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Published 9 Aug 2023, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Communal Area Building Cleaning Services of 2 and 3 Storey Flats

Official notice

Authority: Colchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£560,000exc. VAT15.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2023awarded 5 Feb 2024
Awarded to Accuro Environmental Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Colchester City Council (the Council) wishes to commission an experienced contractor to provide Building Cleaning Services to the Communal Areas of the 2 and 3 storey flats managed by Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) on behalf of Colchester City Council. CBH manages 6,175 properties, 18 sheltered schemes and 1006 leaseholders. These properties encompass a variety of different builds of flats that date from the 1950s to the late 1970s and are spread across the borough of Colchester, in locations from rural villages to large estates. The cleaning required will incorporate routine cleaning as stipulated within the tender specification. Tenders should also note that TUPE will apply.

CPV: Building-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: East of England · Essex
Extensions: This contract will be advertised at the end of the current renewal period unless the option of a 1 year extension is taken.Second stage: 3–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Adherence to the Specification: 20%
  • Organisational & Technical Capacity: 20%
  • Interview: 10%
  • Bid Price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Adherence to the Specification: 20
  • Organisational & Technical Capacity: 20
  • Interview: 10
  • Social Value: 10
  • Bid Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
9 Aug 2023, 19:05 BST
Last source update
7 Feb 2024, 19:05 GMT
Authority reference
0344
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004130
Classification (CPV)
Building-cleaning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ee6c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: 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. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=841299107" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=841299107</a> GO Reference: GO-202427-PRO-25119373

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Sept 2023 → 7 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    18 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Feb 2024, 19:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Feb 2024, 19:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £647,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Accuro Environmental Limited0344 - Communal Area Building Cleaning of 2 & 3 Storey Flats£647,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Colchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, East of England, CO3 3WGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Accuro Environmental LtdAwarded supplier08004960 128 Buckingham Palace Road, London, UK, SW1W 9SAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria