as part of the minimum requirements of the tender, including gas safe, city and guilds, NVQ and NICEIC electrical. Please refer to the procurement documentation for more details.

Award value: 50000000