Awarded contract

Conversion of Two Double Deck Buses into Mobile Youth Centres

  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-026301

Published 6 September 2023, 10:44am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street

Oldbury

B69 3DB

Contact

Neil Whitehouse

Email

michelle_hackwood@sandwell.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG37 - Sandwell

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sandwell.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.sandwell.gov.uk

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

Conversion of Two Double Deck Buses into Mobile Youth Centres

Reference number

SMBC 23029

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50117100 - Motor vehicle conversion services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Sandwell MBC (the Council) sought a vehicle conversion specialist to undertake the conversion of two new ADL Enviro400 double deck buses. Both vehicles will be acting as a focal contact point for the youth of Sandwell, working across the borough allowing Sandwell MBC to carry out vital youth work whilst offering access to games consoles, music production equipment and IT suites. The successful supplier will also be required to design, in consultation with key officers at the Council, two exterior designs that the young people of Sandwell will vote on their favourite. Aimed at an age demographic of 11-19 and up to 25 for SEND (Special educational needs and disabilities) both conversions are required to be identical in build, finished to a high standard that will enable a long service life and easy access to serviceable items allowing for quick maintenance turnaround

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: £200,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50117100 - Motor vehicle conversion services
  • 50117000 - Vehicle conversion and reconditioning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG37 - Sandwell

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Sandwell MBC (the Council) sought a vehicle conversion specialist to undertake the conversion of two new ADL Enviro400 double deck buses. Both vehicles will be acting as a focal contact point for the youth of Sandwell, working across the borough allowing Sandwell MBC to carry out vital youth work whilst offering access to games consoles, music production equipment and IT suites. The successful supplier will also be required to design, in consultation with key officers at the Council, two exterior designs that the young people of Sandwell will vote on their favourite. Aimed at an age demographic of 11-19 and up to 25 for SEND (Special educational needs and disabilities) both conversions are required to be identical in build, finished to a high standard that will enable a long service life and easy access to serviceable items allowing for quick maintenance turnaround. The lower floor must fully accessible to person/s with various forms of disabilities and outfitted with sensory lighting/equipment.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60%

Price - Weighting: 40%

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

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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 000-017786


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Conversion of Two Double Deck Buses into Mobile Youth Centres

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 September 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

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: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Grindall Limited T A SEC Works Group

The Old Coach Station, 38 Preston Street

Faversham, Kent

ME13 8PE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ44 - East Kent
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: £200,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £196,304.26


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court of England

Royal Court of Justice the Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom