Service, Repair, Maintenance, Upgrading and Replacement of Passenger/Goods and Service Lifts

The Contract is for the provision of service, repair, maintenance, upgrading and replacement of Passenger/Goods and Service Lifts. The Particular Specification sets out the standards required by the University in respect of materials and workmanship.

In order to allow this Contract to be used for potential European Union funded projects we are notifying all tenderers that some works might be subject to part funding by the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme for England (2014-2020) or any other European Union Funded Programme. The opportunity will also be available for use by other Public Bodies in Wolverhampton and Partner Authorities in the West Midlands Combined Authority.

The term of the Contract shall be for a period of three (3) years commencing on 01st June 2016 with an option to extend for a further 12 month period subject to satisfactory performance.

This requirement is split into two (2) Lots. Lot 1 covers the service, repair and maintenance of all Passenger/Goods/Service lifts and platform lifts situated throughout the University Estates. Lot 2 covers new works and major refurbishment projects i.e. the upgrading of existing systems or the installation of new equipment (all new systems must be backwards compatible). Lot 1 will be awarded to a single Supplier. Lot 2 will form a Framework of three (3) Suppliers. Each call-off for the services required under Lot 2 will be conducted via further competition. Bidders can apply for either or both Lots.

The Qualification Assessment is scored on a Pass/Fail basis in accordance with the standard qualification questions implemented by the Crown Commercial Services (CCS)/Cabinet Office and as detailed in the Scoring Methodology (Appendix 1). The requirements here include: • The Tenderer must have a minimum annual turnover of £450,000 • The Tenderer must have a Credit Safe Score of ≥30 • The Successful Contractor must have £5m Public Liability Insurance • The Successful Contractor must have £5m Employer’s Liability Insurance • The Tenderer must hold an accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS OHSAS 18001 / a relevant Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) certificate which includes Construction Contractor, Principal Contractor and non-Construction as part of the SSIP audit • The Tenderer must hold current membership to the LEIA (Lifts and Escalators Industry Association). • The Tenderer must confirm that they can be on site within 1 hour of receiving an emergency trapping verbal call-out request. • The Tenderer must hold ISO 9001 (Quality Management) certification. The deadline for submissions is 05th April 2016, 12 noon. To respond to this opportunity follow this link https://wlv.bravosolution.co.uk