Decision details

Procurement Strategy for Property and FM Hard Service to Procure a Mechanical Maintenance Contract for its Corporate Estate

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for the Economy

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Property and FM require now to go out to market again to renew its mechanical maintenance contract required to maintain the corporate’s estate mechanical assets and meet its statutory obligations. Property and FM are looking to procure a new 5 (3+2) year contract with a specialist supplier to maintain its heating, cooling and other mechanical systems as its current contracts have now come to an end.

Decision:

1.    To procure a mechanical maintenance specialist contractor for Hard FM via Capital E Source, on an open market tender. Contract would be a 5-year (3+2) contract with a break clause in year 3 in case of poor performance and delivery. Contract is valued at £180k per annum totally £900k for the potential 5-year duration of the contract.

 

2.    To note that the contract would be a fully-inclusive (consumables included) covering statutory planned maintenance and remedials as well as breakdown repair for disciplines covering Heating (boiler, heat source pumps, pressure vessels and heat distribution system); Cooling (HVAC, AC units and refrigeration); Hot water systems as well as BMS (Building Management Systems) Controls.

 

Reasons for the decision:

All of Property and FM’s Hard Services mechanical contracts have come to their end in various mechanical disciplines and Hard services require a new mechanical contractor to service and maintain the Corporate Estates Assets.

 

Alternative options considered:

As described in the report.

Publication date: 06/02/2023

Date of decision: 02/02/2023

Effective from: 10/02/2023

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