Building and facilities management services

Tender description

UK Research and Innovation went out to full open tender in April 2019 (our ref FM19097) for General Hard Services at LMB and ARES. UK Research and Innovation did not receive any compliant bids. UK SBS have concluded this contract in line with article 32, 2 (a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. General grounds (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts,public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases: (a) where no tenders,no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered. UK Research and Innovation went out to full open tender in April 2019 (our ref FM19097) for General Hard Services at LMB and ARES. UK Research and Innovation did not receive any compliant bids. The General hard services bundle maintenance service including software, non-fixed plant and equipment within the various premises and supplemented where necessary by an initial site survey, are maintained to the required ‘fit for function’ performance level, meeting the manufacturer’s and installer’s recommendations (whilst taking account of any supplementary servicing needs that arise from the as-built environment) and to ensure strict compliance with all statutory/legal and mandatory obligations. Business continuity is imperative as numerous key scientific areas require 24/7 response within 4 hours to FM problems as failures of scientific experiments can put weeks/months of research in jeopardy. UK SBS have concluded this contract in line with article 32, 2 (a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. General grounds (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases: (a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered.