Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Manchester City Council
Room 407, Town Hall
Manchester
M60 2LA
Contact
Mrs Louise Causley
louise.causley@manchester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1612344287
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
TC675 - Provision of Engineering Inspection and Insurance
Reference number
DN618094
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Engineering Inspection and Insurance.
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: £244,343.26
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Engineering Inspection and Insurance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Social and Ethical Value / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Environmental and Climate Change / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 50
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The Council used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register
their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be
emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation
relating to this opportunity. Applicants were required to electronically submit their
completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am
on 25th July 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be
submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
The contract will be for 3 years and 6 months, expected to commence 4th October 2022 with option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.
The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social
regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract.
Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract
performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations
as relevant to the subject matter of this project.
The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice.
The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in
responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract.
All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in
Page 7 to 7 English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all
payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-017015
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Zurich Municipal
Farnborough
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £244,343.26
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Manchester City Council
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 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).