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Published 25 May 2021, 17:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IA2440 Framework for Service and Maintenance of Passenger Lifts

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 8 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£600,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2021awarded 23 Aug 2021
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender shall be for the provision of a semi comprehensive contract for the Servicing and

Maintenance of passenger, platform, incline step and goods lifts as detailed in the

specification. There will be an option for service only which will be at the discretion of

Staffordshire County Council.

The object is to ensure maximum safety and to maintain the plant in the best possible

condition and to fulfil the liability under the current legislation assigned in the Health and

Safety at Work Act, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and all

other relevant statutory requirements.

This is a Service Only contract. Only repair/remedial works that have been authorised by the

budget holder will be chargeable during routine maintenance visits and call outs. For further

detail please refer to the Specification.

CPV: Lift-maintenance services · Lifts

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 12 bids received (12.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Oct 2021

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The tender opportunity was undertaken through the Authority's e-tendering systemAwarded 4 yrsPublished value£600,000

The tender opportunity was undertaken through the Authority's e-tendering system

'Proactis' supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗.

Please note this is a Single Supplier Framework.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 30 Sept 2025 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK, West Midlands · Staffordshire
Extensions: option to extend for two x 12 months (1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024) and (1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025).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: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Staffordshire County Council require its successful Supplier to have ongoing 3rd party accreditations which meet the following requirements during the term of the Framework:

    1. To have a compliant Health & Safety accreditation performed by a Safety Schemes in Procurement (‘SSIP’). For more information refer to the link ssip.org.uk/members/ ↗
    2. Valid and compliant member of an independent pre-qualification accrediting body. For example, Constructionline (accredited to a minimum membership level of ‘SILVER’) or other equivalent bodies, offer such a service.

    Note 1 - the accrediting bodies must allow for annual refreshes/vetting of the Supplier in the areas above

    Note 2 - where brand names are mentioned, the Authority will consider equivalents

    Note 3 - evidence of the above accreditations MUST be provided to the Authority by successful Supplier prior to Contract Award

    1. PAS91 C4: Health and safety: policy and capability or provide an exemption (details provided in the Questionnaire).
    2. A member of the Lift and Escalator Industry Association (or approved equivalent) in the appropriate categories of work.

    As a minimum the contract requires 1 contract manager and 3 operatives:

    1. Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience of undertaking routine lift service & maintenance works on commercial and industrial buildings. Must have 3 years’ experience with supervising lift service & maintenance contracts on commercial or industrial buildings. Must be suitably experienced and …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “IA2440 Framework for Service and Maintenance of Passenger Lifts” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
25 May 2021, 17:57 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2021, 10:25 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN1230
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022765
Classification (CPV)
Lift-maintenance servicesLifts
Delivery area
UKWest Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b4f5 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
Appointment period ends
5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jul 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2021 → 1 Oct 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jul 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Sept 2021, 10:25 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Sept 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Sept 2021, 10:25 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Sept 2021, 10:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 129 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Aug 2021

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

Contracts

  • IA2440 Framework for Service and Maintenance of Passenger Lifts

    Signed
    23 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The tender opportunity was undertaken through the Authority's e-tendering system12bids · 12 electronic9—£400,000 – £600,000
Whole notice———£400,000 – £600,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Stafford, West Midlands, ST16 2LPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bullet Lift Services LtdFramework contractor 8 Moons Park, Burnt Meadow Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, West Midlands, B98 9PA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.