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Published 16 Feb 2021, 09:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Gentoo - Fire Safety Maintenance & Inspection Services

Official notice

Authority: Gentoo Group Limited (Public body)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 4 lots per supplier
Published estimate£4,473,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 22 Mar 2021awarded 13 Sept 2021
Awarded to Expert Fire Solutions Ltd

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Gentoo Group Ltd (Gentoo) seeks to appoint up to Four Contractors (one per lot) to provide inspection, testing, servicing and planned / reactive maintenance of fire-related systems in relation to various properties owned and managed by Gentoo.

  • Lot 1 – Emergency Lighting, Fire Alarms, Auto Opening Vents, Sprinkler Systems
  • Lot 2 – Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets, Wet and Dry Risers, Fire Dampers & Refuse Chutes, Fire Hydrants, Fire Suppression System
  • Lot 3 – Automatic Doors
  • Lot 4 – Fire Door Inspections (Periodic)

The Contracts will be undertaken on a “Supply and Install” basis.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Building-inspection services · Doors · Fire doors · Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-prevention installation works · Fire-protection devices · Firefighting equipment · Inspection of ventilation system · Installation services of fire protection equipment · Repair and maintenance services of building installations · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · +4 more

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£4,473,000 together) · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Emergency Lighting, Fire Alarms, Auto Opening Vents, Sprinkler SystemsCancelledPublished value£2,779,000

Testing, inspection and servicing of

  • Emergency lighting systems
  • Fire Alarm Systems
  • Smoke control systems (including AOVs)
  • Sprinkler Systems
Delivery: North East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets, Wet and Dry Risers, Fire Dampers & Refuse Chutes, Fire Hydrants, Fire Suppression SystemAwardedPublished value£140,000

Inspection and Maintenance of

  • Fire extinguishers & fire blankets
  • Dry and Wet Risers
  • Fire Dampers
  • Refuse Chutes
  • Fire Hydrants
  • Fire Suppression Systems
Delivery: North East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Automatic DoorsCancelledPublished value£854,000
Lot #4Fire Door Inspection (Periodic)CancelledPublished value£700,000

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 4 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Price: 50%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Feb 2021, 09:00 GMT
Last source update
9 Feb 2022, 17:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN497363
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003786
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBuilding-inspection servicesDoorsFire doorsFire-alarm system installation workFire-prevention installation worksFire-protection devicesFirefighting equipmentInspection of ventilation systemInstallation services of fire protection equipment
+6 moreRepair and maintenance services of building installationsRepair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029367 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
22 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Mar 2021 → 9 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 Feb 2022, 17:28 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Feb 2022, 17:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £1,474,2751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Sept 2021

3 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Lot 2 – Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets, Wet and Dry Risers, Fire Dampers & Refuse Chutes, Fire Hydrants, Fire Suppression System · Expert Fire Solutions LtdSME

    Signed
    13 Sept 2021
    Value
    £1,474,275
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets, Wet and Dry Risers, Fire Dampers & Refuse Chutes, Fire Hydrants, Fire Suppression System4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gentoo Group Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyCharitable community benefits societyHousing and community amenities 2 Emperor Way, Doxford International Business Park, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Prosper Procurement LtdProcess contact point Newcastle upon Tyne, North EastContact email, phone

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