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Published 18 Oct 2023, 14:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Office Cleaning · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,900,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2023awarded 14 Feb 2024
Awarded to ADAPT BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) were seeking tenders for the provision of Office Cleaning Services.

A contract has been awarded to the successful supplier for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 4 years (2 x 24 month extensions) subject to the performance of the successful supplier.

Please note TUPE does apply.

  • Recurrence: Potential retender dates of Oct 2026 or Oct 2028 or Oct 2030 dependent on if available extensions are taken.

CPV: Office cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) were seeking tenders for the provision of…AwardedRenewal

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) were seeking tenders for the provision of Office Cleaning Services.

The main Administrative Headquarters is located at Forest View Business Park in Llantrisant.

There are 47 Fire Stations located across South Wales, together with a number of other Fire Service sites. These include, Wholetime Stations, Day Crewed Stations, Retained Stations, Fire Safety and Training Establishments.

A contract has been awarded to the successful supplier for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 4 years (2 x 24 month extensions) subject to the performance of the successful supplier.

Please note TUPE does apply.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Ad-hoc station cleans, carpet cleans or other cleans may be required through the contract term. · Option to extend for up to a further 4 years (2 x 24 month extensions) subject to the performance of the successful supplier.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: 70%Social value: 5%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Relevant Experience: 5%
  • Quality Assurance: 10%
  • Resourcing the Contract: 5%
  • price: 70%
  • Social Value: 5%
  • Sustainability - Operational Emissions: 2.5%
  • Sustainability - Supply Chain Emissions: 2.5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Relevant Experience: 5
  • Quality Assurance: 10
  • Resourcing the Contract: 5
  • Sustainability - Operational Emissions: 2.5
  • Sustainability - Supply Chain Emissions: 2.5
  • Social Value: 5
  • 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 · Potential retender dates of Oct 2026 or Oct 2028 or Oct 2030 dependent on if available extensions are taken.

First published
18 Oct 2023, 14:48 BST
Last source update
8 Mar 2024, 09:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Nov 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007443
Classification (CPV)
Office cleaning services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d1f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:139797)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN, CY

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Submission deadline
24 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Nov 2023, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Nov 2023 → 8 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Nov 2023, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Mar 2024, 09:14 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Mar 2024, 09:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,775,0341 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 129 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ADAPT BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDSME£1,775,034 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Unit 2, Forest View Business Park,, Llantrisant, Wales, CF72 8LXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact 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