Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
Contact
Dónall Patton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
QUB/2267/22 - Provision of multi-disciplinary facilities team for the One Elmwood Building
Reference number
QUB/2267/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract is for the provision of a multi-disciplinary facilities and operations team, including General Assistants, Reception Staff and Supervisor, for the One Elmwood Building at Queen's University Belfast.This new multi-disciplinary facilities and operations team, led by a Queen's Operations Manager, will provide first line support for a wide range of services for all building users.
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: £2,685,641
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 90911200 - Building-cleaning services
- 79992000 - Reception services
- 90910000 - Cleaning services
- 79993100 - Facilities management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast, Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for the provision of a multi-disciplinary facilities and operations team, including General Assistants, Reception Staff and Supervisor, for the One Elmwood Building at Queen's University Belfast.The One Elmwood Building is due to open in September 2022. This building will transform the provision of student services at Queen’s by drawing these together into one central, state of the art building. This new facility will create an epicentre for campus life and facilitate the increased engagement of the whole student body.This multi-disciplinary facilities and operations team, led by Queen’s Operations Manager, will manage and co-ordinate all aspects of building operations on behalf of all users.The extent to which the multi-disciplinary facilities services will be required under this contract is currently difficult to estimate. It is expected that the need for the Operations Team will fluctuate on a weekly basis, in line with the needs of end-users e.g. due to number of room bookings, planned events etc. The Economic Operator will provided a flexible service in line with the needs of the University. The Economic Operator willl reduce or increase the number of weekly working hours required, on request from the Operations Manager. This may require a significant reduction in the estimated hours projected for each role in the Operations Team for the One Elmwood Building.Queen’s reserves the right to remove or reduce the extent of job roles permanently from this contract, should Queen’s determine that they are no longer required.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 40%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Contract will be for 1 year, with options to extend by up to a further 48 months.
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
Open procedure
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 000-009961
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
QUB/2267/22
Title
Provision of multi-disciplinary facilities team for the One Elmwood Building
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Robinson Services Ltd
Sarah Jane Robinson House, Rathenraw Industrial Estate, Greystone Road
Antrim
BT41 2SJ
Telephone
+44 2894429717
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
National registration number
NI039582
Internet address
https://robinson-services.com/
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,750,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,685,641
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
This authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to Tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provides 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 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).