Real estate services

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities. The above Public Sector Bodies have a need for the professional management, advice guidance, negotiation and assistance on land, property and estates issues. The Services covered are divided into the following Lots: 1) National; 2) Regional Panels: Regional Panel 2A — East Anglia, Regional Panel 2B — East and West Midlands, Regional Panel 2C — London and South East England, Regional Panel 2D — North East England, Regional Panel 2E — North West England and North Wales, Regional Panel 2F — Northern Ireland, Regional Panel 2G — Scotland, Regional Panel 2H — South Wales and South West England; Lot 3 Vertical Real Estates (VRE); Lot 4 Facilities Management and Property Services (Procurement Managed Service). Potential Providers have the opportunity to bid for all or any combination of the 4 Lots. Where a Potential Provider is successful in Lot 1 and Lot 2 the Potential Provider will only be awarded a place on Lot 1. Potential Providers have the opportunity to bid for all or any combination of Regional Panels in Lot 2. The maximum number of Regional Panels that a Potential Provider will be awarded is 3. Where a Potential Provider is successful in more than 3 Regional Panels the Potential Provider will be awarded only 3 according to the Potential Provider's order of preference. In this instance the next ranking Potential Provider will take its place in the other Regional Panels. Potential Providers that are bidding independently for Lots 1 and or Lot 2 should not also bid for these Lots as a member of a Group of Economic Operators. Potential Providers doing so will be required to withdraw the independent bid or the bid may be considered to be non-compliant or the Authority may require the Potential Providers place in the Group of Economic Operators to be removed. For the avoidance of doubt any Potential Provider that decides to bid both independently and as part of a consortia then the Authority reserves the right to exclude any bid where it has sufficiently plausible indications that the bid distorts competition. Crown Commercial Service reserves the right for an electronic auction to be held by Public Sector bodies during further competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement(s). The Authority reserves the right to Award all Lots or any combination thereof. The Lots may be awarded independently and at different times e.g. if the Authority were to be facing a potential challenge for Lot 4, the Authority would still award (following the conclusion of the mandatory standstill period) the other Lots. The Authority would then award Lot 4 at a later date. With reference to the Fixed Number shown in II.1.4 Potential Providers should be aware that may be certain circumstances (such as dead heat in scoring) where the number of Suppliers Awarded a place on the Framework Agreement may increase above this number. The process for this is detailed in the Invitation To Tender. Potential suppliers should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, Crown Commercial Service intends to publish the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and the text of any Framework Agreement awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of Crown Commercial Service. The terms of the proposed Framework Agreement will also permit a public sector contracting authority, awarding a contract under this Framework Agreement, to publish the text of that contract, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. Any orders placed under this Framework Agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework between the supplier and the specific requesting other contracting body. The Contracting Authority and other contracting bodies utilising the Framework reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The duration referenced in Section II.1.4 is for the placing of orders. The value provided in Section II.1.4 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this framework agreement.