Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Merlin Housing Society
Building 1, Riverside Court, Bowling Hill
Chipping Sodbury
BS37 6JX
UK
E-mail: procurement@merlinhs.co.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/merlinhs/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/merlinhs/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/merlinhs/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Employers Agent Framework.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71315200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Merlin Housing Society seeks to establish a framework of Employers Agents to work alongside our internal Property Investment and Development Teams in our exciting plans for refurbishing and developing homes for social housing rental, market rental and shared ownership and possible outright sale in the future.
We aim to build 300 new homes per year up to 2022, this is a crucial activity for Merlin and an exciting new era. The selection of appropriate partners is critical to its success. It is fundamental that partners have experience of working within in some or all of the following local authority areas and demonstrate capacity to work in these areas in future: North Somerset, South Glos, Bath and North East Somerset, Cotswolds, Wiltshire, Bristol City.
For, clarity the partners in this tender are Merlin Housing Society and Oakbrook Homes our wholly owned subsidiary.
The framework agreement will be for an initial term of 2 years with 2 optional extension periods of 12 months each.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 560 000.00
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
Employers Agent for Development
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71315200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provide employers agent 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:
1 200 000.00
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:
2 optional extension periods of 12 months each.
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
Employers Agent for Property Investment
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71315200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provide employers agent 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:
360 000.00
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:
2 optional extension periods of 12 months each.
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:
It is fundamental that bidders are able to demonstrate experience of working within in some or all of the following local authority areas and demonstrate capacity to work in these areas in future: North Somerset, South Glos, Bath and North East Somerset, Cotswolds, Wiltshire, Bristol City.
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
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As described in the tender documents.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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: 8
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/04/2017
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/04/2017
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Merlin Housing Society
Riverside Court, Bowling Hill
Chipping Sodbury
BS37 6JX
UK
Telephone: +44 145482100
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/02/2017