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

Asbestos surveying and Retained Advice

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

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further year.

The contract is designed to deliver:

— Asbestos Management Surveys to residential dwellings (tenanted and void) and non-domestic areas of communal blocks, garages and community centres,

— bulk sample analysis (both planned and reactive in the event of an emergency),

— Targeted Asbestos Refurbishment and Demolition and Hybrid Surveys,

— ACM re-inspection surveys of previously identified presumed and sampled ACM's to non-domestic areas of communal blocks, school garages and community centres,

— reassurance air monitoring,

— 4 stage clearance,

— asbestos awareness training,

— project management services,

— management of asbestos data and provision of an online portal,

— 24 hours, 7 days a week emergency response for sampling, analysis and guidance,

— independent audits of asbestos removal contractors to ensure they are complying with legislation and guidance,

— advice on actions required by SHG to comply with any changes in regulations, or prevailing HSE guidance throughout the contract term.

Note: All of the above are mandatory elements of the contract and therefore bidders should not submit a bid unless they are able to deliver all elements of the works required.

The properties to be covered in this contract include sheltered housing schemes, residential multi story blocks, residential, schools, care homes, offices and community centres. All properties are within or around the stockport. Borough area, but this could increase to surrounding boroughs (e.g. Tameside, Trafford and Greater Manchester).

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

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice