Published date: 16 June 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: 18 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Guard services - 79713000

Location of contract

M15 6BH

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £3,200,000

Procurement reference

MMU408

Published date

16 June 2016

Closing date

18 July 2016

Contract start date

1 January 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2018

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Manchester Metropolitan University has its own in-house Security Service which operates on a 24/7 365 day basis. The structure is based around four teams of eight staff for Manchester Campuses covering a 24/7 period and one team of eight staff for the Cheshire Campus who cover a 0700-1900 day shift only. This is likely to change in the near future to a structure that mirrors the Manchester model. It will likely comprise of four teams of two staff to cover a 24/7 period 365 days of the year.

Whilst the majority of the security function is undertaken by in-house staff the University continues to have a number of campus sites requiring the provision of some contracted security services, ranging mainly around static manned guarding, mobile patrols, CCTV monitoring, security key holding and some inter-site cash escorts.

Currently, the University fulfils their security requirements, via several security contractors. Through this tender process, we will consolidate all requirements under the appointment of one contractor. The contract will incorporate multiple arrangements to meet the requirements of the University campuses, in both Manchester and Cheshire, but covered by a single framework of guards.
The successful contractor should provide an exemplary, visible security presence to help deliver in partnership with the University, a safe and secure environment for students, staff and visitors. The guards deployed onto this contract will be expected to assist in preventing and deterring incidents of crime or public order as well as the protection of University assets, in order to ensure the maintenance of a safe and secure environment across all the Manchester Metropolitan University estate.

Some campus areas may require several guards, whilst others require only singular manned guards. Some locations require 24 hours a day, seven days a week cover, whilst others have varying requirements dependent on term-time/non-term time demands. Some guard roles will be working directly with the MMU in-house Security teams reporting to the Security Duty Manager.

Additional guarding may also be required on an ad-hoc basis and sometimes at short notice; therefore, a great amount of flexibility will be required to meet with this identified need.

A full specification of the University's requirements for this service is detailed in Section 2.1 - Requirements of Document 2.

More information

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Additional text

In order to be considered for participation suppliers must complete and return one electronic copy of the pre qualification questionnaire (PQQ) which can be downloaded from the Universitys e-tendering system, In-tend.
In order to access the PQQ document, you must first register your company details on the Intend system. Please see the web link below:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/Home

The pre qualification questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than Monday 18th July 2016 at 12 Noon.


Delivery Notes

The pre qualification questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than Monday 18th July 2016 at 12 Noon via the In-tend e-tendering portal.
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/

About the buyer

Contact name

Jenny Moore

Address

Manchester
Lancashire
Lancashire
M15 6BH
United Kingdom

Telephone

0161 247 1883

Email

j.moore@mmu.ac.uk