CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Fire and Safety Servicing and Maintenance.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Merseyside and Knowsely.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

First Ark required a single contractor to provide the following services in the Knowsley area for commercial buildings, community centres and high/low rise blocks.

— Smoke Ventilation Maintenance, Inspection and Testing;

— Emergency Lighting Maintenance and Testing;

— Fire Alarm Maintenance, Inspection and Testing;

— Small Electrical Works;

— Weekly Call Point, Door Release and Panic Alarm Maintenance and Testing;

— Intruder Alarm Service and Maintenance;

— Fire Gas Suppression System and Room Integrity Test Maintenance;

— Servicing of Portable Fire Extinguishers (PFE) and Fire Blankets;

— Gas Detection Service and Maintenance.

The bulk of these services will start at contract commencement, however others will become live as and when existing contracts expire. This information was provided to bidders who reached ITT stage along with details of which services were applicable to which locations.

The outcome of the tender process is a single contract with a single contractor. The contract is an initial 2 year contract with 3 options to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum 5 years total contract term, subject to First Ark requirements and the performance of the successful contractor.

The contract is available for use by all members of the First Ark Group.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. Tenderers could have raised appeals directly with First Ark via the contact points detailed in section I.1 of the contract notice.

If an appeal regarding the award of the contract had not successfully been resolved between the tenderer and First Ark, then the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provided for aggrieved parties who had been harmed or were at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice