Official UK procurement notice
Soft Facilities Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Ulster (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSoft Facilities Services
CPV: Building and facilities management services · Car park management services · Cleaning services · Facilities management services · Portering services · Post and courier services · Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Ulster University is awarding a single contract for Soft Facilities Services which…AwardedPublished value£80,000,000
Ulster University is awarding a single contract for Soft Facilities Services which will include:
- Security services
- Car parking services
- Cleaning services
- Portering services (including on-campus mail and inter-campus delivery)
- Flood defence services Additional information: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial five year contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 60 months.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Security and Carparking Services Delivery: 15%
- Cleaning and Portering Services Delivery: 13%
- Cleaning and Portering Services Resources: 3%
- Flood Defence Services Delivery: 3%
- Contract and Resource Management: 9%
- Contract Mobilisation: 3%
- Staff Retention and Minimising Staff Turnover: 11%
- price: 40%
- Social Value and Carbon Reduction: 3%
Published award criteria (9)
- Security and Carparking Services Delivery: 15
- Cleaning and Portering Services Delivery: 13
- Cleaning and Portering Services Resources: 3
- Flood Defence Services Delivery: 3
- Contract and Resource Management: 9
- Contract Mobilisation: 3
- Staff Retention and Minimising Staff Turnover: 11
- Social Value and Carbon Reduction: 3
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 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
- 18 Jul 2023, 12:43 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST
- Authority reference
Project_27467- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034479- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e2f1Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide 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 (Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: The estimated total value stated above in Section V 2.4 includes the initial five year contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 60 months. The University cannot give any guarantee as to the future value or volume of business awarded through this contract. The University reserves the right to modify this contract, under Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, in events of higher or lower spend necessitated by unexpected occurrences. In the event the contract is terminated in accordance with the provisions of the terms and conditions, the University reserves the right to offer the second ranked Tenderer for this contract, the opportunity to enter into a contract, provided the original terms (including price) offered by that Tenderer remain unchanged from those originally offered by that Tenderer. The University may also determine, at its sole discretion, to retender. This right will exist throughout the initial contract period.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Submission deadline
- 26 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
Timeline
16 Oct 2023 → 24 Oct 2024 · 3 dates- Next notice expected16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Feb 2024- Status changed to active29 Feb 2024, 17:58 GMT
- Procurement method changed29 Feb 2024, 17:58 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT29 Feb 2024, 17:58 GMT
- Buyer details updated29 Feb 2024, 17:58 GMT
- Deadline moved to 26 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT15 Mar 2024, 08:56 GMT+1 days · was 25 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete24 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 25 Mar 2024 | 26 Mar 2024 | +1 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bidvest Noonan (UK) LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £84,265,217 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Soft Facilities Services · Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 23 Oct 2024
- Value
- £84,265,217
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bidvest Noonan (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria