Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Onward Group Ltd (acting on behalf of itself and any current or future subsidiaries)
12 Hanover Street
Liverpool
L1 4AA
UK
Contact person: Lisa Kershaw
E-mail: procurement@onward.co.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.onward.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/onwardhomes/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/onwardhomes/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Fire Risk Assessements and Audits
Reference number: OG-P808
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75251110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Onward Group Ltd (‘Onward’) wishes to appoint contractor(s) who will have the experience and capability to deliver a programme of fire risk assessments across the North West as expressed within these tender documents. This will allow Onward to meet its compliance responsibilities in accordance with fire safety. The procurement will be divided into lots based on region and a final lot for audit services. The scope of the contracts are for the provision of the following within the boundaries of each group of properties Type 3 fire risk assessments, Type 4 fire risk assessments, audits
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
875 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum 3 lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Tenderers can apply for 1 or more lots if applicable up to a maximum of 2 lots. Tenderers applying for Lot 4 cannot be appointed to any other lots.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Merseyside FRA
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75251110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Merseyside region.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Type 3 and 4 fire risk assessments undertaken within Merseyside region.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
416 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Greater Manchester FRA
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75251110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Greater Manchester.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Type 3 and 4 fire risk assessments within the Greater Manchester region.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
229 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lanacshire FRA
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75251110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Lancashire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Type 3 and 4 fire risk assessments in the Lancashire region.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
146 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Fire Risk Assessment 3rd Party Audits
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75251110
79212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Third party audits of fire risk assessments undertaken across Onward stock.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Contractors should have the below or comparable industry recognised third party accreditations: BAFE SP205 — Life Safety FRACS – fire risk assessor certification scheme.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Under this contract the contractor and its supply chain will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to recruitment and training and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly the contract performance considerations may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
09/01/2020
Local time: 11:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
09/01/2021
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
09/01/2020
Local time: 11:01
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authority must consider:
(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the contracting authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. These priorities are described in the procurement documents.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC1A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
Liverpool
WC1A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures The contracting authority will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
Liverpool
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/12/2019