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Published 8 Sept 2022, 17:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2302/22 - Provision of Cleaning Services: Lot 1: Bar Cleaning Services, Lot 2: Specialist PC Workstation and Laptop Cleaning Services

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£345,1092 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Oct 2022awarded 22 Dec 2022
Awarded to RYAK CLEANING LIMITED, United Cleaning Services Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of specialist cleaning services to Queen's University Belfast. The services shall be delivered under two separate lots as follows:

  • Lot 1: Bar Cleaning Services
  • Lot 2: Specialist PC Workstation and Laptop Cleaning Services
  • Recurrence: 5 years

CPV: Cleaning services · Office, school and office equipment cleaning services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Bar Cleaning ServicesAwarded

The main activities of this contract will be the management and high-quality delivery of cleaning services for the Union Bar and Mandela Hall, including attached toilet and ancillary areas, in the new One Elmwood Building sited at 77-81 University Road/1 Elmwood Avenue.The bars cleaning service consists of two key elements; 1. The cleaning of the Union Bar, Bar Annexe and associated toilet areas on a daily basis, 7 days per week, excluding some University holidays.2. Post-Event cleaning of the Mandela Hall, including toilet areas, "green rooms" (lounge areas with adjoining toilet and shower facilities), public and ancillary areas. Post-Event cleaning will be ad-hoc and will match the needs of the events calendar. The cleaning service must be of a consistent and high standard and supervision of cleaning staff will be the responsibility of the Contractor. Hours will generally involve early morning shifts, as the cleaning of Union Bar, toilets and Bar Annexe must be completed by 10:00am.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract will be for 3 years, with options to extend its duration by up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Specialist PC Workstation and Laptop Cleaning ServicesAwarded

This contract is for specialist deep cleaning services to the PC Workstations and Laptops primarily for the Student Computing Centres (SCCs) across the campus.It is expected that the PC Workstations and Laptops situated in SCCs will require deep cleaning twice a year to coincide with the breaks between the 2 academic semesters. The full schedule of work across campus needs to be carried out during a tight turnaround time of maximum 3-4 days.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract will be for 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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60–70 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.

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
8 Sept 2022, 17:01 BST
Last source update
17 Jan 2023, 10:43 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2302/22
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001365
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning servicesOffice, school and office equipment cleaning services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036713 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) 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
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Submission deadline
10 Oct 2022, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
10 Oct 2022, 16:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Oct 2022 → 17 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Oct 2022, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 Oct 2022, 16:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Jan 2023, 10:43 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jan 2023, 10:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £345,1092 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 22 Dec 2022

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Bar Cleaning Services2bids · 2 electronic2——
2 · Specialist PC Workstation and Laptop Cleaning Services2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties 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