Building Surveying Consultancy Services

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Dear FOI Team,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.

Building Surveying Consultancy Services:
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:...

The details we require are:
• What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?
• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages
• Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date
• Start date & duration of framework/contract?
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
• Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?
• Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely
Richard Samson

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foi, Ulster University

Dear Richard Samson

 

We acknowledge receipt of your recent request under the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (ref FOIA/22/067).  Your request is
receiving attention and we hope to have a response to you no later than 06
May 2022

 

Regards

 

Azlina Cohen

 

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Dear Richard Samson

 

RESPONSE FOIA/22/067

 

Further to your Freedom of Information request, please view Ulster
University’s response as follows –

 

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of
Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.

 

Building Surveying Consultancy Services:

 

[1]https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

┌───┬───────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┐
│No.│Query │Response │
├───┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│1 │What are the contractual performance │The framework agreement does│
│ │KPI's for this contract? │not have Key Performance│
│ │ │Indicators (KPIs). Please│
│ │  │see attached the published│
│ │ │Scope of Services. │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │  │
├───┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│2 │Suppliers who applied for inclusion on │The successful Consultants│
│ │each framework/contract and were │appointed are: │
│ │successful & not successful at the PQQ │ │
│ │& ITT stages │ 1. Tetra Tech Management│
│ │ │ Services Limited (│
│ │  │ formerly WYG Management│
│ │ │ Services Ltd) │
│ │ │ 2. Watts Group Limited │
│ │ │ 3. WH Stephens │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │  │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │We are unable to provide you│
│ │ │with the identity of│
│ │ │unsuccessful applicants and│
│ │ │tenderers at PQQ and ITT│
│ │ │stages as this information│
│ │ │is covered by exemption│
│ │ │under Section 43(2) of the│
│ │ │Freedom of Information Act│
│ │ │2000. This exempts│
│ │ │information if its│
│ │ │disclosure under this Act│
│ │ │would, or would be likely│
│ │ │to; prejudice the commercial│
│ │ │interests of any person│
│ │ │(including the public│
│ │ │authority holding it). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │  │
├───┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│3 │Actual spend on this contract/framework│It is not possible to│
│ │(and any sub lots), from the start of │isolate spend with these│
│ │the contract to the current date │suppliers in relation to│
│ │ │this specific contract and│
│ │  │therefore this information│
│ │ │cannot be provided. │
├───┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│4 │Start date & duration of │The framework agreement│
│ │framework/contract? │started on 1 September 2019│
│ │ │with initial duration of two│
│ │  │years with the option to│
│ │ │extend for two further│
│ │ │periods of 12 months each;│
│ │ │and is anticipated to expire│
│ │ │on 31 August 2023. │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │  │
├───┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│5 │Could you please provide a copy of the │Please refer to response to│
│ │service/product specification given to │Query No.1. │
│ │all bidders for when this contract was │ │
│ │last advertised? │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │  │ │
├───┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│6 │Is there an extension clause in the │Please refer to response to│
│ │framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, │Query No.4. │
│ │the duration of the extension? │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │  │ │
├───┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│7 │Has a decision been made yet on whether│A decision has not made yet│
│ │the framework(s)/contract(s) are being │on whether the framework│
│ │either extended or renewed? │agreement will renewed. │
│ │ │ │
│ │  │ │
├───┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│8 │Who is the senior officer (outside of │The University’s Contract│
│ │procurement) responsible for this │Manager for this framework│
│ │contract? │agreement is Trevor Glenn,│
│ │ │Head of Estates Customer│
│ │  │Services Greater Belfast. │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │  │
└───┴───────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┘

 

 

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Azlina Cohen

 

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