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Published 9 Dec 2021, 13:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SBC TC11 - Asbestos Surveying, Sampling and Consultancy Services for Public and Domestic Buildings within the Borough of Southend on Sea

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£256,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2022awarded 20 Oct 2022
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Southend Borough Council is carrying out this procurement exercise in the form of a two-stage Restricted procurement procedure for the Provision of Asbestos Surveying, Sampling and Consultancy Services to Public and Domestic Buildings, on behalf of and for Southend Borough Council and South Essex Homes to establish Measured Term Contracts, for the contracting authorities. Lot 3 will be a Framework Agreement and will incorporate call-off contracts through a mini-competition procedure with no guarantee of any services being awarded

This provision is broken down into the following lots:

Lot 1 – Asbestos Management Surveys & Re-Inspections to the Council’s Public Buildings; under a JCT Measured Term Contract

Lot 2 - Asbestos Management Surveys & Re-Inspections to South Essex Homes Domestic Buildings under a JCT Measured Term Contract

Lot 3 - Framework Agreement for Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys, Bulk Sampling, Air Testing and Consultancy to Public and Domestic buildings under the terms and conditions of a JCT Measured Term Contract. This Lot will incorporate call-off contracts through a mini-competition procedure with no guarantee of any services being awarded

Suitably qualified, skilled and experienced organisations are invited to express an interest in stage 1 of this procurement procedure. Full details of this opportunity and how to respond are included in the procurement and draft tender documents.

CPV: Environmental services · Survey services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 5 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (1.0 per place) · 7 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Asbestos Management Surveys & Re-Inspections to the Council’s Public BuildingsAwardedPublished value£36,000

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council manage and maintain multiple public access buildings located throughout the borough including theatres, museums, libraries, office blocks and educational facilities. Lot 1 involves the annual re-inspection of existing asbestos registers as well as the commissioning of new asbestos management survey where new properties are added to the department’s portfolio. Call out orders will be raised where additional bulk sampling is required for the management of the buildings and when air testing is required.

Southend Council has concluded that its requirements are best achieved by appointing 1 supplier under this Lot to deliver this service under the JCT Measured Term Contract. Additional information: All criteria and exclusion grounds to be used to short-list candidates to be Invited to Tender are set out in the tender documents and the Supplier Questionnaire available to download on procontract.due-north.com ↗ - Reference no. DN577322.

Delivery: East of England
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Asbestos Management Surveys & Re-Inspections to South Essex Homes Domestic BuildingsAwardedPublished value£100,000

South Essex Homes (SEH) manages approximately 6,000 dwellings in addition to communal areas ranging in age from pre-war to the 1980’s on behalf of Southend on Sea Borough Council. Lot 2 involves undertaking asbestos management surveys to requirements stated and in accordance with HSG264 in domestic occupied and void properties. Under this Lot the Consultant will be required to provide all aspects of an asbestos consultancy including surveying, organising, and supervising removal and reinstatement operations, advice, and air monitoring. Additionally, the Consultant will be required to have a UKAS Accredited in-house laboratory to undertake bulk sampling and have the ability to integrate their IT with SEH existing Apex Asbestos Register.

Southend Council has concluded that its requirements are best achieved by appointing 1 supplier under this Lot to deliver this service under the JCT Measured Term Contract. Additional information: All criteria and exclusion grounds to be used to short-list candidates to be Invited to Tender are set out in the tender documents and the Supplier Questionnaire available to download on procontract.due-north.com ↗ - Reference no. DN577322.

Delivery: East of England
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Framework Agreement for Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys, Bulk Sampling, Air Testing and Consultancy to Public and Domestic buildingsAwardedPublished value£120,000

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council manage and maintain multiple public access buildings located throughout the borough including theatres, museums, libraries, office blocks and educational facilities. South Essex Homes (SEH) manages approximately 6,000 dwellings in addition to communal areas ranging in age from pre-war to the 1980’s on behalf of Southend on Sea Borough Council.

Lot 3 will be a Framework Agreement which will involve undertaking refurbishment and demolition (R&D) asbestos surveys in preparation for project works. Call out orders will be raised where additional bulk sampling is required for the management of the buildings and when air testing is required for asbestos removal works. This Lot will incorporate call-off orders/contracts through a mini-competition procedure with no guarantee of any services being awarded.

Southend Council has concluded that its requirements are best achieved by appointing 5 suppliers under this Lot to deliver this service under the JCT Measured Term Contract. Additional information: All criteria and exclusion grounds to be used to short-list candidates to be Invited to Tender are set out in the tender documents and the Supplier Questionnaire available to download on procontract.due-north.com ↗ - Reference no. DN577322

Delivery: East of England
Second stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Details detailed within the Supplier Questionnaire

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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.
  • “SBC TC11 - Asbestos Surveying, Sampling and Consultancy Services for…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 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
Restricted 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Dec 2021, 13:53 GMT
Last source update
7 Dec 2022, 09:19 GMT
Authority reference
DN577322
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034578
Classification (CPV)
Environmental servicesSurvey services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ff52 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As set out in the procurement documents

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
13 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jan 2022 → 7 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    2 Mar 2022
  3. Notice published
    7 Dec 2022, 09:19 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Dec 2022, 09:19 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 7admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 55 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 20 Oct 2022

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

Contracts

  • Asbestos Management Surveys & Re-Inspections to South Essex Homes Domestic Buildings

    Signed
    20 Oct 2022
    Value
    £100,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys, Bulk Sampling, Air Testing and Consultancy to Public and Domestic buildings

    Signed
    26 Aug 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Asbestos Management Surveys & Re-Inspections to the Council’s Public Buildings

    Signed
    22 Jul 2022
    Value
    £36,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Asbestos Management Surveys & Re-Inspections to the Council’s Public Buildings3bids · 3 electronic3——
2 · Asbestos Management Surveys & Re-Inspections to South Essex Homes Domestic Buildings5bids · 5 electronic5——
3 · Framework Agreement for Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys, Bulk Sampling, Air Testing and Consultancy to Public and Domestic buildings5bids · 5 electronic5—£110,000 – £130,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, East of England, SS2 6ERContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • South Essex HomesContracting authority Southend on Sea, East of EnglandContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServicesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

7 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