Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
CHOICE HOUSING IRELAND LIMITED
NIC 100095
Leslie Morrell House
BELFAST
BT14DN
UK
Contact person: Ashleigh Cryan
Telephone: +44 7821637712
E-mail: ashleigh.cryan@choice-housing.org
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://choice-housing.org
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
II.1.2) Contract for Responsive Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Void Property Works and Adaptations Works
Reference number: PRN25024
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract for Responsive Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Void Property Works and Adaptations Works
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
130 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract for Responsive Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Void Property Works and Adaptations Works
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:
Regulation 12(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations outlines the circumstances in which the award of a public contract to a legal person will fall outside the scope of the Regulations, as follows:
a) The contracting authority (i.e. Choice) exercises over the legal person concerned (i.e. CSIL) a control which is similar to that which it exercises over its own departments (the Control Test);
b) More than 80% of the activities of the controlled legal person (Choice Services Ireland Limited (CSIL) are carried out in the performance of tasks entrusted to it by the controlling
contracting authority (Choice) or by other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority (the Activities Test);and
c) There is no direct private capital participation in the controlled legal person (CSIL) with the exception of non-controlling and non-blocking forms of private capital participation required by national legislative provisions, in conformance with the Retained Treaties, which do not exert a decisive influence on the controlled legal person (the Private Capital Participation Test).
All three limbs of this test must be satisfied in order for the exemption to apply and Choice Housing Ireland has taken legal advice which has determined that the criteria relating to all limbs of this test can be applied and therefore it intends to award the contract for the services defined to Choice Services (Ireland) Limited following the end of the existing contract terms effective from 05.05.2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:
Regulation 12(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations outlines the circumstances in which the award of a public contract to a legal person will fall outside the scope of the Regulations, as follows:
a) The contracting authority (i.e. Choice) exercises over the legal person concerned (i.e. CSIL) a control which is similar to that which it exercises over its own departments (the Control Test);
b) More than 80% of the activities of the controlled legal person (Choice Services Ireland Limited (CSIL) are carried out in the performance of tasks entrusted to it by the controlling
contracting authority (Choice) or by other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority (the Activities Test);and
c) There is no direct private capital participation in the controlled legal person (CSIL) with the exception of non-controlling and non-blocking forms of private capital participation required by national legislative provisions, in conformance with the Retained Treaties, which do not exert a decisive influence on the controlled legal person (the Private Capital Participation Test).
All three limbs of this test must be satisfied in order for the exemption to apply and Choice Housing Ireland has taken legal advice which has determined that the criteria relating to all limbs of this test can be applied and therefore it intends to award the contract for the services defined to Choice Services (Ireland) Limited following the end of the existing contract terms effective from 05.05.2025
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-007989
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Choice Services (Ireland) Limited
NI634386
Leslie Morrell House 37-41 May Street
Belfast
BT1 4DN
UK
Telephone: +44 7821637712
E-mail: ashleigh.cryan@choice-housing.org
NUTS: UKN
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:
: 130 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:
Regulation 12(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations outlines the circumstances in which the award of a public contract to a legal person will fall outside the scope of the Regulations, as follows:
a) The contracting authority (i.e. Choice) exercises over the legal person concerned (i.e. CSIL) a control which is similar to that which it exercises over its own departments (the Control Test);
b) More than 80% of the activities of the controlled legal person (Choice Services Ireland Limited (CSIL) are carried out in the performance of tasks entrusted to it by the controlling
contracting authority (Choice) or by other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority (the Activities Test);and
c) There is no direct private capital participation in the controlled legal person (CSIL) with the exception of non-controlling and non-blocking forms of private capital participation required by national legislative provisions, in conformance with the Retained Treaties, which do not exert a decisive influence on the controlled legal person (the Private Capital Participation Test).
All three limbs of this test must be satisfied in order for the exemption to apply and Choice Housing Ireland has taken legal advice which has determined that the criteria relating to all limbs of this test can be applied and therefore it intends to award the contract for the services defined to Choice Services (Ireland) Limited following the end of the existing contract terms effective from 05.05.2025
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice in Northern Ireland
97 Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
Telephone: +44 7821637712
E-mail: ashleigh.cryan@choice-housing.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/02/2025