Cleaning Services for Wealden District Council.

PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

Wealden District Council
Council Offices
Attn: Gerry Palmer
BN27 2AX Hailsham
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1323443350
Fax +44 1323443348

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority www.wealden.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained at: Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP
Berwick House, 8 - 10 Knoll Rise
Attn: Lee Maskell
BR6 0EL Orpington
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1689885080
Fax +44 1689885081
Internet: www.effefftee.co.uk

I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
General public services
Housing and community amenities

SECTION II.B: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT (SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)

II.1)TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONTRACT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
Cleaning Services for Wealden District Council.
II.2)TYPE OF CONTRACT AND PLACE OF DELIVERY OR OF PERFORMANCE
Service category: No 14
East Sussex.

NUTS code UKJ22

II.3)SHORT DESCRIPTION OF NATURE AND QUANTITY OR VALUE OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES
Cleaning Services to common areas of Council owned Sheltered Accommodation blocks and other Council owned buildings. The scope of works, contract period, overall value and allocation of contracts is not yet fully concluded and will be subject to further review. The work may be allocated as "lots” and/or other packaging decisions, following a supplier briefing exercise.
Please note that Responsive Repairs and Void Refurbishment Works may also form part of this Contract and there is a separate PIN (Prior Information Notice) for this works.

Division into lots No

II.4)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

90911000, 90911200, 90911300, 90919100, 90910000

II.5)SCHEDULED DATE FOR START OF AWARD PROCEDURES
28.10.2011
II.6)CONTRACT COVERED BY THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA)
Yes
II.7)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This Notice is not an invitation for formal expressions of interest. Wealden District Council is issuing this PIN for the purpose of seeking organisations who wish to take part in a market sounding exercise. In particular the Council wishes to establish how the requirements can be packaged in the most effective manner. Wealden District Council will be seeking the views of Contractors on a number of issues through the soft market testing exercise.
The contracting authority does not have a firm intention to award a Contract at this stage.

Organisations that would like to participate in the soft market testing exercise relating to the project are invited to email the Council’s Consultant, Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP, .

The closing date for responses is 9.9.2011. An open briefing will be held at Uckfield Civic Centre on 15.9.2011 to which all persons responding to this Notice will be invited. This will be a chance for the Council to provide more background information on this project and use ideas from the attendees to help shape the procurement model. Following this process, it is anticipated that a formal Contract Notice will be issued in October 2011.

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)Reserved contracts

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS
VI.2)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(MT Ref:82484).
VI.3)INFORMATION ON GENERAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
VI.4)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
8.7.2011