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Published 8 Mar 2021, 09:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Window Cleaning · Hi-spec Facilities Services Ltd for Midland Heart (Mar 2021)

Official notice

Authority: Midland Heart (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,239,000≈ £248k / year
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2021awarded 28 May 2021
Awarded to Hi-spec Facilities Services Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Midland Heart are looking for a high quality solution for the specified services from high quality providers that deliver a service that is demonstrably focused around the needs of Midland Heart. The Contract period will be for an initial period of 16 months 1st of July 2021 to the 30th of November 2022 to co-terminate with other operational services currently provided with the option to extend in annual increments (1+1+1+1 years) subject to satisfactory performance. General Needs (rented accommodations), Supported Living, Retirement Living (includes home owners), Home Options (Leasehold and Market Rent) and Mutuals (home owners).Locations: Leicestershire, Coventry, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Cannock Chase, Birmingham North, Birmingham South, Bromsgrove, Redditch, Balsall Heath, Sparkbrook, Kings Heath, West Birmingham Inner, Handsworth, Lozells, West Birmingham Outer and Avon

  • Recurrence: 2026

CPV: Window-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 30 Sept 2026 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK · United Kingdom
Extensions: Variant bid will be accepted so long as a compliant bid is received in the first instance. · This is a recurrent procurementVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical Competency: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical Competency: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

     Turnover of the biding firm no less than 1 x the contract value.  Cash value (balance sheet item - cash & cash equivalents) no less than 10% of the total current assets value  The bidding company is a profit-making entity - Prior year and last set of accounts show that the bidding firm is making a net profit year on year  Current assets to current liabilities ratio at least greater than 1 Debt to equity ratio to be not greater than 50%

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Yes · 2026
First published
8 Mar 2021, 09:05 GMT
Last source update
23 Jun 2021, 15:34 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
2021/S 000-012760
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014330
Classification (CPV)
Window-cleaning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02992c Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) (TUPE) may apply to the workforce of the incumbent contractor(s) in relation to the services which are the subject matter of this ITT and procurement exercise.Whether or not TUPE applies is a matter of law which can finally be determined only by an Employment Tribunal. If TUPE applies, the existing workforce of the incumbent service provider who are assigned to the services immediately before provision of those same services commences under the contract which is the subject matter of this ITT and procurement exercise will transfer, unless they choose not to, to the successful tenderer on their existing conditions of employment.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST

Timeline

14 Apr 2021 → 1 Oct 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Jun 2021, 15:34 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 7 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jun 2021, 09:54 BST
Published amendments (5 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII 1.5£1,239,738.00£1,033,115.00
—TextII 1.5£1,239,738.00£1,033,115.00
—TextII 1.5£1,239,738.00£1,033,115.00
—TextII 1.5£1,239,738.00£1,033,115.00
—TextII 1.5£1,239,738.00£1,033,115.00

5 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2021-06: 2 releases · 8 Jun 2021, 8 Jun 2021
  • 2021-03: 2 releases · 8 Mar 2021, 9 Mar 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hi-spec Facilities Services LtdHi-Spec——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Midland Heart are looking for a high quality solution for the specified services from…6bids · 6 electronic6—£163,805 – £257,389
Whole notice———£163,805 – £257,389

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Midland Heart

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 20 Bath Row, Birmingham, UK, B15 1LZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Hi-Spec Facilities Services LtdAwarded supplier4373379 20 Schooner Park, Schooner Court, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, UK, DA2 6NWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria