489/2015 -Planned Maintenance & Improvements- Provision of Lift and Escalator Reburbishment, Call Outs and Servicing of the Council's Properties.

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The Contracting Authority is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Service providers to enter into a single provider contract to deliver servicing, maintenance and refurbishment of lifts and escalators within the housing and corporate building stock with the option to include schools on an individual basis. This is to be provided on a 24 hour 7 day a week 365 day of the year basis. Further details are provided within the Information Pack via the London tender portal (www.londontenders.org). The scope of works is anticipated to be in the region of £8-11m over fourteen years, however there is no guarantee of any value of orders over the course of the Term Programme. The length of the contract is initially for five (5) years with the option to extend for a further 3+3+1+1+1 years, resulting in a possible maximum contract period of fourteen (14) years. The Council proposes to use the Restricted procedure for the purposes of procuring the contract and the tenders will be evaluated on the basis of achieving the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) in the opinion of the Council. It is also intended that the Contract be part of the Council's wider focus on ensuring that its economic activity is a catalyst for regeneration within the London Borough of Croydon so as to ensure Croydon as a place benefits from the expenditure related to the contract and changes people's lives for the better. The successful service provider will therefore be required to contribute to achieving these objectives and contract performance conditions may be imposed which relate to social value considerations, including supporting employment, creating apprenticeships, supporting priority groups, supporting business growth, supporting education to employment, supporting the community and governance. The technical capability of candidates to meet these requirements will also be assessed at the pre-qualification stage. Further details will be provided in the pre-qualification documents and ITT-stage documents. The Council proposes to enter into a form of contract with the successful provider based on the ACA Standard for of Term Partnering Contract 2005 (amended 2008), as further amended by the Council. The Council requires the successful Service Provider to comply with the London Living Wage. All potential suppliers are advised to read the supporting documents listed on the E-Tender portal, prior to responding to the Pre-qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The Council considers that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendme..(view full details to see more)