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Published 27 Jul 2021, 15:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EP UKI NI Office Cleaning Requirement

Official notice

Authority: EP Kilroot Limited ·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£448,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2021awarded 4 Mar 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Office Cleaning Services, including but not limited to:

Cleaning of Offices

Toilets, Locker room and Showers

Pantry Areas

Entrance Areas

Hallways

Stairs

Training Rooms

Boardrooms

Canteen and Mess rooms

Control Room

The Contractor is expected to support the Client with Office Cleaning during:

  • Planned outages
  • Routine cleaning
  • Ad-hoc cleaning requirement (such as for additional Covid prevention measures)

CPV: Office cleaning services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Ffice Cleaning Services, including but not limited to:AwardedRenewalPublished value£448,000

ffice Cleaning Services, including but not limited to:

Cleaning of Offices

Toilets, Locker room and Showers

Pantry Areas

Entrance Areas

Hallways

Stairs

Training Rooms

Boardrooms

Canteen and Mess rooms

Control Room

The Contractor is expected to support the Client with Office Cleaning during:

? Planned outages

? Routine cleaning

? Ad-hoc cleaning requirement (such as for additional Covid prevention measures)

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Larne, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Minimum initial period of two (2) years, with the option to extend by the respective Client for up to a maximum of (four) yearsVariant 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
  • Price
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “EP UKI NI Office Cleaning Requirement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Jul 2021, 15:09 BST
Last source update
4 Mar 2022, 11:53 GMT
Authority reference
EP UKI 161
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006014
Classification (CPV)
Office cleaning services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cd16 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

27th July 2021 Contract Notice dispatched on Find a Tender.

SQ and Statement of Work made available to Economic Operators upon publication

12pm 17th August 2021 SQ Clarification Questions Deadline

12pm GMT on 24th August 2021 SQ Response Submission Deadline

24th August 2021 through to 7th September 2021 Evaluation of SQ Responses

7th September 2021 Notification of outcome of Pre-Qualification Stage delivered to all Economic Operators

Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) Stage

8th September 2021 ITN issued to shortlisted Economic Operators

12pm on 29th September 2021 ITN Clarification Deadline

12pm on 21st September 2021 Initial non scored contract feedback Deadline

29th September 2021 Contract feedback or mark up to be issued

12pm GMT on 20th October ITN Submission Deadline

20th October 2021 through to 27th October 2021 ITN Submission, Evaluation and Clarification

October /November 2021 Negotiation Period

November 2021 Notification of successful and unsuccessful tenderers (Standstill letters)

November 2021 Standstill Period commences

December 2021 Contract Signature Date

Publisher note: Please email: [email protected] to express interest and you will be issued with a log in to Wax Digital (e-procurement tool) where you will find all of the SQ documentation and instructions to submit a proposal

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
17 Aug 2021
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Aug 2021 → 4 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 Aug 2021
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    7 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    4 Mar 2022, 11:53 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2022, 11:53 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    4 Mar 2022, 11:53 GMT
  3. Buyer details updated
    4 Mar 2022, 11:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 006014-2022-1

    Signed
    4 Mar 2022
    Value
    £410,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

EP Kilroot Limited

Contracting authorityUtility Utility NI026039 Larne Road , Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, BT38 7LXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • EP Ballylumford LimitedContracting authorityNI026040 Larne, Northern IrelandContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • EP UK Investments LtdReview body LeedsContact email, phone
  • EP UKI Review body LeedsContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

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