Building and facilities management services

Tender description

The Council of the City of Wakefield has undertaken a Competitive Dialogue procedure under the Public Contract Regulation 2006 (as amended) to procure both a public contract (‘the Contract’) and a framework agreement (‘the Framework Agreement’) (see below). The Contract The Contracting Authority has procured a contract for its own benefit and for others to whom it has an obligation to provide certain services. It is anticipated that the Contract will cover a wide range of services and some works elements (‘the Services’) including without limitation the following: — Building Services; — Property and Asset Management; — Facilities Management; — Catering; — Cleaning; — Miscellaneous building related services; — Capital works projects (especially in relation to schools); — Architectural design and related services. This list is not exhaustive. The Contract will commence on 31.10.2016 and be for an initial seven (7) year period, with an option to extend by up to a further three (3) years. The Framework Agreement In addition, the Contracting Authority has made the benefits of the Services delivered under the Contract available to publicly funded schools and other neighbouring public bodies in the area by procuring the Framework Agreement for the Services and services substantially similar to the Services. The Contracting Authority has acted as a central purchasing body through which the following organisations may choose, but shall not be obliged, to procure some or all of the Services using the Framework Agreement through a call off contract (‘Call Off Contract’): (1) the other local authorities and publicly funded bodies that are identified in Annex A of this contract award notice (‘the Participating Bodies’); and (2) all publicly-funded schools and other educational establishments within the geographical areas of the Contracting Authority and the Participating Bodies. The Framework Agreement will commence on 31.10.2017 and be for a four (4) year period. The duration of individual Call Off Contracts will not necessarily be limited to four years but will be governed by the precise subject matter of the Call Off Contract concerned. No guarantee or warranty has been given as to the nature or volume, if any, of the Services or the number of call offs, if any, under the Framework Agreement. It should be noted that in addition to any change in the structure or identify of the Contracting Authority and / or the Participating Bodies in the event of re-structuring within local government, the Contract and Framework Agreement will pass to successor authorities to the Contracting Authority and the Participating Bodies as relevant and appropriate.