Business Removal Services

The University requires a specialist Contractor to provide Business Removal Services across all Campuses. The Services required under this Agreement comprise; the movement of furniture, equipment, pre-packed boxes and specialist packed IT equipment or the like, from existing locations to new specified destinations.

The term of the Contract shall be for a period of three (3) years commencing on 01st January 2016 with an optional extension of up to an additional 2 years, renewable annually.

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 University is not splitting this Contract into separate Lots given that the need to coordinate the different contractors for the lots could seriously risk undermining the proper execution of the contract.

The subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the University relating to economic, social and environmental wellbeing. These priorities are described in the ITT documentation and are reflected in the evaluation criteria for the award of the contract.

The Qualification section will be assessed on a pass/fail basis in accordance with the standard qualification questions implemented by the Crown Commercial Services (CCS)/Cabinet Office.

The requirements here include:

• The successful Contractor must have a minimum of £5m Public Liability Insurance

• The successful Contractor must have a minimum of £10m Employers Indemnity Insurance

• The Tenderer must have a minimum annual turnover of £120,000

Additional Qualification elements are as follows:

• The Tenderer must have a Credit Safe Score of ≥30.

• The Tenderer must be a member of the British Association of Removers (BAR) or equivalent.

• The Tenderer must have Goods In Transit Insurance of £250,000 or above.

• The Tenderer must hold BS EN 8522 (Furniture removal activities. Commercial moving services) certification or equivalent.

• The Tenderer must hold BS EN 14873 (Furniture removal activities. Storage of furniture and personal effects) certification or equivalent.

• The Tenderer must hold ISO 9001 (Quality Management) certification.

• The Tenderer must hold ISO 14000 (Environmental Management) certification.

The deadline for submissions is 04th November 2015, 12 noon. To respond to this opportunity follow this link https://wlv.bravosolution.co.uk