Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham Community Housing Association
12/14 Pelham Road, Sherwood Rise
Nottingham
NG5 1AP
UK
Contact person: Sharon Hunt
Telephone: +44 01707339800
E-mail: NCHA@echelonconsultancy.co.uk
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ncha.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45191
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Nottingham Community Housing Association Repairs Contract
Reference number: ECH1124
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Nottingham Community Housing Association ('NCHA') sought expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the delivery of responsive repairs works across its entire stock in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire (circa 10,400 units). The contract was awarded to a single Service Provider under a 10-year TPC Measured Term Contract (with a schedule of amendments) with the option to extend by up to a further five years. The value of the Contract awarded was c. £75m, but additional optional works in scope may be included at a later stage.
The contract included an option to support NCHA's in-house team in the delivery of voids and planned works.
NCHA conducted the procurement pursuant to the Competitive Dialogue procedure
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
75 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45410000
45300000
45310000
45350000
45400000
45420000
45430000
45440000
45450000
45451000
50000000
50700000
50710000
45421151
45211310
45330000
45421100
79512000
90650000
45261900
45262650
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF3
UKF2
UKF1
UKF
UK
Main site or place of performance:
East Midlands
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottingham Community Housing Association ('NCHA') sought expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the delivery of responsive repairs works across its entire stock in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire (circa 10,400 units). The contract was awarded to a single Service Provider under a 10-year TPC Measured Term Contract (with a schedule of amendments) with the option to extend by up to a further five years. The estimated value of the Contract awarded was c. £75m, and the contract included the option to include additional, optional works in scope at a later stage.
The contract included the option to support NCHA's in-house team in the delivery of voids and planned works.
NCHA followed a three-stage Competitive Dialogue procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under the first stage of the process, participants were required to complete a Selection Questionnaire and its associated appendices. Following evaluation of the submitted SQs, NCHA shortlisted six participants to be Invited to Submit Detailed Solutions under the second stage of the process. Following evaluation of received ISDS submissions, NCHA shortlisted 3 participants to participate in Competitive Dialogue and submit Final Tenders.
Full details of the requirements and instructions were included in the procurement and Tender documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
An option to extend the contract by up to a further 5 years.
An option to include voids and planned works
The option to include the provision of the repairs contact centre at any point throughout the term of the contract at the discretion of the contracting authority.
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
TUPE applied to the contract.
Participants were advised to seek their own independent advice about the implications of TUPE.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-031677
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: NCHA Repairs Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/01/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fortem Solutions Ltd
Keynes House, Tilehouse Street
Hitchin
SG5 2DW
UK
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.fortem.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 75 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 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 observed a 10-day stand still period following the award of the contract and conducted itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/02/2023