Award

Variation to Contract for Provision of Static Attendants for LCCC (T2122-010)

  • Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-021272

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03e4a7

Published 24 July 2023, 12:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island

Lisburn

BT27 4RL

Email

kathryn.cahill@lisburncastlereagh.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

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Variation to Contract for Provision of Static Attendants for LCCC (T2122-010)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council requires the presence of a number of contracted attendants to perform duties in a number of the council's sports and amenity facilities when open to the public.

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: £322,500

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council has a population in excess of 140,000 with a number of sports and amenity facilities that require the presence of a ‘contracted attendant to be responsible for a number of duties when these facilities are open to the public as detailed below.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

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:

This relates to a variation to an existing contract. Proposed cost increases to the existing contract are attributable to an increase in the National Living Wage enforced by UK government.

The council are content that it is reasonable to assume that contractors would not have foreseen the cost increases in delivering services under the contract at time of tendering.

The contract variation will result in an increase in static attendants hourly rates by 7.7%. The council is content that this variation is permitted under Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

(c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:—

(i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen;

(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;

(iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


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

1 April 2023

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

Hi Tech Security

belfast

Email

neilsa5631@hotmail.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address

https://www.hitech.co.uk

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: £15.40


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Lisburn Castlereagh City Council

Lisburn

Country

United Kingdom