Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Home Group Framework — Multi-Disciplinary Building Consultants for Stock Maintenance.
Reference number: DN295474
II.1.2)Main CPV code
71000000
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:
Home Group requires Building Consultants to support its national delivery of both planned and responsive maintenance to its stock portfolio of predominantly residential tenanted dwellings. The tender is suited to multi-disciplinary practice(s) who can assist in Home Group's mission of improving the quality of housing for its customers. The appointed consultants to the framework will have a strong focus on value for money and ensure that accountability for the following services delivered through the contract:
— Building Surveys, Party Wall Surveys, Principle Designer duties under the CDM 2015 regulations, Damp Surveys, Employers Agent, 3rd Party Quality Audits, Other Related services.
The framework will be tendered as 5 individual lots:
Lot 1 North East & Scotland
Lot 2 North & South Lakes
Lot 3 Central
Lot 4 South
Lot 5 National 3rd Party Quality Audits.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 2 300 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Please note that organisations cannot apply for more than two regional lots; applicable to lots 1 to 4 (Please note that this Lot application restriction applies on a group wide basis — i.e. if an Applicant is part of a group of companies).
All organisations are welcomed to bid for lot 5 (even if the company or a company within the group have already bid for two lots of regional lots 1-4).
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
North East & Scotland Regional Lot
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71000000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKC
NUTS code: UKM
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Home Group requires Building Consultants to support its national delivery of both planned and responsive maintenance to its stock portfolio of predominantly residential tenanted dwellings. The tender is suited to multi-disciplinary practice(s) who can assist in Home Group's mission of improving the quality of housing for its customers.
The appointed consultants to the framework will have a strong focus on value for money and ensure that accountability for the following services delivered through the contract:
— Building Surveys.
— Party Wall Surveys.
— Principle Designer duties under the CDM 2015 regulations.
— Damp Surveys.
— Employers Agent.
— Other Related services.
II.2.5)Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Questions / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation and Interview / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 50
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 400 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 10
Maximum number: 20
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The overall SQ score that bidders must achieve in order to be invited to tender for Lot 1 are as follows:
Lot 1 — a score of 60 % or more.
Home Group reserves the right to reject any bidder scoring less than 60 % for this SQ or any bidder who receives a ‘Fail’.
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
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
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
North and South Lakes Regional Lot
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71000000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKD
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Home Group requires Building Consultants to support its national delivery of both planned and responsive maintenance to its stock portfolio of predominantly residential tenanted dwellings. The tender is suited to multi-disciplinary practice(s) who can assist in Home Group's mission of improving the quality of housing for its customers.
The appointed consultants to the framework will have a strong focus on value for money and ensure that accountability for the following services delivered through the contract:-
— Building Surveys.
— Party Wall Surveys.
— Principle Designer duties under the CDM 2015 regulations.
— Damp Surveys.
— Employers Agent.
— Other Related services.
II.2.5)Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Questions / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation and Interview / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 50
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 400 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 10
Maximum number: 20
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The overall SQ score that bidders must achieve in order to be invited to tender for Lot 2 are as follows:
Lot 2 — a score of 60 % or more.
Home Group reserves the right to reject any bidder scoring less than 60 % for this SQ or any bidder who receives a ‘Fail’.
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
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
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71000000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKE
NUTS code: UKF
NUTS code: UKG
NUTS code: UKH
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Home Group requires Building Consultants to support its national delivery of both planned and responsive maintenance to its stock portfolio of predominantly residential tenanted dwellings. The tender is suited to multi-disciplinary practice(s) who can assist in Home Group's mission of improving the quality of housing for its customers.
The appointed consultants to the framework will have a strong focus on value for money and ensure that accountability for the following services delivered through the contract:
— Building Surveys.
— Party Wall Surveys.
— Principle Designer duties under the CDM 2015 regulations.
— Damp Surveys.
— Employers Agent.
— Other Related services.
II.2.5)Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Questions / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation and Interview / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 50
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 400 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 10
Maximum number: 20
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The overall SQ score that bidders must achieve in order to be invited to tender for Lot 3 are as follows:
Lot 3 — a score of 60 % or more,
Home Group reserves the right to reject any bidder scoring less than 60 % for this SQ or any bidder who receives a ‘Fail’.
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
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
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71000000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKI
NUTS code: UKJ
NUTS code: UKK
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Home Group requires Building Consultants to support its national delivery of both planned and responsive maintenance to its stock portfolio of predominantly residential tenanted dwellings. The tender is suited to multi-disciplinary practice(s) who can assist in Home Group's mission of improving the quality of housing for its customers.
The appointed consultants to the framework will have a strong focus on value for money and ensure that accountability for the following services delivered through the contract:
— Building Surveys.
— Party Wall Surveys.
— Principle Designer duties under the CDM 2015 regulations.
— Damp Surveys.
— Employers Agent.
— Other Related services.
II.2.5)Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Questions / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation and Interview / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 50
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 400 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 10
Maximum number: 20
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The overall SQ score that bidders must achieve in order to be invited to tender for Lot 4 are as follows:
Lot 4 — a score of 60 % or more
Home Group reserves the right to reject any bidder scoring less than 60 % for this SQ or any bidder who receives a ‘Fail’.
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
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
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
National 3rd Party Quality Audits
Lot No: 5
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71000000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Home Group requires Building Consultants to support its national delivery of both planned and responsive maintenance to its stock portfolio of predominantly residential tenanted dwellings. The tender is suited to multi-disciplinary practice(s) who can assist in Home Group's mission of improving the quality of housing for its customers.
The appointed consultants to the framework will have a strong focus on value for money and ensure that accountability for the following services delivered through the contract:
Lot 5 — National 3rd party Audits for Gas and Electrical Compliance.
II.2.5)Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Questions / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation and Interview / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 50
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 700 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 10
Maximum number: 20
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The overall SQ score that bidders must achieve in order to be invited to tender for Lot 5 are as follows:
Lot 5 — a score of 60 % or more.
Home Group reserves the right to reject any bidder scoring less than 60 % for this SQ or any bidder who receives a ‘Fail’.
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
In the procurement documents.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
In the procurement documents.
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
In the procurement documents.
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.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
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 13
IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 06/11/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date: 27/11/2017
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Home Group Director of Legal
Home Group, 2 Gosforth Park Way, Gosforth Business Park
Newcaslte upon Tyne
NE12 8ET
United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Home Group Director of Legal
Home Group, 2 Gosforth Park Way, Gosforth Business Park
Newcaslte upon Tyne
NE12 8ET
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
06/10/2017