Concierge & Guarding Services

St Vincent's Housing Association (SVHA) is a charitable registered provider, founded in 1971 by the lay Catholic St Vincent’s de Paul Society. It has circa 3,500 homes in 18 local authority areas with significant number of homes in Rochdale, Manchester, Bolton, Salford, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Hyndburn.

SVHA is seeking bids from service providers to provide a concierge and guarding service for SVHA’s two supported housing schemes in Manchester and Blackburn. Services initially required under the contract are expected to include 24 hour, 365 days a year guarding at the Blackburn foyer and night guarding (8pm – 8am), 365 days a year at the Manchester foyer. Security officers must have the ability to work across multiple sites and respond quickly in the event of an emergency (i.e. absence). The sites cannot be left unattended at any time. SVHA reserve the right to request the removal of individuals from the schemes at short notice if it is suspected that they have breach the standards required. Additional details of the required service can be found within the tender documents and Supporting Information section of the tender.

The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be an initial 2 years with 4 additional options to extend by a further 2 years (24 months), up to a maximum 10 years total contract term, subject to SVHA requirements and the performance of the successful service provider. The contract will be available to SVHA and all subsidiaries both current and future. The form of contract to be used can be found in the supporting information section of the tender.

The anticipated contract award date is estimated to be during November 2016. Between 5 and 8 bidders are expected to be shortlisted and invited to tender following the Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) shortlisting stage. Interviews will be conducted as part of the Invitation to Tender stage.

For the purpose of this contract notice, the contract duration and contract value is based on the maximum 10 years total contract term. The estimated total value is for information only, and no guarantees are given, nor are implied as to the value of business that will be placed with the successful service provider. Services initially required are in Manchester and Blackburn but may also be used where SVHA has an operational requirement. SVHA reserves the right to add or remove sites or otherwise change the volume of work during the life of the contract.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) is expected to apply. Information relating to staff affected by TUPE is in the Supporting Information section of the tender.

Additional information: Submissions are to be submitted through the Cirrus Purchasing eTender system only.