UK-Preston: Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Places for People Group
4 The Pavilions, Preston, PR2 2YB, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 772897200, Email: purchasing@placesforpeople.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.placesforpeople.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UK

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Commercial Laundry Equipment and Maintenance
Reference number: Not Provided

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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 5,000,000

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
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:
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Evaluation / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50


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


II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No


IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

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 OJEU: 2024/S 000-017707



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 03/10/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Gillmans Electrical Limited, 13609505
Mercia Road,, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL12SG, United Kingdom
Email: commercial@gillmans.co.uk
NUTS Code: 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: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 5,000,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://placesforpeople.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=895492266

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, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2079476000

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Court of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AS, United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/10/2024