Scape Group Limited (trading as SCAPE): AP2320 - Legionella Monitoring Contract 2024-31

UK-Nottingham: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Scape Group Limited (trading as SCAPE), 05660357
       2nd Floor, East West Building, 1 Tollhouse Hill, Nottingham, NG1 6BT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 8006696565, Email: procurement@arc-partnership.co.uk
       Contact: Robert Hunter
       Main Address: https://www.arc-partnership.co.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.scape.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKF14
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Other activity: SCAPE is a public sector owned supplier of framework solutions

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: AP2320 - Legionella Monitoring Contract 2024-31    
          Reference number: AP2320
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      This is a Prior Information Notice only and is being utilised to inform the market of an upcoming procurement. The procurement is not live yet. SCAPE on behalf of Arc Property Services Partnership Ltd (the Client), are seeking to set up a new Contract for the provision of a legionella monitoring service (including 24/7 emergency attendance) across various locations within the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and Leicestershire areas. The Contract will cover all elements of the Clients business. The NEC4 Term Service Short Contract will be used to manage the Client and Contractor relationship. Please note: No warranty is given to the Contractor by neither SCAPE nor the Client as to the amount (if any) or nature of the service which may be required to be carried out by the Contractor during the Contract period and no claim for compensation either contractual or otherwise will be accepted in respect of any variation in the volume of the work. A full guide to the services required can be found within tender documents once the procurement is live at the end of January 2024. The Contract will be in place for a period of 36 months, with the option to extend for two periods of 24 months years (36 + 24 + 24 = max 84 months). Suppliers interested in applying for this opportunity should first register (for free) on Delta eSourcing (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/) and once done so, should send an email to procurement@arc-partnership.co.uk. Please provide the email address that you have used to register in Delta so that an invitation can be issued, once the opportunity goes live.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 900,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services.          
      71700000 - Monitoring and control services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The Procurement will be conducted in 2 stages: Stage 1 – Selection Stage – Bidders must meet all off the necessary selection criteria and provide answers to the questions asked. The questions will be marked by a panel and the top 5 scoring Bidders who attain PASS marks, will progress on to Stage 2. Stage 2 – Award Stage – Bidders will be evaluated on their submitted prices and answers to specific quality questions in order to achieve a price/quality score. The top scoring Bidder will be invited to enter the Contract. Price will be weighted at 30% and quality will be weighted at 70% of the marks available. Please note: Arc Partnership reserve the right to establish communication with the awarded Contractor, prior to the Contract start date. Full details of the process can be found within the tender documents once the procurement is live. The proposed tender timeline is as follows: Stage 1 (PQQ) to go live 29/01/24 Stage 1 (PQQ) closing date 04/03/24 Stage 2 (ITT) to go live 27/03/24 Stage 2 (ITT) closing date 01/05/24 Estimated contract start date 26/07/24 Please note that SCAPE reserves the right to alter this timetable. These dates are provided for indicative purposes only and whilst SCAPE does not intend to depart from the timetable, it may do so at any time.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operatorsthat are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteriaset out for the procurement.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         29/01/2024
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=832865306
GO-202418-PRO-24917695 TKR-202418-PRO-24917694        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 08/01/2024