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

Newington Housing Association

Apex Housing Association (Ireland) Limited

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Term Service Short Contract for Mandatory Works including Lift Maintenance Services other Discretionary Works.

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

Northern Ireland and Co. Donegal in Republic of Ireland.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Apex Housing Association Ltd wishes to procure a Lift Servicing and Associated Maintenance works contract as described below.

Economic operators should also note that during the contract period other Department for Communities Registered Housing Associations in Northern Ireland may join Apex HA by acceding to the contract and require works to be provided to them under the contract awarded as part of this competition. For a list of all Registered Housing Associations that may potentially seek to use this contract economic operators should refer to the Department for Communities website www.communities-ni.gov.uk

The proposed works shall include lift maintenance and servicing works together with the temporary installation of stair lifts as required.

The economic operator appointed will be required to provide a service to the Housing Association's stock throughout Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. The proposed works include lift maintenance and servicing works. The economic operator will be required to provide this service and must be able to provide a call-out response service to each Association 24 hours per day 365 days per year (including all weekends and holiday periods).

Further information may be found in the Memorandum of Information and relevant Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) that may be obtained from the contact point identified in Annex A.I of this notice.

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

APEX/GM/PS14-39

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

All documentation including the Memorandum of Information and Pre-Qualification can be obtained by sending an e-mail requesting the documentation to Ciaran.Smyth@g-m-design.co.uk a primary contact name and e-mail address for the economic operator must be included in this request. Further contact information is stated in annex A.I, A.II, A.III.

The cost of responding to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and any subsequent Invitation to Tender and participation in the project will be borne solely by each economic operator participating. Economic Operators should note that Apex Housing Association Ltd reserves the right to cancel this procurement process at any stage without reason or cost reimbursement. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to the contract award is at the sole risk of the economic operator participating in this procurement process. Apex Housing Association Ltd reserve the right to extend any such date. Economic Operators should also note that during the contract period other Department for Communities Registered Housing Associations in Northern Ireland may join Apex Housing Association Ltd by acceding to the contract (and thus increase the overall housing stock) and require works to be provided to them under the contracts awarded as part of this competition. For a list of all Registered Housing Associations that may potentially seek to use these contracts, economic operators should refer to the Department for Communities website www.communities-ni.gov.uk

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