NEUPC Ltd: Window Cleaning Services for North Eastern Universities

UK-Leeds: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       NEUPC Ltd
       Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1134871764, Email: m.mcgill@neupc.ac.uk
       Contact: Michael McGill
       Main Address: http://www.neupc.ac.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.neupc.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKE42

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Window Cleaning Services for North Eastern Universities            
      Reference number: EFM2030NE

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (‘NEUPC’) has established a framework agreement for the provision of window cleaning services for North Eastern Universities.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 900,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
      UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
      Tees Valley and Durham
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This tendering exercise was for the supply of cleaning services for all internal glazing and internal and external windows on the campuses of the 5 north-eastern Universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside. The agreement is for a 4-year duration, with 1 supplier being appointed to service all five Universities. The service required is normally a scheduled service. However, there will also be a requirement for ad-hoc/emergency services. The successful supplier had to be capable of responding swiftly to unscheduled cleaning requests. The supplier had to be able to support several different cleaning methods to incorporate all buildings, including but not limited to abseiling, pole washing, ladders, cradles and scaffolding dependent on institutional requirements and be able to provide all access equipment necessary to complete the service.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Proposed Framework Manager and methodology for managing the framework. / Weighting: 6
      Quality criterion - Name: Your proposed regional office’s experience of operating under similar contracts. / Weighting: 12
      Quality criterion - Name: Methodology for service delivery on each campus. / Weighting: 18
      Quality criterion - Name: Details of operatives you intend to use on this contract. / Weighting: 6
      Quality criterion - Name: Details of the tools, plant and technical equipment to be utilised on this contract. / Weighting: 6
      Quality criterion - Name: Equality & Diversity / Weighting: 3
      Quality criterion - Name: Modern Slavery / Weighting: 3
      Quality criterion - Name: Environmental / Weighting: 6
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Tender Sum / Weighting: 40
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
         Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): This framework may be used by the institutions to make appointments for schemes that are fully or part-funded by European Union funds or Programme.

      II.2.14) Additional information: Future call-off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union funding, ERDF/ESF and other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 14-28588
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 1    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Window Cleaning Services for North Eastern Universities

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 31/03/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 5
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Convey Bros, UK09808418
             Unit 14 Hadrians Court, Seventh Avenue, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0XW, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 900,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 900,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The bodies that may utilise this agreement include: Newcastle University, Durham University, The University of Sunderland, Teesside University, Northumbria University.
This framework may be used by institutions for purchases fully or part-funded by EU funds or Programs including but not limited to European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) and Research Councils UK (RCUK).
Full details provided in the published tender documents. Institutions opting out of the public contracts regulations and/or their partners that access this agreement are not bound by the call-off procedures which apply to contracting authorities.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          NEUPC Ltd
          Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1134871750, Email: admin@neupc.ac.uk
          Internet address: http://www.neupc.ac.uk

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          NEUPC Ltd
          Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1134871750, Email: admin@neupc.ac.uk
          Internet address: http://www.neupc.ac.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          NEUPC Ltd
          Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1134871750, Email: admin@neupc.ac.uk
          Internet address: http://www.neupc.ac.uk

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/04/2020