Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
CHOICE HOUSING IRELAND LIMITED
Leslie Morrell House
BELFAST
BT14DN
Contact
Ashleigh Cryan
ashleigh.cryan@choice-housing.org
Telephone
+44 7821637712
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
NIC 100095
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
II.1.2) Contract for Responsive Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Void Property Works and Adaptations Works
Reference number
PRN25024
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract for Responsive Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Void Property Works and Adaptations Works
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: £130,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract for Responsive Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Void Property Works and Adaptations Works
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
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:
Regulation 12(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations outlines the circumstances in which the award of a public contract to a legal person will fall outside the scope of the Regulations, as follows:
a) The contracting authority (i.e. Choice) exercises over the legal person concerned (i.e. CSIL) a control which is similar to that which it exercises over its own departments (the Control Test);
b) More than 80% of the activities of the controlled legal person (Choice Services Ireland Limited (CSIL) are carried out in the performance of tasks entrusted to it by the controlling
contracting authority (Choice) or by other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority (the Activities Test);and
c) There is no direct private capital participation in the controlled legal person (CSIL) with the exception of non-controlling and non-blocking forms of private capital participation required by national legislative provisions, in conformance with the Retained Treaties, which do not exert a decisive influence on the controlled legal person (the Private Capital Participation Test).
All three limbs of this test must be satisfied in order for the exemption to apply and Choice Housing Ireland has taken legal advice which has determined that the criteria relating to all limbs of this test can be applied and therefore it intends to award the contract for the services defined to Choice Services (Ireland) Limited following the end of the existing contract terms effective from 05.05.2025
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:
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:
Regulation 12(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations outlines the circumstances in which the award of a public contract to a legal person will fall outside the scope of the Regulations, as follows:
a) The contracting authority (i.e. Choice) exercises over the legal person concerned (i.e. CSIL) a control which is similar to that which it exercises over its own departments (the Control Test);
b) More than 80% of the activities of the controlled legal person (Choice Services Ireland Limited (CSIL) are carried out in the performance of tasks entrusted to it by the controlling
contracting authority (Choice) or by other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority (the Activities Test);and
c) There is no direct private capital participation in the controlled legal person (CSIL) with the exception of non-controlling and non-blocking forms of private capital participation required by national legislative provisions, in conformance with the Retained Treaties, which do not exert a decisive influence on the controlled legal person (the Private Capital Participation Test).
All three limbs of this test must be satisfied in order for the exemption to apply and Choice Housing Ireland has taken legal advice which has determined that the criteria relating to all limbs of this test can be applied and therefore it intends to award the contract for the services defined to Choice Services (Ireland) Limited following the end of the existing contract terms effective from 05.05.2025
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: 2022/S 000-007989
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Choice Services (Ireland) Limited
Leslie Morrell House 37-41 May Street
Belfast
BT1 4DN
ashleigh.cryan@choice-housing.org
Telephone
+44 7821637712
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Companies House
NI634386
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £130,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £130,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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:
Regulation 12(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations outlines the circumstances in which the award of a public contract to a legal person will fall outside the scope of the Regulations, as follows:
a) The contracting authority (i.e. Choice) exercises over the legal person concerned (i.e. CSIL) a control which is similar to that which it exercises over its own departments (the Control Test);
b) More than 80% of the activities of the controlled legal person (Choice Services Ireland Limited (CSIL) are carried out in the performance of tasks entrusted to it by the controlling
contracting authority (Choice) or by other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority (the Activities Test);and
c) There is no direct private capital participation in the controlled legal person (CSIL) with the exception of non-controlling and non-blocking forms of private capital participation required by national legislative provisions, in conformance with the Retained Treaties, which do not exert a decisive influence on the controlled legal person (the Private Capital Participation Test).
All three limbs of this test must be satisfied in order for the exemption to apply and Choice Housing Ireland has taken legal advice which has determined that the criteria relating to all limbs of this test can be applied and therefore it intends to award the contract for the services defined to Choice Services (Ireland) Limited following the end of the existing contract terms effective from 05.05.2025
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice in Northern Ireland
97 Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
ashleigh.cryan@choice-housing.org
Telephone
+44 7821637712
Country
United Kingdom