Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Freeth Street
Oldbury
B69 3DE
UK
Contact person: Jessica Prince
E-mail: jessica_prince@sandwell.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.sandwell.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Sunny Skies Nursery Concession
Reference number: SMBC 21094
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sunny Skies Nursery was established in 2008 as part of the development of Hillside Children’s Centre on the Pennyhill school site in West Bromwich. The nursery entrance is located in Connor Road near to the corner with Holyhedge Road.The nursery has been operated since opening by the Governing Body of Pennyhill Primary School.The nursery has always had a good reputation and has regularly had a waiting list for places.The only Ofsted inspection of the nursery resulted in a judgement of ‘Outstanding’.More recently however, the school have found it increasingly difficult to manage the nursery financially and to recruit a new nursery manager. The school itself has other pressures to address and hence the Governing Body made a decision to ask the local authority to go out to tender to find an alternative provider to run the nursery.The school are committed to a positive working relationship with the new provider.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
192 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sunny Skies Nursery was established in 2008 as part of the development of Hillside Children’s Centre on the Pennyhill school site in West Bromwich. The nursery entrance is located in Connor Road near to the corner with Holyhedge Road.The nursery has been operated since opening by the Governing Body of Pennyhill Primary School.The nursery has always had a good reputation and has regularly had a waiting list for places.The only Ofsted inspection of the nursery resulted in a judgement of ‘Outstanding’.More recently however, the school have found it increasingly difficult to manage the nursery financially and to recruit a new nursery manager. The school itself has other pressures to address and hence the Governing Body made a decision to ask the local authority to go out to tender to find an alternative provider to run the nursery.The school are committed to a positive working relationship with the new provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-018202
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Sunny Skies Nursery Concession Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/10/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
N&K Varma Ltd
18 Elizabeth Road
Walsall
WS5 3PF
UK
NUTS: UKG38
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 232 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2021