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Published 14 Apr 2021, 19:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COV - Alarm Monitoring 2021

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£350,000≈ £175k / year
Submissions closed 14 May 2021awarded 14 Jun 2021
Awarded to Remote Monitoring Services Group Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2023 · extension options published · starts 1 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A supplier to provide 24-hour 7 days a week alarm monitoring services. This will include cover intruder and fire alarms located in corporate and school sites. Installation and a response service are not required within the scope.

  • Recurrence: 4 to 12 months in advance of expiry date, either the original date or the extended date, which ever is later

CPV: Alarm-monitoring services · Burglar and fire alarms

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Coventry City Council are looking to appoint an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC), to…AwardedRenewal 2 yrs

Coventry City Council are looking to appoint an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC), to provide Alarm Monitoring Services 24 hours per day 7 days a week.This service is seen as an essential element for overall site security and protection.This will include the monitoring of both intruder and fire alarms. The ARC will be required to notify to 1st point of contact (agreed by the Council) and the emergency services when the alarm is triggered. The types of sites include corporate buildings, schools and any other customers of Coventry City Council.The new ARC will be required to work with the existing ARC (where applicable) to transfer all existing alarms.This excludes installation. Additional information: The initial period is 2 years but may be extended for up to a further 2-year period.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2021 – 30 Jun 2023 (2 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The initial period is 2 years but may be extended for up to a further 2-year period.If required, a further notice would be released up to 1 year in advance of the expiry date.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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Included in the procurement documents.

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

Yes · 4 to 12 months in advance of expiry date, either the original date or the extended date, which ever is later

First published
14 Apr 2021, 19:43 BST
Last source update
14 Jun 2021, 11:41 BST
Award evaluation window
14 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
COV - 10433
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013318
Classification (CPV)
Alarm-monitoring servicesBurglar and fire alarms
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a621 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Performance terms

Included in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: There is the option to extension for 2 x 12 months

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 May 2021, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 May 2021 → 1 Jul 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 May 2021, 12:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Jun 2021, 11:41 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jun 2021, 11:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £350,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 86 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Remote Monitoring Services Group Limited£350,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Earl Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.