Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement for Housing
Unit 2
Warrington
WA2 0YL
Contact
Bradley Francis Hughes
Telephone
+44 7548833045
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26067
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PfH Fire Safety Consultancy Services
Reference number
BH/March2024/FSC
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 90% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015.
Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk for additional information.
PfH is administered by Inprova Limited and is headquartered in the North West of England with over 20 years of expertise and experience offering a complete procurement solutions package across outsourcing, technology and consultancy. By integrating procurement services and technology, Inprova operates as a delivery partner, supporting business performance improvement for the public sector.
PfH are seeking suitably qualified and experienced fire safety consultants to form a fire safety consultancy framework to be used by our members across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £45,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Fire Risk Assessments
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
- 71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services
- 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
- 71315400 - Building-inspection services
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
- 90711100 - Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot provides Type 1, 2, 3 and 4 Fire Risk Assessments (FRAS) covering six (6) geographical regions including North of England, Midlands, Wales, South of England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Candidates may apply for one or all regions but will be expected to be able to provide services to at least 80 % of the region they are applying for. Supplier will be required to be able to supply at least Type 1 and Type 3 Risk Assessments, but PfH is also intends the framework to cover Type 2 and Type 4 Fire Risk Assessments also. PfH intends to award places on the framework to five (5) suppliers per region but reserves the right to award places to a greater or fewer number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The framework is being awarded for an initial period of three years and may be extended for a further 12-months at the discretion of PfH.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Fire Safety Consultancy Services
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 90711100 - Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 71319000 - Expert witness services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
- 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
- 80531200 - Technical training services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 80550000 - Safety training services
- 80522000 - Training seminars
- 44221220 - Fire doors
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of fire safety consultancy services including, but not limited to: compliance reviews, review of policy and strategy, fire safety training, advice following fire risk assessments, advice on legislative requirements, project management services, support for fire risk management systems, fire door inspections and other services as set out in the tender documentation. The framework will be awarded on a national (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Scotland only basis. PfH intends to award places on the framework to five (5) suppliers nationally and five (5) suppliers for Scotland but reserves the right to award places to a greater or fewer number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The framework is being awarded for an initial period of three years and may be extended for a further 12-months at the discretion of PfH.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Fire Engineering Consultancy Services
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services
- 71314100 - Electrical services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 71315400 - Building-inspection services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of fire safety engineering consultancy services including, but not limited to: mechanical and electrical engineering services in respect of fire safety, design of sprinkler systems and fire suppression systems, fire safety and protection systems, project management, procurement services and other fire safety engineering services in new or existing buildings. The framework will be awarded on a national (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Scotland only basis. PfH intends to award places on the framework to five (5) suppliers nationally and five (5) suppliers for Scotland but reserves the right to award places to a greater or fewer number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The framework is being awarded for an initial period of three years and may be extended for a further 12-months at the discretion of PfH.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision
Accreditation and regulatory requirements are set out in the tender documents.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 45
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: 2023/S 000-007017
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
15 April 2024
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 15 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
15 April 2024
Local time
5:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; the Northern Ireland Housing Executive; any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations; educational establishments and any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website :
http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement.
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit