ForHousing: Responsive repairs and maintenance and grounds maintenance

UK-Eccles: Repair and maintenance services of building installations.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       ForHousing Limited
       52 Regent Street, Eccles, M30 0BP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3001235522, Email: mark.bradshaw@forhousing.co.uk
       Contact: Mark Bradshaw
       Main Address: https://www.forhousing.co.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.forhousing.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Housing and community amenities


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Responsive repairs and maintenance and grounds maintenance.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: ForHousing is proposing to award 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 proposed contract will be for a 10-year term and 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 proposed contract's annual value is £30m, with a total estimated value of £300m over the full term.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 300,000,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      45453000 - Overhaul and refurbishment work.
      77314000 - Grounds maintenance services.
      50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations.
      45300000 - Building installation work.
      45453100 - Refurbishment work.
   

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
   
   
   II.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 will be 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    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:    No       
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:    No

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Not provided    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:Yes
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 13/09/2024.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Liberty Group Investments Limited, 00968396
       Garden Works,, Charleywood Road,, Knowsley Industrial Park,, Liverpool,, L33 7SG, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 300,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 300,000,000         
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No          


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.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.
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GO-2024916-PRO-27727356 TKR-2024916-PRO-27727355   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          High Court of England and Wales
       London, United Kingdom
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                High Court of England and Wales
       London, United Kingdom.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         ForHousing will conduct itself in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and will observe a ten (10) day standstill period before entering into the proposed contract.    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Cabinet Office
       London, United Kingdom
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/09/2024


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   ForHousing Limited is 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 is being awarded pursuant to the Procurement For Housing framework. ForHousing Limited and Procurement For Housing are satisfied that the proposed call-off contract is being awarded in compliance with the framework agreement and in accordance with its terms. As such, the proposed 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 is therefore not needed.