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Published 5 Nov 2021, 16:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

FMM-20-040 Washroom Waste, Supplies and Services

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)·Consortium: 7 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Dec 2021awarded 17 May 2022
Awarded to Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd T/A PHS Group Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

FMM-20-040 FMM-20-040 Washroom Waste, Supplies and Services

CPV: Air sanitisers · Cleaning and sanitation services · Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services · Containers for waste material · Facility related sanitation services · Hygiene services · Mats · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Other containers · Refuse disposal and treatment · Sanitary dispensing machines · +2 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1FMM-20-040 FMM-20-040 Washroom Waste, Supplies and ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,500,000

FMM-20-040 FMM-20-040 Washroom Waste, Supplies and Services. Additional information: This Contract will be established on behalf of EA, Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary. Grammar Schools, Nursery School forNI both controlled and Catholic Maintained, school meals kitchens on-site at all of these.schools and Controlled Youth Centres. Further Education Colleges in NI, Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, Independent Schools in NI, Libraries NI, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres. Councilfor the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment. NI CCEA, Armagh Observatory andPlanetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism. Controlled Schools Support Council CSSC.Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education NICIE. The bodies mentioned have theright to use this contract, however, due to the independent nature of these bodies andschools within Northern Ireland, there is no obligation to become party to the WashroomWaste Supplies and Services Contract if a value for money solution can be achieved throughan alternative contract. The value shown in II.2.6 is the highest value estimate on the basisof a two year contract with the option to extend the contract for any period up to 24 months followed by a further option to extend the contract by an additional period of up to 12 monthsas detailed in document FMM-20-040 Commercial Conditions of Contract. There is nocommitment as to the usage, volume, or value of products required under this Contract. TheAuthority expressly reserves the rights:.I not to award any contract as a result of theprocurement process commenced by publication of this notice; II to make whateverchanges it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; III to.award a contract in respect of any part of. the [services] covered by this notice. In nocircumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Locations throughout Northern Ireland
Extensions: The contract has the option to extend for a period of up to 24 months andan additional option to extend for a further period up to 12 months as outlined in documentFMM-20-040 Commercial Conditions of Contract. · Extension Options: The contract has the option to extend for a period of up to 24 months and an additional option to extend for a further period up to 12 months as outlined in document FMM-20-040 Commercial Conditions of Contract.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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
First published
5 Nov 2021, 16:24 GMT
Last source update
20 May 2022, 16:52 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Dec 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013663
Classification (CPV)
Air sanitisersCleaning and sanitation servicesClinical-waste collection servicesClinical-waste disposal servicesContainers for waste materialFacility related sanitation servicesHygiene servicesMatsMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsOther containers
+4 moreRefuse disposal and treatmentSanitary dispensing machines
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f452 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Contract Monitoring: The Successful Contractor's performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract. Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public. purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in EA for further action. If this occurs and the Contractor's performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by the EA. Education Authority Northern Ireland (EA) are committed to the promotion of social inclusion and equal opportunities, as well as the responsible use and protection of natural resources and reducing our carbon footprint as key objectives in the Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland. The Authority has included with the contract documents a Social Considerations Schedule. To help achieve the EA’s objectives and address the strategic aims, it is required that the successful Contractor, as a condition of contract, deliver measurable social value outcomes as set within this Social Considerations Schedule. The Authority cannot give any commitment as to the usage, volume, or value of products required under this Contract. Any levels, or aggregate values of services referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client. The Contracting Authority has included Social Considerations Clauses within the Contract. These can be found within Schedule 8 - Social Considerations within the document FMM-20-040 Commercial Conditions of Contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
6 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Dec 2021, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

6 Dec 2021 → 20 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Dec 2021, 15:30 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    6 Mar 2022, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    20 May 2022, 16:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 May 2022, 16:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 17 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd T/A PHS Group PlcContract£2,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

7 public bodies on the notice

Education Authority NI

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Armagh ObservatoryContracting authority Armagh, UKContact email
  • Armagh PlanetariumContracting authority Armagh, UKContact email
  • Council for the Curriculum Examinations and AssessmentContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
  • Libraries NIContracting authority Lisburn, UKContact email
  • Middletown Centre for AutismContracting authority Middletown, UKContact email
  • NI Council For Integrated EducationContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015Review body Belfast

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