Public tender Bradford 2012 Water System Risk Assessments & Water Hygiene Monitoring. 2012-07-26

Water System Risk Assessments & Water Hygiene Monitoring.

Prior information notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Department of Business Support Services, Commissioning & Procurement, 4th Floor Britannia House, Hall Ings
For the attention of: Darren Briggs
BD1 1HX Bradford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1274431768
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.bradford.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bradford.gov.uk/procurement

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)

II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Water System Risk Assessments & Water Hygiene Monitoring.

II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance

Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Bradford District.

NUTS code UKE41

II.3)Information on framework agreement

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement: no

II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) has an estate of approximately 700 properties across the district. These properties are owned, leased, managed or maintained by the Council. There are a range of property types including but not limited to offices, schools, residential homes, private residences and commercial premises.
To ensure compliance with the HSE Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) L8 - The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems; all the Council’s properties at present have completed Legionella risk assessments and a monitoring regime in place to identify, assess and control the sources and risks of Legionella bacteria. These risk assessments must be reviewed at least every 2 years.
The Council is looking to appoint one or more contractors to carry out this service on its behalf and all properties have been split into 5 lots based on their size and the length of time required to carry out the assessments and monitoring. Tenderers are able to apply for one or more lots. The Council may award more than one lot to the same Contractor.
All values and quantities given are indicative only as the Council can not guarantee the levels and quantity of work that will be required in the future due to changes in the Council's property portfolio.
The contract is expected to be for an initial period of 4 months (December - March) and then for 3 full years 1.4.2013 until 31.3.2016 with the option to extend for a further two one year periods subject to the service still being required and the Councils discretion.
Further details of the requirements will be specified within the tender documents and will be made available via the regional tendering website http://scms.alito.co.uk. The details of how to access these will be contained within section VI.3 of the contract notice which will be issued in due course and any queries regarding this procurement should be made after reading these documents.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000,00 and 300 000,00 GBP

Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

II.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71610000, 71600000, 71700000, 71317200, 71317210, 50700000, 50710000, 50712000, 50730000

II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures

II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.8)Additional information:

This is a Prior Information Notice only. Please do not take any further action in connection with this process until publication of the Contract Notice which will be 2 to 4 weeks from the date of this notice and which will contain details of how to register interest and obtain the tender documentation. City of Bradford Metropolitan District.

Council uses the regional tendering website at http://scms.alito.co.uk for its electronic tendering. Suppliers may wish to register (for free) on this site if not already done so, in order to see other opportunities that may be available from this council and others within the Yorkshire and Humberside region although suppliers will need to be registered for specific councils on the site in order to view and download tender documentation. Supplier support is available either via the onsite help or from the SCMS contact points listed on the 'Contact Us' tab on the website homepage.

Information about lots

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Lot No: 1

1)Short description:

To carry out Legionella risk assessments and Water hygiene monitoring at aprroximately 112 properties to include 20 education properties (secondary schools), residential care homes, theatres, sports and leisure facilities & pavilions.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71610000, 71600000, 71700000, 71317200, 71317210, 50700000, 50710000, 50712000, 50730000