Livv Housing Group

Lakeview, Kings Business Park

Prescot

L34 1PJ

UK

Contact person: Claire Paton

E-mail: tenders@cirruspurchasing.co.uk

NUTS: UKD

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://livvhousinggroup.com/

Address of the buyer profile: https://livvhousinggroup.com/

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: DN656197

II.1.2) Main CPV code

90911000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Livv Housing Group is seeking bids from service providers to participate in a tender process for the provision of cleaning services in the Merseyside area. Services initially required under the contract are expected to include the cleaning of:

- Extra care facilities

- Community centres

- Livv Housing Group offices

Full detail of the locations to be cleaned and service specification can be found within the Supporting Information folder provided with this tender. Bidders are advised to arrange site visits to view the locations where the services will be required in order to assess the scope of work directly.

The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 2 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 4 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider (2+1+1). The anticipated commencement date is estimated to be 9th August 2023.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 640 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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:

(a) conspiracy within the meaning of section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(b) where that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime(c);

(b) corruption within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889(d) or section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906(e);

(c) the common law offence of bribery;

(d) bribery within the meaning of sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f) or section 113 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(g);

(e) where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities’ financial interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities(h):

(i) the common law offence of cheating the revenue,

(ii) the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud,

(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968(i), the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(j), the Theft Act 1978(k) or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(l),

(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of section 458 of the Companies Act 1985(m), article 451 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(n) or section 993 of the Companies Act 2006(o),

(v) fraudulent evasion within the meaning of section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(p) or section 72 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994(q),

(vi) an offence in connection with taxation in the European Union within the meaning of section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993(r),

(vii) destroying, defacing or concealing of documents or procuring the execution of a valuable security within the meaning of section 20 of the Theft Act 1968(s) or section 19 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(t),

(viii) fraud within the meaning of section 2, 3 or 4 of the Fraud Act 2006(u), or

(ix) the possession of articles for use in frauds within the meaning of section 6 of the Fraud Act 2006 or the making, adapting, supplying or offering to supply articles for use in frauds within the meaning of section 7 of that Act;

(f) any offence listed:

(i) in section 41 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008(a), or Section IV: Procedure

(ii) in Schedule 2 to that Act where the court has determined that there is a terrorist connection;

(g) any offence under sections 44 to 46 of the Serious Crime Act 2007(b)

which relates to an offence covered by subparagraph (f);

(h) money laundering within the meaning of sections 340(11) and 415 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(c);

(i) an offence in connection with the proceeds of criminal conduct within the meaning of section 93A, 93B or 93C of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(d) or article 45, 46 or 47 of the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(e);

(j) an offence under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004(f);

(k) an offence under section 59A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003(g);

(l) an offence under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009(h);

(m) an offence in connection with the proceeds of drug trafficking within the meaning of section 49, 50 or 51 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994(i); or

(n) any other offence within the meaning of Article 57(1) of the Public Contracts Directive:

(i) as defined by the law of any jurisdiction outside England and Wales and Northern Ireland, or

(ii) created, after the day on which these Regulations were made, in the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland

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.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As per the tender documentation

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 23/03/2023

Local time: 12:00

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

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 23/03/2023

Local time: 12:05

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Livv Housing Group staff members and their authorised agents only

VI.4.1) Review body

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

This tender process will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award is communicated to bidders. Appeals can be directly raised via the contact points detailed in section VI.4.1) of this contract notice. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).