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Contract Award

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   OLDBURY
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:217829-2009
Publication Date:   Aug 6, 2009
Buyer:   THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF SANDWELL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF SANDWELL
OLDBURY , Dudley and Sandwell  
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.sandwell.gov.uk

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Notice Type: 2280 - Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 149/2009, #217829-2009
Referenced Document Number: 192270-2007
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Contract awards
Type of Bid Required: Not applicable
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender
Successful Bidder: NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: Environments for Learning Limited, 395 George Road, Erdington,
UK-Birmingham B23 7RZ. E-mail: info.projects@interserve.com. Tel. +44
1213444888. URL: www.interserve.com. Fax +44 1213567493.

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CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): The Borough Council of
Sandwell, BSF Project Office, Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street,
Contact: Neeraj Sharma (Head of Legal Services), UK-Oldbury B69 3DE. Tel.
+44 1215693172. E-mail: Neeraj_sharma@sandwell.gov.uk.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.sandwell.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.sandwell.gov.uk.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
Education.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Sandwell Schools for the Future Programme.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 11.
Main place of performance: The Borough of Sandwell and adjacent areas.
NUTS code UKG34.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The conclusion of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The contracting
Authorities were seeking an innovative private sector partner or partners
to particiapte and invest in a new Public Private partnership vehicle (a
"Local Education Partnership" or "LEP") to be established jointly with
some or all of the contracting authorities.
The LEP will provide (or arrange the provision of) "Partnering Services",
which will include (but not be limited to) the development of a strategic
investment programme for:
a) Educational Facilities (including the secondary school estate of the
Borough Council of Sandwell with the potential to extend this to primary
schools, childrens centres, Academies and other educational facilities);
b) there is also the potential to include other community facilities to be
co-located on schools sites including community centres, libraries and
health facilities; together the "Relevant Facilities")in the contracting
authorities' area. These Partnering Services may also comprise of the
following services:
a) strategy advisory services;
b) programme management services;
c) project development services;
d) procurement consultancy services;
e) procurement and delivery of all services required to deliver the
strategic investment programme for the
Relevant Facilities (including through the provision, integration and
management of supply chain arrangements).
It is anticipated that such services may include:
i) architectural services;
ii) engineering services;
iii) construction services;
iv) technical services;
v) building services;
vi) hard facilites management services;
vii) soft facilities management services;
viii) information communication and technology ("ICT") services;
ix) transportation services;
x) educational support services;
xi) educational programme development services;
xii) educational strategy services;
xiii) professioanl construction related/property services and operational
asset management services (these services may also be required in respect
of facilities other than the Relevant Facilities but which are within the
overall estate of the Borough Council of Sandwell which, for the avoidance
of doubt, includes housing stock managed by Sandwell Homes Limited).
Operational asset management services may include but not be restricted to
facilities management services; for a period of up to 15 years.
The ICT services provided by the LEP may extend beyond the Relevant
Facilities to the wider estate of the Borough Council of Sandwell and to
other users of ICT services which are provided by or through the Borough
Council of Sandwell.
Where professional construction related/property services and operational
asset management services are required by Sandwell Homes Limited, the LEP
may be required to contract directly with Sandwell Homes Limited or
Sandwell Homes Limited may purchase the LEP's services from or through the
Borough Council of Sandwell. The relevant facilities or other facilities
provided by the LEP, which may be a mixture of new build, remodelled and
refurbished facilities, will be delivered under the Private Finance
Initiative (PFI) and/or design and build arrangements. This may include
the delivery of the Relevant Facilities (or other facilities) through
separate Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) established by the LEP. Where an
SPV is established, the shareholders in such SPV may include the LEP,
third party equity providers and supply chain members. The contracting
authorities may contract with the LEP or, where an SPV is established,
directly with the SPV. The LEP may also be required to provide for, or
arrange for the provision (through supply chain arrangements) of, the
management and/or integration of the Partnering Services, design and build
construction contracts, facilities management services, support services
and ICT services (this list is not exhaustive) where the contracting
authorities' existing arrangements are either transferred or expire.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79410000, 45000000,
45111000, 45211000, 45210000, 45214000, 45214200, 45314000, 45453100,
50700000, 51610000, 55524000, 70000000, 72000000, 72514300, 79411000,
79418000, 79420000, 71000000, 71315000, 71541000, 79710000, 90911200,
79993000, 75200000, 77314000, 77320000, 80000000, 92610000, 98341140,
60170000, 45212000, 45215000, 45213150.
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Competitive dialogue.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of
1. LEP Partnership. Weighting: 40.
2. PFI sample Scheme. Weighting: 15.
3. Design and Build Sample Scheme. Weighting: 15.
4. ICT. Weighting: 20.
5. Legal and Commercial. Weighting: 5.
6. Financial. Weighting: 5.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction was used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Contract
notice
Notice number in OJ: 2007/S 154-192270 of 11.8.2007.
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
TITLE: Sandwell Schools for the Future Programme.
V.1) DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD: 31.7.2009.
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED: 2.
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: Environments for Learning Limited, 395 George Road, Erdington,
UK-Birmingham B23 7RZ. E-mail: info.projects@interserve.com. Tel. +44
1213444888. URL: www.interserve.com. Fax +44 1213567493.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 4.8.2009.
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