UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-1871 MRC LMB Electrical Services

UK-Swindon: Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       UK Research & Innovation
       Medical Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235446553, Email: mrcprocurement@ukri.org
       Main Address: https://www.ukri.org/, Address of the buyer profile: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/
       NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Other activity:


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1871 MRC LMB Electrical Services.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: MRC LMB Electrical Service Maintenance Contract
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 235,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      50116100 - Electrical-system repair services.
      50532000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment.
      50532400 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment.
      50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations.
      71314100 - Electrical services.
   

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKH12 Cambridgeshire CC
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that UKRI intends to contract with Drax Ltd for the continuation of the current service for Electrical Services Maintenance. The contract start date is likely to be 1st January 2022 for a period of one year to allow the Contracting Authority sufficient time to complete a review of its service requirements and conduct a compliant tender process for the new contract which will commence in January 2023. UKRI had intended to complete a review of the service requirements and undertake a full procurement process during 2021, however limitations and lack of suitable resource due to the Covid restrictions have delayed this process.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   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

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Not provided    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:Yes
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 13/12/2021.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Drax Limtied, 12223843
       Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 235,000         
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No          


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      We consider that it is in the best interest of both the authority, and economic operators, It will allow for the opportunity to be tendered in a fair and transparent process to establish value for money. Crucially it ensures that the future procurement process complies fully with our obligations under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=649996077
GO-20211214-PRO-19390217 TKR-20211214-PRO-19390216   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          UKRI
       Swindon, United Kingdom
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
         Not Provided .

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/12/2021


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that UKRI intends to contract with Drax Ltd for the continuation of the current service for Electrical Services Maintenance. The contract start date is likely to be 1st January 2022 for a period of one year to allow the Contracting Authority sufficient time to complete a review of its service requirements and conduct a compliant tender process for the new contract which will commence in January 2023. UKRI had intended to complete a review of the service requirements and undertake a full procurement process during 2021, however limitations and lack of suitable resource due to the Covid restrictions have delayed this process.
We consider that it is in the best interest of both the authority, and economic operators, It will allow for the opportunity to be tendered in a fair and transparent process to establish value for money. Crucially it ensures that the future procurement process complies fully with our obligations under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.