Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Livv Housing Group
Lakeview, Kings Business Park
Prescot
L34 1PJ
Contact
Claire Paton
tenders@cirruspurchasing.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
Cleaning Services
Reference number
DN656197
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Livv Housing Group sought bids from service providers to participate in a tender process for the provision of cleaning services in the Merseyside area. Services initially required under the contract are expected to include the cleaning of:
- Extra care facilities
- Community centres
- Livv Housing Group offices
Full detail of the locations to be cleaned and service specification could be found within the Supporting Information folder provided with this tender.
The outcome of the tender process is a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 2 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 4 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider (2+1+1).
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: £640,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Livv Housing Group invited bidders from service providers to participate in a tender process for the provision of cleaning services in the Merseyside area. Services initially required under the contract are expected to include the cleaning of:
- Extra care facilities
- Community centres
- Livv Housing Group offices
The outcome of the tendering process was a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 2 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 4 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider (2+1+1).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Cost submission / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will be for an initial 2 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 4 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider (2+1+1).
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.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be with Livv Maintenance Limited and will be available to the following, such that each of the following will be entitled to purchase services from the successful service provider at the discretion of Livv Housing Group:
- Livv Maintenance Limited
- Livv Housing Group and all subsidiary undertakings, both current and future
- All parts of any current or future group structure of which Livv Housing Group is, or may become, a part
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: 2023/S 000-005057
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 17
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 14
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: 17
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aim High (UK) Ltd
6 Marsh Parade
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire
ST5 1DU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £640,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award was communicated to tenderers. Appeals could be directly raised via the contact points detailed in Section VI.4.1) of the contract notice. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 provide 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).