Contract

Responsive repairs and maintenance and grounds maintenance

  • ForHousing Limited

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-031258

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-049b59

Published 30 September 2024, 7:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

ForHousing Limited

52 Regent Street

Eccles

M30 0BP

Contact

Mark Bradshaw

Email

Mark.Bradshaw@forhousing.co.uk

Telephone

+44 3001235522

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.forhousing.co.uk

Buyer's address

www.forhousing.co.uk

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

Responsive repairs and maintenance and grounds maintenance

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

ForHousing has awarded a contract under the Procurement for Housing (PfH) Responsive Repairs and Void Property Services Framework Agreement, for the provision of Responsive Repairs, Maintenance and Grounds Maintenance. The contract has a 10-year term and has been called off from the PfH Framework using the Direct Award mechanism, as set out within the Framework Agreement, to Liberty Group Investments Limited (Liberty) being ranked number 1 on Lot 1 (North West Region) of the Responsive Repairs and Void Property Services Framework Agreement.

The annual value of the contract is £30m, with a total estimated value of £300m over the full term.

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: £300,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45453100 - Refurbishment work
  • 45300000 - Building installation work
  • 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 45453000 - Overhaul and refurbishment work

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

ForHousing is awarding a contract as set out above. The scope of the contract, with anticipated annual values, is: Responsive Repairs (£19.3m); Void Property Repairs and Refurbishments (£5.0m); Grounds Maintenance (£1.7m), and Other Works (£4.0m). The contract has been called off using the Direct Award mechanism under the Framework to Liberty. This is compliant with the Framework as: (1) the services are clearly and adequately described in Schedule 1 of the Framework Agreement, (2) the Supplier’s Prices can be applied to the services required (3) the contract terms are appropriate (4) the contract can be concluded with no further substantive information required from Suppliers. The contract includes the supply and fit of kitchens; bathrooms; windows and doors; electrical works; internal and external decorations; roofing works; cladding.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: 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

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:

ForHousing Limited was not required to publish a call for competition in the Find a Tender Service for the proposed call-off contract on the basis that this contract has been awarded pursuant to the Procurement For Housing framework. ForHousing Limited and Procurement For Housing are satisfied that the call-off contract has been awarded in compliance with the framework agreement and in accordance with its terms. As such, the call-off contract is permitted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "PCR") and complies with the rules re. awarding contracts based on framework agreements as set out in regulation 33(8)(a) of the PCR. Prior publication of a Contract Notice was therefore not needed.

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: 2024/S 000-029628


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

13 September 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Liberty Gas Group Limited

Garden Works, Charleywood Road, Knowsley Industrial Park

Liverpool

L33 7SG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

04242416

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £300,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £300,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Whilst Grounds Maintenance is not explicitly specified in the Framework, ForHousing considers the addition of the grounds maintenance service is permitted under Reg 72(8) PCR 2015 as this does not amount to a substantial modification. The grounds maintenance services amount to 5.6% of the value of the contract and ForHousing is satisfied that this is not a substantial modification to the overall scope.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=892318333

GO Reference: GO-2024930-PRO-27864077

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court of England and Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

ForHousing has conducted itself in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Cabinet Office

London

Country

United Kingdom