Watford Borough Council: Management and operator of Watford Market

UK-Watford: Retail trade services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Watford Borough Council
       https://www.watford.gov.uk, Watford, wd17 3EX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1923226400, Email: derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk
       Main Address: https://www.watford.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH23

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Management and operator of Watford Market            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         55900000 - Retail trade services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Watford Borough Council is seeking a provider to Manage and Operate its Market in the Town Centre. The provider will be required to carry out all elements of the Market service which shall include the on street market and undercover market units. The provider will be responsible for ensuring there is adequate personnel and supervision (as set out in this specification) to carry out these task in order to meet the performance requirements set out in the tender documents. The requirements include: Cleaning, Securitiy, Facilities and Site Management, Waste management, Trader Liaison, Financial Management, Marketing, innovation and management reporting.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,500,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH23 - Hertfordshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Hertfordshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Watford Borough Council is seeking a provider to Manage and Operate its Market in the Town Centre. The provider will be required to carry out all elements of the Market service which shall include the on street market and undercover market units. The provider will be responsible for ensuring there is adequate personnel and supervision (as set out in this specification) to carry out these task in order to meet the performance requirements set out in the tender documents. The requirements include: Cleaning, Securitiy, Facilities and Site Management, Waste management, Trader Liaison, Financial Management, Marketing, innovation and management reporting.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Approach and Delivery / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: Financial Model / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Performance Management / Weighting: 9
      Quality criterion - Name: Implementation and Integration / Weighting: 2
      Quality criterion - Name: Staff Resourcing / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Invoicing and Reporting / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Marketing Plan / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: social Value / Weighting: 5
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Cost Model / Weighting: 40
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:The tender considered with and without Facilities Management. The final award is witout Facilities Management included in the service.

      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: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: 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 the OJEU: 2022/S 000-034299
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Management and Operation of Watford Market

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 31/03/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Saunders Markets, 07224480
             27 Smithbrook Kilns,, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8JJ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ25
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,500,000
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=774107755

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Watford Borough Council
          https://www.watford.gov.uk, Watford, wd17 3EX, United Kingdom
          Email: derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/04/2023