Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
ForHousing Limited
52 Regent Street
Eccles
M30 0BP
UK
Contact person: Mark Bradshaw
Telephone: +44 3001235522
E-mail: Mark.Bradshaw@forhousing.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.forhousing.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.forhousing.co.uk
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
Responsive repairs and maintenance and grounds maintenance
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
ForHousing has awarded a contract under the Procurement for Housing (PfH) Responsive Repairs and Void Property Services Framework Agreement, for the provision of Responsive Repairs, Maintenance and Grounds Maintenance. The contract has a 10-year term and has been called off from the PfH Framework using the Direct Award mechanism, as set out within the Framework Agreement, to Liberty Group Investments Limited (Liberty) being ranked number 1 on Lot 1 (North West Region) of the Responsive Repairs and Void Property Services Framework Agreement.
The annual value of the contract is £30m, with a total estimated value of £300m over the full term.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45453100
45300000
50700000
77314000
45453000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ForHousing is awarding a contract as set out above. The scope of the contract, with anticipated annual values, is: Responsive Repairs (£19.3m); Void Property Repairs and Refurbishments (£5.0m); Grounds Maintenance (£1.7m), and Other Works (£4.0m). The contract has been called off using the Direct Award mechanism under the Framework to Liberty. This is compliant with the Framework as: (1) the services are clearly and adequately described in Schedule 1 of the Framework Agreement, (2) the Supplier’s Prices can be applied to the services required (3) the contract terms are appropriate (4) the contract can be concluded with no further substantive information required from Suppliers. The contract includes the supply and fit of kitchens; bathrooms; windows and doors; electrical works; internal and external decorations; roofing works; cladding.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
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 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
ForHousing Limited was not required to publish a call for competition in the Find a Tender Service for the proposed call-off contract on the basis that this contract has been awarded pursuant to the Procurement For Housing framework. ForHousing Limited and Procurement For Housing are satisfied that the call-off contract has been awarded in compliance with the framework agreement and in accordance with its terms. As such, the call-off contract is permitted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "PCR") and complies with the rules re. awarding contracts based on framework agreements as set out in regulation 33(8)(a) of the PCR. Prior publication of a Contract Notice was therefore not needed.
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:
2024/S 000-029628
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
13/09/2024
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
Liberty Gas Group Limited
04242416
Garden Works, Charleywood Road, Knowsley Industrial Park
Liverpool
L33 7SG
UK
NUTS: UK
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:
: 300 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Whilst Grounds Maintenance is not explicitly specified in the Framework, ForHousing considers the addition of the grounds maintenance service is permitted under Reg 72(8) PCR 2015 as this does not amount to a substantial modification. The grounds maintenance services amount to 5.6% of the value of the contract and ForHousing is satisfied that this is not a substantial modification to the overall scope.
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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=892318333
GO Reference: GO-2024930-PRO-27864077
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
ForHousing has conducted itself in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/09/2024