Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cirrus Consortium
C/O Grand Union Housing Group, Derwent House, Cranfield Technology Park, University Way
Cranfield
MK43 0AZ
UK
Contact person: Mike Barnett
E-mail: tenders@cirruspurchasing.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.grandunionhousing.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.cirruspurchasing.co.uk/Tdocs/CCMFyLb95Pw/5h1mr73gD
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://www.cirruspurchasing.co.uk/Tdocs/CCMFyLb95Pw/5h1mr73gD
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: central purchasing body
I.5) Main activity
Other: central purchasing body
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cirrus Consortium Materials Framework.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
44100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Cirrus Consortium (The Consortium) currently consists of in excess of 60 members including Registered Providers of Social Housing, Local Authorities, ALMOs and NHS Trusts. Members are based across England, Wales and Scotland. The Consortium is seeking to establish a new framework of multiple suppliers for the supply of building materials and associated services to expand upon The Consortium's existing highly successful materials framework. The Consortium is seeking bids for the following lots:
— Lot 1: General building materials (including paint and tools).
— Lot 2: Plumbing and heating materials (including gas spares and renewables).
— Lot 3: Electrical materials.
— Lot 4: Kitchen materials.
— Lot 5: Managed stores.
The outcome of the tender process will be a 4 year framework agreement expected to commence during May 2016. It is envisaged that the final framework will be awarded to approximately 15 suppliers per lot for lots 1 to 4, and 6 suppliers for lot 5.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
General building materials (including paint and tools).
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Across the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
General building materials including lightside and heavyside products, paint, tools and associated supply services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Plumbing and heating materials (including gas spares and renewables).
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44115200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Across the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Plumbing & Heating materials (including gas spares and renewables) and associated supply services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Electrical materials.
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31680000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Across the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Electrical materials supply including accessories, cabling and other electrical components and associated supply services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000 000.00
EUR
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Kitchen materials.
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39141000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Across the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of fitted kitchens materials including units, components and worktops and associated supply services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Managed stores.
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Across the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A managed stores solution is where a single merchant delivers a managed service for the provision of building materials to a client. The relationship most commonly involves the merchant supplying all building materials that may be required by the client. The core service is usually delivered through one of the following methods:
— The merchants existing branch network, usually with a dedicated stock holding at one or more of the branches local to the client.
— From a dedicated standalone stores site operated solely for the client.
— A delivery service.
— Using a combination of the options shown above.
Additional services the merchant may provide to a client through a managed stores solution may include, but may not be limited to:
— Direct integration with client IT systems.
— Dedicated stock holding.
— Van stock management.
— Provision of welfare facilities at existing branches/standalone stores for use by client staff.
— Waste management facilities and other ancillary services.
— Factoring items from third party suppliers.
Merchants providing a managed stores solution will be required to provide the full range of materials that may be required by The Consortium members. Suppliers bidding on lot 5 must be able to comprehensively supply materials covering all categories named in lots 1 to 3. Suppliers bidding on lot 5 may choose whether or not they also bid on lots 1 to 3 separately.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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:
Any supplier may be disqualified who has been convicted of:
(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
(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) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 66
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
Additional information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will not be used as part of selection onto the framework agreement. However Consortium Members reserve the right to conduct mini-competitions through e-auctions.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/04/2016
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/04/2016
Local time: 12:01
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Cirrus Purchasing Ltd staff members only on behalf of the Cirrus Consortium.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
2020.
VI.3) Additional information
Tender documents must be accessed through the Cirrus Purchasing eTender facility.
The framework is to cover call-off contracts made within England, Scotland and Wales, but excludes Northern Ireland. The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, including but not limited to the definable groups referenced in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement.
The framework is also available for use by all current and future members of The Consortium.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This tender process will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award is communicated to tenderers. 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).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/02/2016