Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-08-11
Buyer: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-09-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Any organisation or consortium, can apply to be a supplier if they can deliver all of the required services across the relevant geographical area lot(s). Those considering submitting a tender should look carefully at the scope of services.
Our framework is for 4 years and it envisaged that there will be up to 11 suppliers. Lot 1 Security Services Geographical Area 1 will have three suppliers, Lot 2 Security Services Geographical Area 2 will have four suppliers and Lot 3 Security Services Geographical Area 3 will have also have four suppliers.
The overall value of the framework is estimated to be GBP 10 million. Due to the changing nature of the Homes England’s national land portfolio, the estimated value of the framework takes into consideration the potential for the portfolio of sites to reduce due to disposal of land or increase due to acquisition of land. It is therefore, acknowledged that the services required under the framework may expand or reduce throughout its duration.
Homes England is seeking to procure the services of security services suppliers to deliver manned guarding, reception security, mobile patrols, key holding, alarm response, CCTV and event-activated services at a range of sites across England via a framework.
The opportunity can be accessed via Home England’s eTendering system. Tenderers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through our eTendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP.
This procurement and award are subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by Homes England and our contract with the supplier.
Bidders should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for Homes England to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the bidder's commercial interests.
Candidates are advised that Homes England is subject to the freedom of information Act 2000 (‘The Act’). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Homes England shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.
Homes England takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with Homes England.
Please refer to our anti-bribery and corruption policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information.
Homes England (the trading name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
The NUTS code included in this notice is ‘UK’. However, the services will only be procured in England.

Eligibility requirements: Refer to procurement documentation.

Award value: 10000000