Facilities Management Services

Concepts

• facilities management
• high wycombe
• veat notice of the university
• facilities management services
• buildings management
• continuation of vital facilities management services
• new facilities management supplier
• university
• date of publication of this notice

Location

Buckinghamshire CC:

Description

This is a VEAT notice of the University’s intention to enter into two separate contracts with the supplier’s connected with the incumbent supplier following a period of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice. The contracts provide for the continuation of vital facilities management services to the University and allow much needed time for the University to complete the procurement process to find its new facilities management supplier.

Lot Division

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
• 79993100 - Facilities management services

Legal Justification

The University has recently commenced a re-organisation/ re-purposing and refurbishment of its Main High Wycombe Campus and the design and specification plans for this have only recently been finalised. This project will take approximately 40 weeks and is expected to be completed by April/ May 2023. Until that time, the University is technically unable to arrive at a final specification for its future facilities management services contract, including but not limited to building cleaning, man guarding, security, concierge, student mental health support and other related services. As soon as the re-organisation process has been completed, the University will commence a full tender exercise (a prior-information notice to detail the universities future aspirations will be published to establish some initial market engagement in readiness for a fully advertised Find a Tender Service tender exercise. As an interim measure in order to minimise any technical and organisational disruption and to allow the university to continue to operate. The University will enter into 2 temporary contracts with the current incumbent sub-contracted providers on the expiry of its current prime facilities management contract on 31st of July 2022, for a period of 12 months with an option to extend for a further 6 months in the event of unforeseen circumstances arising.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** It is essential for the continuous operation of university that these interim arrangements are put into place. The standstill period of ten calendar days will be applied. The standstill will expire at midnight on the Friday 29th July 2022. (MT Ref:226821)