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Published 30 Jun 2023, 14:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Clerk of Works Services

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINHAM (Education)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2023awarded 13 Jan 2024
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The University of Birmingham wishes to establish a University of Birmingham Framework Agreement for the provision Clerks of Works services with the ability to support other HE and FE Sector Organisations, Schools and Academies, and to develop local initiatives for University Projects. It is anticipated that the framework agreement will be for up to 8 years and is expected to generate partnership working and to develop long term relationships. This Framework Tender will consist of two Lots:Lot 1, Clerks of Works for Building Services Duties.Lot 2, Clerks of Works for Building and Civil Engineering Duties.The framework agreement will be made available for use by HE and FE Sector Organisations, Schools and Academies regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities (for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). Please see links below.www.aoc.co.uk/about/list-of-colleg… ↗

  • Recurrence: 8 Years

CPV: Building-inspection services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Construction management services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
6 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Clerks of Works for Building Services DutiesCancelledRenewal

Lot 1 - Provision of Clerks of Works Services for Building Services Duties

Delivery: West Midlands · University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham.
Extensions: Re-Tender based on future Project PipelineVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Clerks of Works for Building and Civil Engineering DutiesCancelledRenewal

Lot 2 - Provision of Clerk of Works Services for Building and Civil Engineering duties.

Delivery: West Midlands · University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152TT
Extensions: Re-Tender based on future Project PipelineVariant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • TEAM 40%, QUALITY 30%: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • TEAM 40%, QUALITY 30%: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Lot distribution rule: Both lots or single lots.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Clerk of Works Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
Procedure method
Restricted 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 · 8 Years
First published
30 Jun 2023, 14:19 BST
Last source update
12 Feb 2024, 09:54 GMT
Authority reference
FRAM273/23
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004564
Classification (CPV)
Building-inspection servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesConstruction management services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dde9 Find a Tender

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
Appointment period ends
31 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Jul 2023 → 12 Feb 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    31 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    12 Feb 2024, 09:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2024, 09:54 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.5)Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 13 Jan 2024

2 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, £1,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Clerks of Works for Building Services Duties

    Signed
    13 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Clerks of Works for Building & Civil Engineering Duties

    Signed
    13 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINHAM

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B15 2TTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMReview body BIRMINGHAMContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.