Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Royal Berkshire Fire Authority
VAT gb 642 4620 56
Newsham Court
Reading
RG31 7SD
UK
Contact person: Emma Peate
Telephone: +44 118934736
E-mail: PeateE@RBFRS.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ1
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.rbfrs.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/71935
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Lot 1 — Contingency Call Handling and Related Services Lot 2 – Contingency Fire Crews and Related Services
Reference number: 1040/41
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79430000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Lot 1– Contingency Call Handling and related Services. The Authority is re-tendering its requirements for its call handling service, the Authority is required to have resilience with the support of a commercial operator who can offer the necessary capacity, knowledge and skills to either work alongside the on duty emergency call handling control service or on their own if required.
Lot 2 Contingency Fire Crews and related services — Fire and Rescue Services, FRS’s have a duty s.7 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (FRSA 2004), in relation to firefighting, to ‘secure the provision of the personnel, services and equipment necessary efficiently to meet all normal requirements’. A similar duty applies under s. 8 in respect of road traffic accidents.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
740 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ1
UKJ
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 – Contingency Call Handling and related Services
The Authority is re-tendering its requirements for its call handling service, the Authority is required to have resilience with the support of a commercial operator who can offer the necessary capacity, knowledge and skills to either work alongside the on duty emergency call handling control service or on their own if required.
Lot 2 Contingency Fire Crews and related services
Fire and Rescue Services, FRS’s have a duty s.7 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (FRSA 2004), in relation to firefighting, to ‘secure the provision of the personnel, services and equipment necessary efficiently to meet all normal requirements’. A similar duty applies under s. 8 in respect of road traffic accidents. FRS’s also have a duty under s. 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004) to plan for emergencies and to maintain plans for the purpose of ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, that if an emergency occurs it is able to continue to perform its functions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 244-605908
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Lot 1 — Contingency Call Handling and Related Services Lot 2 – Contingency Fire Crews and Related Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/03/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Securitas Security Services (UK) Ltd
24 Old Queen Street
London
SW1H 9HP
UK
NUTS: UKK
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:
: 740 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue
Pincents Kiln, Reading
Reading
RG31 7SD
UK
Telephone: +44 1189384736
E-mail: PeateE@RBFRS.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/07/2021