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CT047 - PROVISION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES - FACILITIES

  • Northern Ireland Housing Executive

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-004219

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a4cc

Published 10 February 2023, 2:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

2 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8BP

Email

procurement@nihe.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

CT047 - PROVISION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES - FACILITIES

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79993100 - Facilities management services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Contracting Authority has appointed a Contractor for the provision of mechanical and electrical services following a competitive procurement competition. Please note that only Lot 1 was awarded following the original competition. Lot 2 was not awarded and subsequently re-advertised under project number CTO74.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,186,924.40

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45300000 - Building installation work
  • 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority has appointed a Contractor for the provision of mechanical and electrical services following a competitive procurement competition. Please note that only Lot 1 was awarded following the original competition. Lot 2 was not awarded and subsequently re-advertised under project number CTO74.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

In 2019, The Housing Executive tendered Contracts for the Provision of Mechanical and Electrical Servicing & Maintenance for Offices and Hostels through two tender packages; CT047 – Facilities North Region (Facilities Section) CT074 – Facilities South and Belfast (Facilities Section). The Contracting Authority awarded the CT047 – Facilities North Region (Facilities Section) Lot to B.I. Electrical Services (N.I.) Ltd. on 17th September 2019 following a competitive procurement process conducted on eTendersNI. The other Lot was not awarded and subsequently re-advertised as project number CTO74 via eTendersNI.

The contract commenced in December 2019 with a contract term of two years with the option for it to be extended up to a maximum period of 24 months or part thereof, at an estimated total value of £4,000,000.00. However, the OJEU Value was set at £3,186,924 for a Service contract. Following the initial two-year contract period, each contract was extended by 18 months, giving a total contract period of 42 months, and a completion date of May 2023. A procurement process is currently under way for a replacement contract. In June 2022, following restructure and the introduction of the new Building Safety Department, the three Mechanical and Electrical Servicing & Maintenance Contracts transferred to Building Services, within Building Safety, and cost review was undertaken.

The approved Contract Value will be increased by less than 10%. It exceeds the threshold for a Service contract. This modification does not materially alter the nature of the contract, nor does it introduce any conditions that would have allowed for the admission or acceptance of a different tender. Furthermore, the modification does not exceed 50% of the value allowed by regulation 72 (5). Services have been identified for this additional expenditure and will be issued to contractor.

Due to the complexity and variety of the property stock ongoing additional unforeseen works were necessary which were not anticipated at the time of tender and occurred throughout the contract period. This included repairs and needs led modifications / additions to existing systems and equipment to ensure the buildings were safe to occupy. The provision of this requirement is critical to enable the Contracting Authority to discharge its statutory housing duty.

No change to the scope of works required within the contract will occur during the contract period. The works associated with the additional expenditure are necessary to prevent the stoppage of a strategically critical service whilst the Contracting Authority undertakes a compliant procurement project for Mechanical and Electrical Services. This is a temporary measure which will only be availed of until the new Contract is in place. Tenders have been returned and are currently being evaluated.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2019/S 098-237459


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 September 2019

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

B I Electrical Services NI Ltd

Newtownabbey

Email

tenders@bielectrical.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address

https://greenviewgroup.com/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,186,924


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom