II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Places for People Group are seeking to appoint a sole supplier of commercial laundry equipment and maintenance services and as such, wish to form a contract which will be utilised and owned by Places for People Group. It is intended that this contract will be used to meet the needs of Places for People Group and their Group subsidiaries for commercial laundry assets (including servicing and maintenance aspects).
The successful supplier will need to be able to provide a national service and supply across all UK postcodes for all of the services of a commercial laundry equipment provider across the below streams:
•Commercial Washing Equipment
•Commercial Dryer Equipment
•Duct Cleaning (a standard service to applicable equipment)
•Commercial Laundry payment systems
•Commercial Laundry asset management (including a customer portal asset interfaces)
•Commercial Laundry equipment servicing
•Commercial Laundry equipment consultancy (new/existing sites)
•Commercial Laundry equipment project management (including the project management of existing assets and associated contracts)
This supplier either directly or via their fully managed supply chain partners will provide a one stop shop for all the commercial laundry equipment streams outlined in this; and the accompanying tender documents.
Places for People Group’s current estate of Commercial Laundry Equipment and Services is with several different suppliers across the UK. This estate has grown and expanded through individual site level requirements over many years. The consequence of this is that the Group now have several suppliers to manage, a multitude of contract agreements per site/asset with numerous variances in components and contract terms such as (not limited to), contract start/end dates, notice durations etc.
The aim of this procurement is to work with the successful supplier to manage this commodity area in a holistic and strategic way. The successful supplier will need to consider the role of gaining our existing estate of equipment, including the need to exit existing contract agreements with other incumbent suppliers. Working under either a Master Operating Lease Agreement for lease options or Main terms and Conditions for outright purchases. For all sites across Places for People Group, the full estate of assets will be managed tactically to enable many advantages for example, the ability to redeploy assets from one site to another.
This procurement is being undertaken by Places for People Group the contracting authority for itself and as lead authority for the benefit of other organisations that will be set out in the contract notice.
Places for People Group have identified their requirements for commercial laundry equipment and associated services, encompassing the needs of Places for People Group properties and all other Group companies (including future acquisitions).
Places for People Group proposes to establish a sound and stable relationship with the supplier to undertake provision of the Goods and Services for a duration of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years based on satisfactory performance against the agreed SLA/KPI’s. The service and performance will be reviewed every 12 months as a minimum.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
450 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Places for People Group proposes to establish a sound and stable relationship with the supplier to undertake provision of the Goods and Services for a duration of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years based on satisfactory performance against the agreed SLA/KPI’s. The service and performance will be reviewed every 12 months as a minimum.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contracting authority has the option to extend for a further 5 years based on satisfactory performance against the agreed SLA/KPI’s.
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
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://placesforpeople.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2SGF742SNZ