Facilities management services

Tender description

UK Research and Innovation went out to full open tender in April 2019 (our ref FM19094) for water treatment works 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 FM19094) for water treatment works at LMB and ARES. UK Research and Innovation did not receive any compliant bids. Definition of equipment/systems covered by the water treatment services contract: The water services bundle maintenance service shall ensure that all maintainable assets, 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. Equipment covered by the water services contract include: legionaries control — hot and cold water services, boiler water treatment, water softeners and tanks, chillers, secondary chillers, closed circuit water treatment and RO water systems. To service and maintain systems as defined above in accordance with: (a) manufacturer’s recommendations as set out in the O&M schedules as a minimum or as required to meet the needs of the as-built environment; (b) all relevant PPM requirements as stated in SFG 20 maintenance standards; (c) relevant BS EN standards; (d) current fire regulations and all other applicable legal statutory requirements. 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.