Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Torus62 Limited
Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street
St Helens
WA9 1LD
UK
Contact person: Kate Keeley
Telephone: +44 1744417842
E-mail: kate.keeley@wearetorus.co.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wearetorus.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
Provision of Fire Risk Assessments.
Reference number: 241743649
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71631000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Torus are going out to market to seek a provider to carry out Fire Risk Assessments predominantly in the Warrington and St Helens area's however this could expand in the future outside the North West region. Torus are also looking for the provider to manage all FRA works/outcomes on an electronic software system. The contract length is initially 48 months with the option to extend twice for a further 24 months and a further 12 months (7 years in total).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
350 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71631000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
North West (England).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Torus are going out to market to seek a provider to carry out Fire Risk Assessments predominantly in Warrington and St Helens. Fire Risk Assessors must be competent, fully trained and have relevant experience. As a minimum requirement of this contract Torus are also looking for the provider to produce and store live management reporting of FRA required, categorisation and identification of remedial works, overall compliance status on an electronic software system. An extensive risk assessment exercise prior to going out to market has been undertaken to identify the possible frequencies for the various building types which are low, medium and high risk. Typical buildings would be: Head Office buildings/local offices, Works depots, High rise units, Sheltered Accommodation Homes, Communal areas. Current quantities of buildings across both Warrington and St Helens is 502, however this may increase in the future.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 30
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Provision of Fire Risk Assessments
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/07/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fire Safety Solutions
Lodge House, Lodge Square, Cow Lane
Burnley
BB11 1NN
UK
Telephone: +44 1282427082
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.firesafetysolutions.com/
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:
: 350 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
Please see below for the minimum requirements that are set out within this tender. Operating to BAFE SP205 (approval for ‘Life Fire Safety Assessments’) or can demonstrate an equivalent or higher operating model or standard that satisfies the requirements of Torus.
Membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers
To have in place at the start of the contract a ‘live’ online data portal in which stores information about Fire Risk Assessments and can produce management reports in which Torus can have access to.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://torus.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=280347329
GO Reference: GO-2017926-PRO-11094123.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Torus62 Limited
Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street
St Helens
WA9 1LD
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.wearetorus.co.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Golden Gates Housing
Bank House
Warrington
WA1 1RH
UK
Telephone: +44 1925452409
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/09/2017