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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2022-504198

FTS Reference: 2022-018626

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Royal Berkshire Fire Authority
VAT gb 642 4620 56
Newsham Court
Reading
RG31 7SD
UK
Contact person: Chris Dobson
Telephone: +44 1189384740
E-mail: dobsonc@rbfrs.co.uk
NUTS code:  UKJ1 -  Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.rbfrs.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/71935

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Scheduled Regulatory Testing and Maintenance service for Legionella
Reference number:  1271
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71630000  -  Technical inspection and testing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

1.1 Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced service provider able to provide a fully compliant Legionella service and testing arrangement, in order to control the proliferation of Legionella bacteria within the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) estate, in accordance with current United Kingdom (UK) legislation and Approved Codes of Practice (ACoP).
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  72710.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71000000  -  Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
71610000  -  Composition and purity testing and analysis services
71620000  -  Analysis services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKJ1 -  Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

1.1 Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced service provider able to provide a fully compliant Legionella service and testing arrangement, in order to control the proliferation of Legionella bacteria within the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) estate, in accordance with current United Kingdom (UK) legislation and Approved Codes of Practice (ACoP).
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  60%
Price  -  Weighting:  40%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2022/S 000-003314

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1271

Title: Provision of Scheduled Regulatory Testing and Maintenance service for Legionella

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

27/05/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

SMS Environmental Ltd
4243379
Quad One, Becquerel Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxford, OX11 0RA
Oxford
OX11 0RA
UK
Telephone: +44 1189306348
E-mail: tenders@sms-environmental.co.uk
NUTS code:  UKJ1 -  Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Internet address: http://www.sms-environmental.co.uk

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  300000.00  GBP
Lowest offer:  72710.00  GBP / Highest offer:  283942.00  GBP   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK