Removal & Relocation Services

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            "name": "University of Kent",
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            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "The Registry",
                "locality": "Canterbury, Kent",
                "postalCode": "CT2 7NZ",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKJ44"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Jacqueline Erasin",
                "email": "j.erasin@kent.ac.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1227827669"
            },
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        "name": "University of Kent"
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            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
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        "title": "Removal & Relocation Services",
        "description": "This opportunity is for a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the provision of commercial removal and relocation services for the Canterbury and Medway campuses. The supplier will be expected to provide a reliable, high quality removals and relocation service supported by robust management and quality control processes. Suppliers must be registered members of the British Association of Removers (BAR).",
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                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
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                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
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            "amount": 150000,
            "currency": "GBP"
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        "procurementMethod": "open",
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                "awardCriteria": {
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                            "type": "price",
                            "name": "Commercial",
                            "description": "Each Participant's total cost will be compared against the lowest cost submitted. This allows the Authority to calculate the percentage of marks to be awarded and this percentage is then applied to the total number of marks available for pricing [40 %]. Each response will be compared to the lowest total price or percentage as indicated in the following formula: Score = [[Lowest Price in PS/Participant's Price in PS] x price weighting]. Results will be rounded to 2 decimal places.",
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                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "Technical",
                            "description": "Participants must submit a single response to each of the questions listed in the Technical Questionnaire document enclosed at Schedule 8. For each question, only the information you provide specifically within that specific single question will be considered in evaluating your answer to that particular question. Any documentation uploaded elsewhere, or information not detailed within that single question response document, will not be considered in the evaluation of that question.",
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                            "description": "The University has specified a minimum financial threshold of PS160,000. Bidders will need to confirm they meet or exceed this threshold. Bidders will need to confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: a. Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = PS5m b. Public Liability Insurance = PS5m c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = PS5m d. Product Liability Insurance = PS5m Bidders must be a registered member of the British Association of Removers (BAR)."
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                    "endDate": "2027-09-13T23:59:59+01:00",
                    "maxExtentDate": "2029-09-13T23:59:59+01:00"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "The University reserves the right to extend the contract for two (2) additional years at the end of the original contract period, which will be agreed annually in 12-month instalments. Any contract extension will be awarded in line with the existing contract structure and will be awarded based on excellent supplier performance. The right to award the contract extension is exclusive to the University."
                }
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