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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Places for People

4 The Pavilions,

Preston,

PR2 2YB

Contact

Emily Strange

Email

purchasing [at] placesforpeople.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1772897200

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Commercial Laundry Equipment and Maintenance

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 42716000 - Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

Places for People Group are seeking to appoint a sole supplier of commercial laundry

equipment and maintenance services and as such, wish to form a contract which will be utilised and owned by Places

for People Group. It is intended that this contract will be used to meet the needs of Places for People Group and their

Group subsidiaries for commercial laundry assets (including servicing and maintenance aspects).

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UK - United Kingdom

Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Places for People Group are seeking to appoint a sole provider of commercial laundry equipment and maintenance services and as such, wish to form a contract that will be utilised and owned by Places for People Group and their Group subsidiaries. Places for People Group have identified their requirements for commercial laundry equipment and associated services, encompassing the needs of Places for People Group properties and all other Group companies (including future acquisitions).

The successful Tenderer will need to be able to supply nationally across all UK postcodes for all elements of the Commercial Laundry requirements, as listed below:

•Commercial Washing Equipment

•Commercial Dryer Equipment

•Duct Cleaning (a standard service to applicable equipment)

•Commercial Laundry Equipment Payment Systems

•Asset Management (including a customer portal asset interface)

•Commercial Laundry Equipment Servicing and Maintenance

•Commercial Laundry Equipment Consultancy (including new/existing site technical surveys)

•Commercial Laundry Equipment Project Management (including the project management for transition of existing assets and associated contracts)

The successful Tenderer, either directly or via their fully managed supply chain partners, will provide a one stop shop for all the commercial laundry equipment requirements outlined in the tender documents.

It will be the responsibility of the selected Tenderer to implement the goods and services working in collaboration with Places for People Group.

The aim of this contract is to work with the successful Tenderer to manage this commodity area in a holistic and strategic way. An imperative deliverable of the contract is the effective transition of the existing asset estate from numerous incumbent suppliers to one sole supplier i.e. the successful Tenderer, and the successful Tenderer’s account management will be key to managing this transition proactively with a focus on ease and simplicity for our Customers and Colleagues. In order to achieve this, the successful Tenderer will need to consider the role of working strategically with Places for People Group, conducting a full survey of the estate, providing ongoing consultation on existing and new requirements and working collaboratively with Places for People Group to drive value for money.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

72

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Places for People Group proposes to establish a sound and stable relationship with the Applicant to undertake provision of the Goods and Services for a duration of 6 years with an option to extend twice for a further 2 years based on satisfactory performance against the agreed SLA/KPI’s. Therefore the maximum possible duration of the agreement will 10 years. The service and performance will be reviewed every 12 months as a minimum.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contracting authority has the option to extend twice for a further 2 years (+2 & +2) based on satisfactory performance against the agreed SLA/KPI’s. Therefore the maximum possible duration of the agreement will 10 years.

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

II.2.14) Additional information

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Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Please refer to the procurement documents

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

11 July 2024

Local time

12:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

15 July 2024

Local time

9:00am

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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GO Reference: GO-202467-PRO-26476043

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Court of Justice,, The Strand,

London,

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079476000

Country

United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Court of Justice,, The Strand,

London,

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079476000

Country

United Kingdom

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Country

United Kingdom