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Published 11 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

City of London Housing Window Cleaning Contract

Official notice

Authority: City of London Corporation (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT · 1 value update20% above published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2021awarded 22 Jul 2021
Awarded to New Concept General Cleaning Company Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is in regard to the tender award for the City of London Housing Window Cleaning Contract.

The contract award is for the window cleaning for the communal areas inside & out within the City of London’s Housing Estates

The duration of the contract is for Four (4) years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to Two (2) years.

The maximum length of the contract is therefore Six (6) years.

CPV: Window-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Window cleaning service for the City of London residential Housing sitesAwardedPublished value£200,000

Window cleaning service for the City of London residential Housing sites.

The Procurement for this contract will be via One Stage Open Procedure, there will be a

Professional & Technical Ability criteria within the Qualification section, all bidders will need

to pass this criteria in order to progress within the tender evaluation process.

Delivery: London
Extensions: The contract is awarded for a core period of Four (4) years, with the option to extend this up to 2 (two) further years subject to the right of the Authority (at its sole discretion).Variant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting:: 40%
  • Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting:: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting:: 40%
  • Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting:: 60%
  • Price: Quality 40/Price 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Open 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update
27 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
prj_COL_18315
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017883
Classification (CPV)
Window-cleaning services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029a91 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Key Performance indicators are detailed within the Tender documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The City incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the City before the agreement is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register their interest on the system in order to download the tender documentation, registration is free of charge. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £33,333,33

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Apr 2021 → 27 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021
  1. Published value published: £200,000
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
    -11 days · was 12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    27 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of projects or requests to participate · IV.2.21 Apr 202112 Apr 2021+11 d
—TextEstimated total value · II.1.5£200,000.00£240,000.00

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-03: 1 release · 11 Mar 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 12
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
New Concept General Cleaning Company Ltd£240,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of London Corporation

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Guildhall, London, London, EC2P 2EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeMediation body London
  • High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London
  • See VI.4.1) Review body field of this Contract Award Notice.Review contact point 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