Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Watford Borough Council
Town Hall
Watford
WD17 3EX
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Manager
Telephone: +44 1923278370
E-mail: howard.hughes@watford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.watford.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.watford.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Councils in Hertfordshire as listed in the ITT
Town Hall
Watford
WD17 3EX
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Manager
Telephone: +44 1923278370
E-mail: howard.hughes@watford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.watford.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.watford.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Public Health Funeral Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98370000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A framework agreement to provide Public Health Funeral Services for Councils in Hertfordshire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98371000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
Hertfordshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A framework agreement to be let by Watford BC with scope for other District Councils in Hertfordshire to use it to access a public health funerals service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Meeting the requirements
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Staff and experience
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Health and safety
/ Weighting: 7
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 60
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:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
A framework agreement for use by Councils in Hertfordshire:
• Broxbourne BC
• Dacorum BC
• East Herts DC
• Hertsmere BC
• North Herts DC
• St Albans BC
• Stevenage BC
• Three Rivers DC
• Watford BC
• Welwyn Hatfield DC.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 012-024206
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Neville Funeral Service Ltd
01999084
Neville House, Marsh Road
Luton
LU3 2RZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1582490005
E-mail: charmianalexander@nevillefuneralservice.com
NUTS: UKH2
Internet address(es)
URL: http://nevillefuneralservice.com
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:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considered that this contract would be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers was based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
Watford Borough Council wished to establish a framework agreement for use by the following Councils in Hertfordshire and any future successors to these bodies.
• Broxbourne BC
• Dacorum BC
• East Herts DC
• Hertsmere BC
• North Herts DC
• St Albans BC
• Stevenage BC
• Three Rivers DC
• Watford BC
• Welwyn Hatfield DC.
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Go reference: GO-202048-PRO-16331517
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Watford Borough Council
Town Hall
Watford
WD17 3EX
UK
Telephone: +44 1923278370
E-mail: howard.hughes@watford.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.watford.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2020