Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Nigel Prideaux
collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Fire Safety Order Guidance-Tranche 3
Reference number
C21572
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of its overhaul of guidance on The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 – the Fire Safety Order (FSO) - the Home Office is seeking to externally commission new guides and updates to existing guidance documents. The guidance in this requirement, which is the third tranche of our programme, will be needed by Q3 of 2022 when the fire safety provisions in the Building Safety Bill may be enacted.
Five new guides are required including a brief explainer on fire doors that captures any regulatory changes, a summary of the sanctions available for breaches of the FSO, an implementation guide for the primary fire safety changes planned through the BSB, a comprehensive overarching fire risk assessment guide and an overlap guide explaining the difference between a Responsible Person and an Accountable Person under the BSB. We are also looking to rationalise and update all of the premises specific guides on GOV.UK as well as the Specialised Housing and Means of Escape for Disabled People guides.
The final element will be the requirement to update all the guides we publish in Tranche 2 of our programme to make sure they include the fire safety changes made through the BSB. All guides must be consistent with the FSO at the time of publication.
All these guides must be accessible and provide details for the Responsible Person, fire risk assessor or enforcing authority on how to discharge their duties. All guides should be displayed as a PDF, or where appropriate, be turned into HTML text on GOV.UK where we intend to host them.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45216000 - Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services and for military buildings
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 75251100 - Firefighting services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UK wide
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Review and update and produce new guides of fire safety guidance for responsible persons.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
18
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Option of 6 month extension for extra time to complete.
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
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
20 October 2021
Local time
12:00pm
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
20 October 2021
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office’s eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal.
If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link ‘To register click here’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk and quoting "Fire Safety Order Guidance-C21572" in the title to request access to the ITT documents.
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The eMail will be processed and then the buyer will enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the eSourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom