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title: "Soft & Hard Facilities Management"
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buyer: "SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT"
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# Soft & Hard Facilities Management

Buyer: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-66561bca-a7a2-415e-af11-fa8a35274a65

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## Summary

The Satellite Applications Catapult has recently awarded a contract for Soft & Hard Facilities Management services with a value of £2,000,000. The procurement method used was a Negotiated procedure, and the contract period is from March 8, 2023, to February 18, 2026. The tender was located in the South East region of the United Kingdom and targeted the services industry category. The procurement stage was an Award, with the tender period ending on December 5, 2022. Further details can be found on the Satellite Applications Catapult website.

This procurement opportunity to provide facility management services offers great potential for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in service delivery. Businesses well-suited to compete should focus on delivering planned, periodic, and reactive services at a consistent high standard, while adhering to statutory regulations. The contracting authority, Satellite Applications Catapult, is seeking partners to enhance value and service quality while facilitating national growth and data-driven strategy improvements.

## Notice

SAC currently contracts with many vendors providing facility management services at its locations in Harwell and Westcott. We are now seeking to partner with best in class service providers to consolidate, harmonise and bring consistency to our operations. The SAC portfolio will be expanding nationally across the next 5 years and we want to work with partners who will help us form a stable base position which will be scalable.The aim is to deliver an optimum standard of Service including planned, periodic and reactive service consistently at the same levels across all existing and future locations.Our guiding principles are:* To improve value and service - best service at best cost* Form a partnership relationship with service partner(s) who will understand and support our ways and means of working as a government funded, not for profit organisation.* To ensure that we are always compliant with all statutory regulations* Reduce the number of FM Service Partners* Create a standard repeatable service delivery to support National growth* Improve data and metrics to support our strategy.* Improve our agility in delivering additional services when and where required

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0ea9ea7-ef70-46b5-aa19-6aa733d36024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 8 Mar 2023 - 18 Feb 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT |
| Locality | DIDCOT |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX11 0QR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Vale of White Horse |
| Electoral ward | Hendreds |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Q3 SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79993100 - Facilities management services

## Release History

- 12 Apr 2023 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0ea9ea7-ef70-46b5-aa19-6aa733d36024

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0ea9ea7-ef70-46b5-aa19-6aa733d36024
  12th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR166289
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- https://sa.catapult.org.uk/

## Provenance

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