Published date: 6 September 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 7 October 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work - 45000000

  • Repair and maintenance services of building installations - 50700000

Location of contract

B4 7WB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

MS001

Published date

6 September 2016

Closing date

7 October 2016

Contract start date

10 October 2016

Contract end date

31 December 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

As part of a fundamental review of its Design, Construction and Facilities Management (DCFM) related support services Birmingham City Council is seeking engagement and input from the external marketplace regarding the future development and operation of these services.

The Council's aspiration for this market consultation is as follows:

1) to allow the City Council to gain a greater understanding of the wider market opportunities, key developments and trends in relation to DCFM services
2) to allow the City Council to consider options for shaping the structure and scope of these services in a way that is appropriate to Council business needs and priorities over the medium to long-term
3) to allow public and private sector businesses /partnerships to express their interest and offer ideas for the delivery of these services.
4) to get a better understanding of the commercial opportunities (e.g. growth, investment and profit sharing) associated with these services

Background

The current arrangements for delivering professional construction-related services were first explored by the Council in 2009, with approval being given to develop a Wholly-Owned Company given in January 2011. BCC'S Wholly owned company - Acivico (Design Construction and Facilities Management) Limited and Acivico Integrated Services Ltd (Building Cleaning, Catering, and Birmingham City Laboratories Services (Acivico Ltd) ("BCC's WOC") was created as the Council's Wholly-owned Company for these (and potentially future) services and were given for the term of a 5-year contract the exclusive right to undertake services outlined in this questionnaire for the Council up to end March 2017.
As a Wholly-Owned Teckal company, Acivico is contracted to the Council as contract administrator, managing agent and for some services, a direct deliverer.
If you are interested in participating in this market sounding exercise, please register an interest on in-tend.

The web address is https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc.

Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this soft market exercise must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you have any problems in accessing in-tend please email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000.


Interested parties will be able to download from the e-portal a market sounding questionnaire. Responses to this questionnaire, together with subsequent discussions with respondents, will be used to make an informed decision and assist the Council in constructing the future delivery models for these services.

Submission of completed questionnaires is by noon on 7th October 2016.

More information

Links

Additional text

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

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About the buyer

Contact name

Carol Woodfield

Address

Corporate Procurement Services
Woodcock Street
Birminghama
B4 7WB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 303 2913

Email

Carol.Woodfield@birmingham.gov.uk