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Published 27 May 2022, 15:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

bpha Estate Services Contract

Official notice

Authority: Echelon Consultancy Ltd·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£15,000,000exc. VAT12.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2022awarded 1 Apr 2023
Awarded to JUST ASK ESTATE SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

bpha sought expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the delivery of estate services. The contract will be awarded to a single Service Provider under a 10-year TAC Terms Alliance Contract (with break clauses).

bpha followed a Restricted procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under the first stage of the process, prospective bidders were required to complete a Selection Questionnaire and its associated appendices. Full details of all the requirements and how to participate were included in the procurement, SQ and Tender documents.

CPV: Accommodation cleaning services · Accommodation, building and window cleaning services · Building-cleaning services · Cleaning and sanitation services · Cleaning services · Exterior cleaning work for buildings · Grassing services · Grounds maintenance services · Grounds-maintenance equipment · Gully cleaning and emptying services · Landscaping work for playgrounds · Park and playground equipment · +14 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Cost: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost: 35
  • Quality: 65
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the procurement and Tender documents.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 May 2022, 15:12 BST
Last source update
18 May 2023, 13:24 BST
Authority reference
Ech 1150
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014186
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation cleaning servicesAccommodation, building and window cleaning servicesBuilding-cleaning servicesCleaning and sanitation servicesCleaning servicesExterior cleaning work for buildingsGrassing servicesGrounds maintenance servicesGrounds-maintenance equipmentGully cleaning and emptying services
+16 moreLandscaping work for playgroundsPark and playground equipment
Delivery area
UKEast of England (UKH2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0340fd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed in the procurement and Tender documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Contracting Authority observed a 10-day stand still period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority reserved the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the contract at any stage of the procurement process. The Contracting Authority also reserved the right not to award the contract. Neither the Contracting Authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or tendering for the contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
270 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jun 2022 → 18 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    25 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 May 2023, 13:24 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2022
  1. Buyer details updated
    29 May 2022, 11:42 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    18 May 2023, 13:24 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    18 May 2023, 13:24 BST
Published amendments (1)

Amendments to details of the Contracting Authority

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £13,131,0601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
JUST ASK ESTATE SERVICES LIMITED£13,131,060 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Echelon Consultancy Ltd

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 5345282 Echelon House, 219a Hatfield Road, St Albans, UK, AL1 4TBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • bphaContracting authorityIP26751R Bedford, UKContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeMediation bodyReview contact point London
  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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