Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8DE
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Group
Telephone: +44 1992588106
E-mail: Nicole.McCaffrey@hertfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.supplyhertfordshire.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
HCC 02/19 — The Provision of Library Services in Hertfordshire
Reference number: HCC1911193
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92511000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a contract award notice, and as such, this opportunity is now closed. Hertfordshire County Council have awarded a contract for The provision of library services in Hertfordshire. It is anticipated that during the term of the contract, the Council will wish to include the provision of heritage services within the scope of the contract. The inclusion of these services will be dealt with as an anticipated under the contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
127 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79995000
79995000
79995000
79995000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
Hertfordshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a contract award notice, and as such, the Council has awarded a contract to deliver its library services in line with the Council’s ‘Inspiring Libraries’ strategy (the ‘Services’). The estimated contract value is stated in II.1.7).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The proposed contract is to commence 1.8.2019 for mobilisation with a service transfer date of 1.12.2019 for a period of 5 years and four months with a potential extension period or periods, at the Council's absolute discretion, of up to 64 months.
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
Restricted 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:
2019/S 029-065022
Section V: Award of contract
Title: The Provision of Library Services in Hertfordshire
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Libraries for Life
Hertford
UK
NUTS: UKH23
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:
: 127 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Hertfordshire County Council
Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8DE
UK
Telephone: +44 1992588106
E-mail: Nicole.McCaffrey@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/09/2019