CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Dorset and Wiltshire and Avon Fire and Rescue Services |
Dorset, Wiltshire and Avon |
Dorchester, Devizes and Bristol |
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The Litmus Partnership Ltd
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+44 1276673880 |
pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk |
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http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/dorset__wiltshire_and_avon_fire__rescue_services
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authorityCleaning Services — Dorset and Wiltshire and Avon Fire and Rescue Services. |
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Type of works contract
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Type of supplies contract
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Type of service contract14 |
II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
Dorset and Wiltshire and Avon United Kingdom.
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II.1.3)
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This notice involves
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II.1.4)
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Information on framework agreement (if applicable)
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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
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Duration of the framework agreement
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Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
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Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
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Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded |
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services to Dorset and Wiltshire and Avon Fire and Rescue Services.
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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90911000 |
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Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) |
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Division into lots Yes
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Will variants be accepted
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II.2)
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Quantity or Scope of the Contract
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II.2.1)
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Total quantity or scopeAvon Fire and Rescue Services provide prevention, protection and response services across the former Avon area, now made up the 4 unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
AFRS Headquarters is based in Bristol city centre and there are 22 fire stations across the area.
AFRS also have ten Community Safety Centres (CSCs) which provide safety advice, internet access and meeting facilities free of charge to local groups. The CSCs can be found at Headquarters, Avonmouth, Bath, Bedminster, Keynsham, Kingswood, Nailsea, Patchway, Southmead, Weston-super-Mare and Yate fire stations.
AFRS employ around 880 people; including approximately 540 Wholetime firefighters, 210 Retained Duty firefighters, 30 Control staff and 100 Support Staff.
The combined Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service officially came into being in shadow status on 1.4.2015 and will replace the 2 existing Authorities on 1.4.2016. This combination will help to secure the future of the 2 Services and the continued safety of the public in the 2 counties.
Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has 24 fire stations serving local communities. This operational response is supported by staff based at a number of other sites, including Service HQ, the Control room (where 999 calls are answered), the Training and Development Centre, Fleet Services (including vehicle workshops) and Occupational Health.
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service has 26 fire stations, serving the people of Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset. In addition, there are the Service Headquarters and Vehicle Workshops. Of the fire stations, 7 are staffed by Wholetime (full time) firefighters and 19 are staffed by On-Call (retained) firefighters. Some DRFS fire stations provide community facilities, offering meeting facilities to local groups, free of charge. These are at Lyme Regis, Maiden Newton, Portland, Weymouth, Gillingham, Swanage, Hamworthy and Christchurch.
Incorporated with Weymouth Community Fire Station is the Community Safety Centre, home to Safewise and Firewise, operated by the Streetwise charity.
Service Headquarters, Dorchester and Poole Fire Stations are provided under a PFI contract, under which Dorset Fire and Rescue Service are responsible for the periodic cleaning of the interiors.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for the Services. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the staff and visitors.
Due to the changing requirements in each authority, total flexibility will be required from the successful contractor with regard to the changes in station layouts due to building works and station openings / closures, due to relocation.
The basis and rationale that the Clients require the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide an environment that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the Tender Specification.
The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.4.2016 until 31.3.2019 and will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. The contract may be extended for a further period of up to 2 years, by mutual agreement.
It should be noted that the successful contractor will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; new equipment; and cleaning methods, with BICSc standards being achieved, as a minimum, thus ensuring that the highest levels of cleanliness are maintained in all areas at all times and also ensuring that the productivity of the cleaning operatives is enhanced moving forward into the new contract term.
At present cleaning operatives are employed to work Monday to Friday and the costs also include a Contracts Manager, Mobile Operatives and vehicles and Supervisors.
Cleaning is required over 252 days excluding bank holidays and weekends.
The value of DFRS contracts are 104 337 GBP, which includes:
— Periodic cleaning at Service Headquarters, Vehicle Workshops and wholetime fire stations;
— Quarterly window cleaning (internal and external), internal glazed screens, the washdown area canopy, gutters and downpipes at Weymouth Community Fire Station and Safety Centre, including the real fire demonstrator that is part of Firewise. High level access to the canopy, roof, gutters and downpipes is currently provided by the On-Call establishment at the fire station, using the aerial ladder platform (ALP) based there. The cost of On-Call firefighters' time for this is included in our overall costs;
— Quarterly window cleaning (internal) and internal glazed screens at Service Headquarters, Dorchester and Poole Fire Stations;
— Washroom services, but not washroom supplies;
— Barrier matting at Service Headquarters.
As the majority of stations are currently cleaned by firefighters, calculating the current costs is not possible. Future requirements will be dictated by this tender process.
The value of the current WFRS contract is 145 119 GBP, which includes window cleaning 2 x per annum, all periodic cleaning, washroom services and washroom supplies.
The value of the current AFRS contract is 192 480 GBP, which includes window cleaning 2 x per annum, all periodic cleaning, washroom services and washroom supplies.
There are numerous plans for changes and additional buildings throughout the Services over the next 3 years and this may increase the level of cleaning required within these areas, when the work is being carried out and thereafter. Therefore the Contractor would be expected to provide advice and expertise and be flexible in their approach, in order to incorporate the changes.
The Fire Services' objectives:
— To further increase the standards of cleanliness within all sites and to ensure uniformity so that all sites meet the same exacting standards;
— To receive a service that complies with the service standards;
— To receive consistently high quality cleaning standards and be proactive in its delivery;
— To generate an improved working environment for all staff and visitors, in all areas;
— To receive pro-active management support for the cleaning staff;
— To hold regular review meetings with the successful contractor, adding value through 2-way constructive feedback;
— To achieve overall value for money.
In accordance with the Government's Policy on Transparency and the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Potential Providers should be aware that the Fire and Rescue Service publishes details of tender documents and any subsequent contract on its website and on the Government's Contract Finder. |
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II.2.2)
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Options |
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Provisional timetable for recourse to these options
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Number of possible renewals
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts
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II.3)
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Duration of the contract or limit for completion 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.2)
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Conditions for Participation
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III.2.1)
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Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Tenderers will be required to complete and submit a pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documentation to The Litmus Partnership Limited.
Minimum standards for participation are stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Failure to achieve a pass in any of the minimum standards may result in your exclusion from any further part in this process.
Grounds for mandatory and discretionary exclusion — questions are stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
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III.2.2)
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Economic and financial capacity
Tenderers will be required to complete and submit a pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documentation to The Litmus Partnership Limited.
Minimum standards for participation are stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Failure to achieve a pass in any of the minimum standards may result in your exclusion from any further part in this process.
Economic and financial standing — Tenderers are required to have a minimum annual turnover of 2 500 000 GBP (two million five hundred thousand pounds sterling).
Suppliers must be financially fluid and currently trading.
They must not be recorded at Companies House as having any negative action / event (dissolved, removed, in liquidation, etc.) that calls into question their financial / corporate standing. Such action / event will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing. Additionally, suppliers must provide suitable evidence in the form of the last full year of accounts (audited and accompanied by auditors' confirmation where they are above the statutory threshold for providing audited accounts, or certified by their bank if they are below the statutory audit threshold). Non provision of such evidence to a satisfactory standard will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing.
If a business has been recently set up and not audited, annual or endorsed accounts have been produced, unaudited or management accounts for the 3 months prior to the application must be provided and certified by an independent Chartered Accountant or accompanied by a positive bankers reference for the bidder.
Where information is available to the contracting authority that points to concerns over financial viability, further information may be requested to evidence financial viability and non-availability of, or refusal to provide such evidence, will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing.
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III.2.3)
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Technical capacity
Tenderers will be required to complete and submit a pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documentation to The Litmus Partnership Limited.
Minimum standards for participation are stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Failure to achieve a pass in any of the minimum standards may result in your exclusion from any further part in this process.
Tenderers are required to self-certify whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the minimum levels of insurance cover of:
— Employers Liability Cover — 5 000 000 GBP (five million pounds sterling);
— Public Liability Cover — 5 000 000 GBP (five million pounds sterling);
— Professional Indemnity Cover — 1 000 000 GBP (one million pounds sterling);
— Other questions as indicated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire shall be assessed and scored as per the stated criteria.
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III.2.4)
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Reserved contracts
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of Procedure
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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Have candidates already been selected? No |
IV.1.2)
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Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate510 |
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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
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IV.1.3)
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Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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IV.2)
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Award Criteria
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No
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No
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction will be used No
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IV.3 Administrative Information
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IV.3.1)
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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Other previous publications
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IV.3.3)
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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
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IV.3.4)
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Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 13-11-2015
12:00 |
IV.3.5)
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Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates 27-11-2015
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IV.3.6)
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
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IV.3.7)
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
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IV.3.8)
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Conditions for opening tenders
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Section VI: Other Information
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VI.1)
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Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.2)
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Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds? No
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VI.3)
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Additional Information
Interest in the pre-qualification process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number.
The pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/dorset__wiltshire_and_avon_fire__rescue_services
The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 13.11.2015 (12:00). Tenderers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.
Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.
It will be the Tenderer's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this OJEU notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.
The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.
The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
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VI.4)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.4.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.4.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.4.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.5)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 10-10-2015 |
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 1 |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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90911000 |
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Quantity or scope
Lot 1 Stations:
— Malmesbury;
— Chippenham;
— Corsham;
— Calne;
— Royal Wootton Bassett;
— Cricklade;
— Westlea;
— Stratton;
— Swindon Drove Road;
— Ramsbury;
— Marlborough.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 2 |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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Quantity or scope
Lot 2 Stations:
— Bradford;
— Melksham;
— Bowerhill Workshops;
— Training and Development Centre, Devizes;
— Occupational Health, Bromham;
— Trowbridge and Trowbridge Stores;
— Westbury;
— Warminster;
— Headquarters, Potterne;
— Devizes;
— Pewsey;
— Ludgershall.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 3 |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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Quantity or scope
Lot 3 Stations:
— Amesbury;
— Wilton;
— Salisbury;
— Tisbury;
— Mere;
— Gillingham;
— Shaftesbury;
— Sturminster Newton;
— Blandford;
— Cranborne;
— Verwood.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 4 |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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90911000 |
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Quantity or scope
Lot 4 Stations:
— Sherborne;
— Beaminster;
— Charmouth;
— Lyme Regis;
— Bridport;
— Maiden Newton;
— Vehicle Workshops;
— Weymouth and Safety Centre;
— Portland;
— DFRS Headquarters, Dorchester;
— Dorchester.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 5 |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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Quantity or scope
Lot 5 Stations:
— DFRS Training Centre;
— Ferndown;
— Redhill;
— Wimborne;
— Christchurch;
— Springbourne;
— Westbourne;
— Hamworthy;
— Poole;
— Bere Regis;
— Wareham;
— Swanage.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 6 — Bath and North East Somerset Area |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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90911000 |
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Quantity or scope
Lot 6 Stations:
— Bath;
— Chew Magna;
— *Keynsham;
— Paulton;
— Radstock;
— Lansdown.
*Please note that Brislington (Lot 7) and Keynsham Fire Stations are planned for closure and will be replaced by a new Fire Station at Hicks Gate, Keynsham in the near future.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 7 — Bristol Area |
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Short Description
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Quantity or scope
Lot 7 Stations:
— Avonmouth;
— Bedminster;
— *Brislington;
— Southmead;
— Temple Back;
— Nova Way Technical Centre;
*Please note that Brislington and Keynsham (Lot 6) Fire Stations are planned for closure and will be replaced by a new Fire Station at Hicks Gate, Keynsham in the near future.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 8 — North Somerset Area |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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Quantity or scope
Lot 8 Stations:
— Station;
— Blagdon;
— Clevedon;
— Nailsea;
— Pill;
— Portishead;
— Weston-super-Mare;
— Winscombe;
— Yatton.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Lot 9 — South Gloucestershire Area |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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90911000 |
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Quantity or scope
Lot 9 Stations:
— Kingswood;
—Patchway;
—Thornbury;
—Yate.
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Indication about different contract dates 01-04-2016 31-03-2021 |
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Additional Information about lots
This tender has been divided into lots, on order that Contractors may bid on the entire Estate as a whole, or on a number of smaller cluster of stations.
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