Tender

Framework Agreement for Merchant Distribution (Repair)

  • PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-036696

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b611

Published 13 November 2024, 11:26am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED

The Lancastrian Office Centre,Talbot Road

MANCHESTER

M320FP

Contact

Clare Tetlow

Email

frameworks@procure-plus.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West

Companies House

05888820

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.procure-plus.com/

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://tendermanagement.launchcontrol-systems.com/register/index/ce23403fa9

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://tendermanagement.launchcontrol-systems.com/register/index/ce23403fa9

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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

Framework Agreement for Merchant Distribution (Repair)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 44100000 - Construction materials and associated items

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Procure Plus are a value focused, not for profit company that specialises in the procurement of goods and services related to both the new build, repair, and maintenance of social housing. Procure Plus wishes to procure and enter into a framework agreement for the distribution of goods and materials in relation to the completion of repair works within social housing properties and properties across the wider public sector. A list of the individual contracting authorities and organisations entitled to access the framework agreement is provided in Section VI.3.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £200,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply of electrical products for repair services

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 31681410 - Electrical materials

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Lot is for the supply of electrical products for repair services. These products are essential to ensuring that the Customer's maintenance teams, who provide a business-critical service, can complete the repairs of an electrical nature to the required quality and timeframes. There may be occasions when a Customer procures these products for use in other contexts, for example for use in the completion of planned maintenance works.

The Lot will provide the Customer with the option for a range of supply methods including collections at a counter from an existing branch network, a delivered service (single or multiple addresses) and van stock replenishment.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Procure Plus intends to appoint 10 companies to this lot.

Procure Plus reserves the option to appoint a limited number of additional companies to this lot of the framework agreement beyond the 10 stated above. This option may be exercised by Procure Plus where there is a close proximity in the final overall scores between the 10th bidder and the bidders who are ranked in close proximity beneath.

Bidders are advised that this is an option and not an obligation on the part of Procure Plus and one that may be exercised on a lot-by-lot basis. Procure Plus reserves the right not to exercise this option and to only appoint 10 companies to this lot at the conclusion of the evaluation.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply of plumbing and heating products for repair services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44115200 - Plumbing and heating materials
  • 44115210 - Plumbing materials
  • 44115220 - Heating materials

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Lot is for the supply of plumbing and heating products for repair services. These products are essential to ensuring that the Customer's maintenance teams, who provide a business-critical service, can complete the repairs of a plumbing and heating nature to the required quality and timeframes. There may be occasions when a Customer procures these products for use in other contexts, for example for use in the completion of planned maintenance works.

The Lot will provide the Customer with the option for a range of supply methods including collections at a counter from an existing branch network, a delivered service (single or multiple addresses) and van stock replenishment.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Procure Plus intends to appoint 10 companies to this lot.

Procure Plus reserves the option to appoint a limited number of additional companies to this lot of the framework agreement beyond the 10 stated above. This option may be exercised by Procure Plus where there is a close proximity in the final overall scores between the 10th bidder and the bidders who are ranked in close proximity beneath.

Bidders are advised that this is an option and not an obligation on the part of Procure Plus and one that may be exercised on a lot-by-lot basis. Procure Plus reserves the right not to exercise this option and to only appoint 10 companies to this lot at the conclusion of the evaluation.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Branch collection for repair services (multi product categories)

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44111000 - Building materials

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Lot is for the supply of a range of products including general building, electrical and plumbing products. These products are essential to ensuring that the Customer's maintenance teams, who provide a business-critical service, can complete a range of repairs to the required quality and timeframes. There may be occasions when a Customer procures these products for use in other contexts, for example for use in the completion of planned maintenance works.

The Lot will predominantly be used for collections at a counter from a Supplier's existing branch network, where the Customer will be able to enter a branch and purchase the required product(s). In some instances, there may be a requirement for a local delivery from a branch to the Customer's preferred location.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £30,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Procure Plus intends to appoint 10 companies to this lot.

Procure Plus reserves the option to appoint a limited number of additional companies to this lot of the framework agreement beyond the 10 stated above. This option may be exercised by Procure Plus where there is a close proximity in the final overall scores between the 10th bidder and the bidders who are ranked in close proximity beneath.

Bidders are advised that this is an option and not an obligation on the part of Procure Plus and one that may be exercised on a lot-by-lot basis. Procure Plus reserves the right not to exercise this option and to only appoint 10 companies to this lot at the conclusion of the evaluation.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply of multi product categories for repair services including a managed service

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44111000 - Building materials

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Supplier(s) appointed to this Lot will be expected to be able to provide a solution for the supply of products that has been developed specifically for a Customer. Rather than relying on a Supplier's existing branch network and other resources, this Lot is for Customers who want to design and implement a bespoke supply service consisting of resource that is dedicated to the Customer and will aim to increase the efficiency of material supply to their operatives. The dedicated resource may include methods, locations, vehicles, supply points and staff.

The products to be supplied under the Lot include general building, electrical and plumbing products. These products are essential to ensuring that the Customer's maintenance teams, who provide a business-critical service, can complete a range of repairs to the required quality and timeframes. There may be occasions when a Customer procures these products for use in other contexts, for example for use in the completion of planned maintenance works.

The Lot will provide the Customer with the option for a range of supply methods including a managed store, collections at a counter, a delivered service (single or multiple addresses) and van stock replenishment.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £140,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Procure Plus intends to appoint 10 companies to this lot.

Procure Plus reserves the option to appoint a limited number of additional companies to this lot of the framework agreement beyond the 10 stated above. This option may be exercised by Procure Plus where there is a close proximity in the final overall scores between the 10th bidder and the bidders who are ranked in close proximity beneath.

Bidders are advised that this is an option and not an obligation on the part of Procure Plus and one that may be exercised on a lot-by-lot basis. Procure Plus reserves the right not to exercise this option and to only appoint 10 companies to this lot at the conclusion of the evaluation.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Please refer to the invitation to tender documents.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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

Framework agreement with several operators

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

13 December 2024

Local time

5:00pm

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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

13 December 2024

Local time

5:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Individual contracting authorities and organisations entitled to access the framework agreement will have the option to agree and award contracts to the appointed suppliers at any point during the term of the framework agreement. Such contracting authorities and organisations are as follows:

Any customer of Procure Plus from time to time, which may include:

Any social housing provider in the United Kingdom from time to time. 'Social Housing Provider' for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes, without limitation, registered providers, local authorities, and arm's length management organisations (ALMOs)

Any local authority; any combined authority or associated body

Any police, fire or rescue authority

Any transport authority

Any NHS trust or body, or other health authority

Any waste disposal authority

Any university, school, free school, college or academy

Any other contracting authority (as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) that does not fall within any of the aforementioned categories

Any entity or joint venture company that any of the aforementioned contracting authorities and organisations holds an interest in from time to time

A list of current social housing providers can be found by visiting

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing

Procure Plus reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not to proceed with all or part of the Framework Agreement.

Procure Plus will not, under any circumstances, reimburse any expense incurred by bidders in preparing their tender submissions or in participating in this procurement process.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Country

United Kingdom