Tender for Maintenance of Firearms Ranges

To maintain police firearms ranges; including deleading, annual deep cleans and repair or replacement of materials.

United Kingdom-Manchester: Cleaning services

2019/S 101-244575

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Greater Manchester Combined Authority — GM Police
GB 183 0464 15
Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw
Manchester
M11 2NS
United Kingdom
Contact person: Ali Cordrey
Telephone: +44 1618561333
E-mail: Ali.Cordrey@gmp.police.uk
NUTS code: UKD

Internet address(es):Main address: www.gmp.police.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/35572

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=28616&B=BLUELIGHT

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=28616&B=BLUELIGHT

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Maintenance of Firearms Ranges

Reference number: A0507

II.1.2)Main CPV code

90910000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority, as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police (GMP), seeks to create a Framework Agreement for delivery of services to maintain police firearms ranges; including deleading, annual deep cleans and repair or replacement of materials.

The Authority intends to award framework status to a single supplier, and for police forces to be able to direct award a call-off contract which meets their own specification. The resulting framework will be available for other police forces in the UK (listed at https://www.police.uk/forces/) to access.

The successful provider will be required to deliver cleaning services to the standards defined in the ‘Handbook of Police Range Safety, Volume 2’. The provider is also to ensure full compliance with current Control of Lead at Work (CLAW) Regulations for all work undertaken within the ranges and the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005, regarding all waste disposals from the ranges.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 2 500 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

90523100

90660000

90911200

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

Main site or place of performance:

Manchester, M11 2NS.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority, as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police (GMP), seeks to create a Framework Agreement for delivery of a service to maintain police firearms ranges, including the deleading, annual deep cleans and repair or replacement of materials.

The Authority intends to award framework status to a single supplier, and for police forces to be able to direct award a call-off contract to that supplier for delivery of services which meet their own specification.

This tender is being conducted on behalf of GMP and forces in the North West Region (as outlined below) but the resulting framework will also be available for other police forces in the UK (listed at https://www.police.uk/forces/) to access:

1) Cheshire Constabulary;

2) Cumbria Constabulary;

3) Greater Manchester Police;

4) Lancashire Constabulary;

5) Merseyside Police;

6) North Wales Police.

The terms of the framework require the successful provider to deliver the cleaning services to the standards defined in the ‘Handbook of Police Range Safety, Volume 2’. The service provider is also to ensure full compliance with current Control of Lead at Work (CLAW) Regulations for all work undertaken within the ranges and the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005, regarding all waste disposals from the ranges.

The full specification is included as part of the invitation to tender, which is available free of charge on the Bluelight portal — https://bluelight.eu-supply.com

Bidders are reminded not to communicate with any other persons at GMP or with any other named police force concerning this tender. Clarifications may be sought through the messaging function of the Bluelight portal. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in disqualification from this and other future procurement processes.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 2 500 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The initial term of the framework will be 3 years, with the option to extend for a further year. Call-off contracts awarded against the framework will have a maximum duration of 60 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

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

The maximum value assigned to this framework is 2 500 000 GBP split across all forces who may wish to use it. The expected contract value for the 6 police forces in the North West Region falls between 200 000 GBP and 350 000 GBP, over the 5 year maximum contract term. No volumes or values are guaranteed.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

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

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the 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: 2018/S 132-300605

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 24/06/2019

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 24/06/2019

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

22/05/2019