Office Removals Services Framework

Concepts

• bournemouth
• goods transport vehicles
• christchurch
• office removal services
• professional removal companies
• council office
• office removal services framework
• council office accommodation removals
• office removals services framework
• length of the office removal services framework

Location

Description

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) is seeking to appoint experienced and professional removal companies to assist with Council office accommodation removals and site clearances. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch. The Office Removal Services Framework will consist of up to three companies capable of delivering removals services as outlined in this specification. The three suppliers that are appointed onto the framework will be ranked 1 to 3. The first company on the list being the first point of contact for the Council when a removal comes up. If the first ranked supplier is not able to do the move, the next ranked supplier will be contacted and so on until a supplier confirms availability The anticipated start date of the contract is 1 October 2022. The contract will be for three years and three months. The removal companies are expected to be experienced and professional to transport items as identified from one Council property to another. Office Removal Services will be requested on an as and when basis. The Council does not guarantee any level of business for any company awarded onto the framework during the period of the contract.

Total Quantity or Scope

The length of the Office Removal Services framework will be for three years and three months. It is anticipated that the framework will commence on 1 October 2022. The Council will be awarding up to three suppliers to be on the Office Removals Framework. … If the first ranked supplier is not able to do the move, the next ranked supplier will be contacted and so on until a supplier confirms availability. The ranking of the suppliers on the framework will be re-assessed prior to 1 January each year commencing 1 January 2024. This will then determine the ranking of the suppliers under the framework for the next year of the framework. The Council does not expect the first ranked supplier will be available for every move due to availability, there may be occasions when several office moves happen over the same time period. It is for this reason a framework of up to three suppliers has been decided on rather than just a single supplier. Additional information: Please do not contact any officer/team named on this notice or the documentation. All documentation for this opportunity is available on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk . Any expressions of interest must be made through this portal unless otherwise instructed. You will need to register on the site to submit a bid. Registering is free.

Renewal Options

The length of the contract will be for three years and three months. Once the contract has ended, it is likely that a new contract will be procured.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
• 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
• 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
• 98340000 - Accommodation and office services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.

Legal Justification

N/A

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Bidders should seek independent legal and commercial advice in relation to the potential value of the opportunity and the scheme as a whole. The Council is carrying out this procurement under the Open Procedure pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). In accordance with Regulation 50 (Contract award notices); Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement); Regulation 87 (Standstill period) and Regulations 91 to 102 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). Following any decision to award the contract the Council will be providing debriefing information to unsuccessful bidders (in accordance with Regulation 86) and observe a minimum 10 day standstill period (in accordance with Regulation 87) before the contract is entered into. The Council reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice. The services will predominantly be performed within the boundaries of BCP Council for the Council.