Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
LHC Procurement Group for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA)
14601330
Tredomen Park
Ystrad Mynach
CF82 7FQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1895274800
E-mail: procurement@lhcprocure.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.lhcprocure.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA61405
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lhc/aspx/ProjectManage/35
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lhc/aspx/ProjectManage/35
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public Sector Framework Provider
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Roofing Systems
Reference number: RS5M
II.1.2) Main CPV code
44112500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
THE RS5M FRAMEWORK IS ADVERTISED FOR ROOFING MANUFACTURERS.
This opportunity has been listed on behalf of LHC Procurement Group and our regional businesses:
Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA)
The new Roofing Systems Framework (RS5M) will be the successor to LHC's current and successful roofing agreement (RS4) which is due to expire in May 2025.
This framework will be utilised to provide an efficient, value for money procurement route for local authorities, social landlords and other public sector bodies for the supply and delivery of roofing systems and associated products in all types of public sector refurbishment and new build projects; including:
- Multi occupancy residential buildings (low/medium/high rise)
- Schools
- Colleges
- Universities
- Public offices
- NHS buildings
- Blue Light buildings
- Other public buildings
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Traditional Flat Roofing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44112500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Workstream 1 focuses on traditional flat roofing manufacturers. It involves conducting a full condition survey for waterproofing, condensation, structural integrity, and drainage. A detailed design is to be carried out through a thorough inspection, which considers all necessary thermal, condensation, and wind uplift calculations. The process includes providing a specification of works prepared by a manufacturer. Technical support and advice services are offered to clients both before and after the works, including Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM). Post-works inspections are included as needed to ensure compliance and to issue material warranties.
The roofing products available include bituminous built-up roofing systems (both torch-free and torch-on), single-ply systems (mechanical and adhered), and extensive and intensive green roof systems. Additionally, associated roofing products such as rooflights, insulation, bonding spray, and cover strips are included.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: General Technical Question
/ Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion: Lot Specific Technical Questions
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
02/12/2024
End:
02/06/2029
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
LHC intend to appoint up to six (6) bidders per regional area to ensure Clients have adequate service coverage within each region. LHC reserve the right to appoint additional bidders where LHC deems it appropriate to support client needs and local / regional representation of appointees to the Framework.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Liquid Flat Roofing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44112500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Workstream 2 involves conducting a full condition survey for waterproofing, condensation, structural integrity, and drainage. A detailed design is carried out through a thorough inspection, which considers all necessary thermal, condensation, and wind uplift calculations. The process includes providing a specification of works prepared by a manufacturer. Technical support and advice services are offered to clients both before and after the works, including Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM). Post-works inspections are included as needed to ensure compliance and to issue material warranties.
The roofing products involved include cold-applied liquid waterproofing membranes, Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) systems, green roof systems (both extensive and intensive), and liquid-applied membranes. Additionally, associated roofing products such as rooflights, insulation, and adhesives are included.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: General Technical Question
/ Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion: Lot Specific Technical Questions
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
02/12/2024
End:
02/06/2029
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
LHC intend to appoint up to six (6) bidders per regional area to ensure Clients have adequate service coverage within each region. LHC reserve the right to appoint additional bidders where LHC deems it appropriate to support client needs and local / regional representation of appointees to the Framework.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Profiled Metal Roofing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44112500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Workstream 3 includes the design and supply of metallic-based roofing systems, such as tile or sheet-type profiled systems. Additionally, it encompasses associated products, including flashings, fascia, soffit, weathering, and rainwater items. If the client requires, a flat roofing maintenance schedule can be provided.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: General Technical Question
/ Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion: Lot Specific Technical Questions
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
02/12/2024
End:
02/06/2029
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
LHC intend to appoint up to six (6) bidders per regional area to ensure Clients have adequate service coverage within each region. LHC reserve the right to appoint additional bidders where LHC deems it appropriate to support client needs and local / regional representation of appointees to the Framework.
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:
Bidders will be required to demonstrate they have the appropriate competencies and hold specific qualifications and/or accreditations as appropriate for the scope of services expected to be delivered through each workstream.
Please refer to the RS5M ITT for further information regarding associated requirements.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
For the financial stability assessment, LHCs’ financial team will undertake the following process to carry out a robust assessment of a Bidders' financial standing:
1) Credit score – LHC use Creditsafe to carry out initial checking of a Bidders’ financial status and help inform the subsequent assessments carried out by LHC. Should any financial risk or low score be flagged within the Creditsafe information, LHC may also review independent reports from other credit referencing agencies such as Equifax, Dunn & Bradstreet and Baker Tilly to help inform our assessment.
2) Annual Turnover - Bidders will be assessed based on their average annual turnover for the past 3 years by comparison to the minimum turnover requirements set out in the contract notice and/or tender document documents for the lot/s they have applied for.
3) Profitability, Stability and Liquidity Assessment – Bidders will be assessed on their financial stability based on a range of financial information obtained from the Bidders annual accounts.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
The minimum turnover for all workstreams is set 1,000,000GBP per annum
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
General Technical Questions – These are general quality questions that LHCPG consider to be equally applicable to all workstreams. Irrespective of the number of lots the Bidder is applying for they will only need to complete this once, and the scores provided by LHC following our assessment will be applied consistently for all lots the Bidder applies for. A Bidder response template for these questions is provided.
Workstream Specific Technical Questions - The template/s required to be completed are dependent on the lots the bidder is applying for. A Bidder response template for these questions is provided.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
There will be a total of four general questions and three technical specific workstream questions. Each question will be scored from 0 - 5, with the scoring matrix available in the published ITT.
LHC reserves the right to reject submissions that do not achieve at least 50% of the maximum possible weighted score for the technical questions.
If the bidder should score a 0 (zero) on any of the scored elements of the quality criteria, they shall be deemed not to have achieved a minimum acceptable quality standard.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 6
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: 4 years 6 months.
Phase 1 – Manufacturer Framework RS5M (This contract Notice)
Phase 2 – Contractor Framework RS5C
Based on the proposed method of procurement, a 4-year manufacturer framework would expire before the contractor framework, which would hinder the ability to call off from RS5 between December 2028 and June 2029. It is proposed to add 6 months to the length of this framework.
IV.1.8) Information about 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 OJ S:
2024/S 000-012006
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/10/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
25/10/2024
Local time: 14:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
June 2029
VI.3) Additional information
LHC Procurement Group Limited is a not for profit central purchasing body acting on behalf of contracting authorities throughout England, Wales and Scotland (including partners of the Scottish Procurement Alliance, Welsh Procurement Alliance, and South West Procurement Alliance) for whom we continue to monitor up to 500 live projects at any one time. Thanks to their ongoing and collective feedback and input into the development of this framework and given the reach and scale of their collective portfolios, the framework is both designed and anticipated to support the vast majority of requirements. Consequently, other contracting authorities that were not specifically consulted in the development of this framework may nevertheless also deem the framework to offer a value for money procurement solution for their own requirements and may also use the framework. As of the date of publication of this notice our frameworks may be used by all contracting authorities in England, Wales and Scotland as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as listed on:
https://www.cpconstruction.org.uk/who-we-work-with/
https://lse.lhcprocure.org.uk/who-we-work-with/
https://www.scottishprocurement.scot/who-we-work-with/
https://www.swpa.org.uk/who-we-work-with/
https://www.welshprocurement.cymru/who-we-work-with/
including, but not limited to Registered social landlords (RSL's), tenant management organisations (TMOs) and arm's length management organisations (ALMOs), local authorities and any subsidiaries and joint-venture vehicles of those local authorities, health authorities, councils, boards and trusts, publicly funded schools, universities and further education establishments, colleges, police forces, fire and rescue services or registered charities.
LHC clients may add community benefit requirements in their call-off contracts from this Framework including but not limited to:
- to generate employment and training opportunities for priority groups;
- vocational training;
- to up-skill the existing workforce;
- equality and diversity initiatives;
- to make sub-contracting opportunities available to SMEs, the third sector and supported businesses;
- supply-chain development activity;
- to build capacity in community organisations;
- educational support initiatives.
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The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/09/2024