Building Cleaning Service Framework for Hertfordshire County Council
To appoint competent and cost effective organisations to be part of its Building Cleaning Framework Agreement.
United Kingdom-Hertford: School cleaning services
2018/S 085-191768
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8DE
United Kingdom
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Group
Telephone: +44 1992555121
E-mail: stategic.procurement@hertfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKH23
Address of the buyer profile: www.supplyhertfordshire.uk
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
HCC 05/16 — The Provision of a Building Cleaning Service Framework Agreement
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) is currently out to procurement for the provision of a Building Cleaning Service Framework Agreement for Hertfordshire County Council. Further information in regards to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4) Description of the procurement field (OJEU Contract Notice refers). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to “express interest” which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Hertfordshire Business Services (hereinafter referred to as “HBS”) the trading organisation of Hertfordshire County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is advertising its requirement to appoint competent and cost effective organisations to be part of its Building Cleaning Framework Agreement to provide Building Cleaning services to sites throughout the County. This Contract will utilised by all departments of the Council including establishments such as Schools, fire stations, disused sites, day centres, libraries etc. It may also be used for works outside of the Council as requested by our partners and customers (this may be outside the geographical area of Hertfordshire in some cases). Please be aware the intention is to award this Agreement to between 5 (five) and 8 (eight) contractors and this is therefore not your anticipated income should you be successful. The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions, together with the Call-Off Contracts or Individual Orders and their possible durations. It is anticipated that the term of the Call-Off Contracts or Individual Orders awarded under this Framework Agreement could be up to 7 years. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately 7 000 000,00 GBP. The Framework Agreement will be awarded for a term of 4 (four) years. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement. Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, Framework Agreement formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.4.1)Review body
N/A
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Framework Agreement before a contract is executed / signed (as appropriate). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations’) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a Framework Agreement has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Framework Agreement has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Framework Agreement ineffective.
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Strand
Hertford
WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: