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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2019/S 125-306061/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: The Guinness Partnership Ltd
Postal address: Bower House, 1 Stable Street
Town: Oldham
Postal code: OL9 7LH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mr Daniel Moore
Telephone: +44 3031231890
Email: procurement@guinness.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Local Hands Service

Reference number: DN419032
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50300000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The Guinness Partnership (Guinness) has approximately 180 working locations across England. These locations range from corporate offices to regional hubs to small offices in estates to care home offices.
Guinness requires a local hands arrangement providing Engineers travelling to its working locations to perform investigatory, remedial or installation activities on behalf of the IT team.
Guinness requires the local hands service to operate at a response time Service Level Agreement (SLA) appropriate for the location being visited.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 600000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Guinness Partnership (Guinness) has approximately 180 working locations across England. These locations range from corporate offices to regional hubs to small offices in estates to care home offices.
The Guinness IT team are based in a single office in Oldham. Although the team can swiftly reach working locations in North West England they are not able to do so for many other working locations across England. Indeed, Guinness IT staff may be engaged in other work requiring alternate resource to be sent to the working locations. Guinness also incurs high costs sending IT staff to locations where air travel or lengthy train/car journeys are required, for instance, the South West of England.
Guinness requires a local hands arrangement providing Engineers travelling to its working locations to perform investigatory, remedial or installation activities on behalf of the IT team.
Guinness requires the local hands service to operate at a response time Service Level Agreement (SLA) appropriate for the location being visited.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:The initial contract is for a period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months thereafter.

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2019-08-02 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 tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:6(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2019-08-02 Local time: 12:10

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The Guinness Partnership Ltd
Postal address: 30 Brock Street, Regent’s Place
Town: London
Postal code: NW1 3FG
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2019-06-27

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