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Published 30 May 2022, 16:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2250/22 - Provision of General Cleaning Services and Ancillary Services

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£6,228,573published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Jun 2022awarded 24 Aug 2022
Awarded to Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of Cleaning Services and Ancillary Services to Queen's University Belfast. The services under the contract will be provided to approximately 50 locations across the University campus. The University reserves the right to make contract adjustments that increase or decrease the service provision required. This may include the addition or removal of University buildings or amendments to cleaning requirements/schedules within a cleanable area.

  • Recurrence: 5 years

CPV: Building-cleaning services · Cleaning services · Janitorial services · Office cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract period is 3 years, with options to extend its duration by up to a further 24 monthsVariant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Yes · 5 years
First published
30 May 2022, 16:19 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2022, 11:29 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2250/22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026672
Classification (CPV)
Building-cleaning servicesCleaning servicesJanitorial servicesOffice cleaning services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0341ac Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to Tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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
Submission deadline
29 Jun 2022, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
29 Jun 2022, 16:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jun 2022 → 26 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Jun 2022, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Jun 2022, 16:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Sept 2022, 11:29 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    26 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Sept 2022, 11:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,228,5731 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 73 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bidvest Noonan (UK) LimitedGeneral Cleaning Services and Ancillary Services£6,228,573 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bidvest Noonan (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier05049403 Edgewater Business Park, 7 Edgewater Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9JQContact email, phone

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