Official UK procurement notice
Collection, Storage and Redelivery of Household Belongings Framework Agreement
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAberdeenshire Council and The Highland Council have appointed a contractor for the collection, storage and redelivery of household belongings. Aberdeen City Council did not secure a suitable contractor for this contract and therefore there was no award made.
- Recurrence: 3 or 4 years.
CPV: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods · Storage and retrieval services · Storage and warehousing services · Storage bins · Storage containers · Storage services · Storage units · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (3.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £130,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Aberdeen City CouncilRenewalPublished value£340,000
Aberdeen City Council is legally obliged to provide assistance with the removal, transfer and storage of household belongings for people experiencing homelessness. There are a significant number of customers who require this service, sometimes for an unspecified amount of time.
Under this framework agreement the Contractor shall provide short and long-term storage solutions.
Aberdeen City Council require a single Contractor to uplift belongings within a property; all furniture items, white goods, fixture/fittings and any other household item (this list is not exhaustive) and deliver to/from properties, with capacity to conduct requests where specified within 48 hours of request. Additional information: This tender is a re-tender. Aberdeen City Council was not able to appoint a suitable tenderer when this required was originally advertised.
Lot #2Aberdeenshire Council – North (Banff & Buchan and Buchan)AwardedRenewalceiling above
Aberdeenshire Council is legally obliged to provide assistance with the removal, transfer and storage of household belongings for people experiencing homelessness. Aberdeenshire Council have appointed a contractor to meet these requirements.
Lot #3Aberdeenshire Council – South (Formartine, Garioch, Marr and Kincardine & Mears)AwardedRenewalceiling above
Aberdeenshire Council is legally obliged to provide assistance with the removal, transfer and storage of household belongings for people experiencing homelessness. Aberdeenshire Council have appointed a contractor to meet these requirements.
Lot #4The Highland CouncilAwardedRenewalPublished value£70,000
The Highland Council is legally obliged to provide assistance with the removal, transfer and storage of household belongings for people experiencing homelessness.
The Council have now appointed a contractor to meet these requirements
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Tenderers should hold the following:
Driver and vehicle:
- All drivers must hold an appropriate valid driver’s license
- All vehicles must be insured and taxed as legally required
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers should hold the following:
Insurance:
- Employers Liability of GBP 5m
- Public Liability Insurance of GBP 5m
- The Council will use an independent credit scoring organisation such as CreditSafe, to conduct appropriate financial probity checks.
Minimum: Employers Liability of GBP 5m Public Liability Insurance of GBP 5m All vehicles must be insured and taxed as legally required Appropriate financial probity checks shall be carried out - Technical & professional ability
Tenders must provide Experience 2 relevant examples of similar or equivalent services carried out in the past three years
Minimum: 2 examples in the last 3 years
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Collection, Storage and Redelivery of Household Belongings Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 3 or 4 years.
- First published
- 25 Jun 2021, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2022, 16:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Feb 2022 – …
- Authority reference
000-ATDF2262- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009414- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c073Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:689745)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Sept 2021 → 7 Apr 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected15 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Apr 2022, 16:44 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2021- Published value published: £840,00016 Sept 2021, 09:54 BST
- Status changed to active16 Sept 2021, 09:54 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Sept 2021, 09:54 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST16 Sept 2021, 09:54 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Sept 2021, 09:54 BST
- Published value updated to £340,00021 Jan 2022, 09:04 GMTwas £840,000
- Deadline moved to 21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT21 Jan 2022, 09:04 GMT+126 days · was 18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete7 Apr 2022, 16:44 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-06: 1 release · 25 Jun 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £81,500, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 4 - The Highland Council
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2022
- Value
- £280,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Aberdeenshire Council – South (Formartine, Garioch, Marr and Kincardine & Mears)
- Signed
- 7 Dec 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Aberdeenshire Council – North (Banff & Buchan and Buchan)
- Signed
- 7 Dec 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Aberdeenshire Council – North (Banff & Buchan and Buchan) | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Aberdeenshire Council – South (Formartine, Garioch, Marr and Kincardine & Mears) | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · The Highland Council | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Aberdeenshire CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityHousing and community amenities
- The Highland CouncilContracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Instant NeighbourFramework contractor
- Steven James MacDonald T/A SJM Removals & StorageFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.