Procurement Hub: Commercial Laundry Equipment and Maintenance

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