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Published 1 Jun 2023, 11:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Security Support Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,446,562published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2023awarded 6 Oct 2023
Awarded to OCS Group UK Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardiff University is seeking to procure a highly customer focused, Security Support service to include the following service elements:

-An extended hours Library support service,

-An out of hours support service for the ABACWS building,

-Ad-hoc general security, event security & stewarding support.

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2023 – 30 Sept 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Wales · Cardiff
Extensions: Option to extend the contract 2 x 12 months to 30th September 2027Variant bids: 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: 100Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Case Studies: 20
  • Contract Management, Mobilisation, Staff Structure, and Site Supervision: 35
  • Staff Recruitment: 15
  • Staff Training: 15
  • Compliance with Risk Management and Legislative requirements: 15
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (6)
  • Case Studies: 20
  • Contract Management, Mobilisation, Staff Structure, and Site Supervision: 35
  • Staff Recruitment: 15
  • Staff Training: 15
  • Compliance with Risk Management and Legislative requirements: 15
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Jun 2023, 11:24 BST
Last source update
8 Nov 2023, 16:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
CU.1303.SF
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033098
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d2e0 Find a Tender

Publisher note: In preparing submissions for this tender, Suppliers must visit sites, according to the schedule provided below: Site visits will take place on Thursday 8th June, starting at 9am and finishing no later than 12:30. Suppliers will visit the Health library, Cochrane Building (Heath Park) , Arts and Social Studies Library, Cathays and Abacws Building, Cathays. No more than 2 attendees per supplier, and suppliers to arrange their own transport between sites. Once you have confirmed your attendance, further instructions will be sent to you via in-Tend for the location and times you will be required at each location. Confirmation of attendance at site visits to be made by correspondence via In-Tend by 5pm at the latest on Tuesday 6th June 2023. Following this, you will be advised on your itinerary for the site visits. There will be further opportunity to visit the site prior to the closing date (WA Ref:136286)

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
5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2023 → 8 Nov 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    8 Nov 2023, 16:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Nov 2023, 16:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,446,5621 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 87 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OCS Group UK Limited£1,446,562 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 033098-2023-CU.1303.SF-1 · OCS Group UK Limited

    Signed
    6 Oct 2023
    Value
    £1,446,562
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • OCS Group UK LimitedAwarded supplier Tilgate Forest Business Park, Brighton Road, Crawley, UK, RH119BP

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