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Published 23 Mar 2022, 16:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

3272JR - Refrigeration Equipment Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield Hallam University (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Apr 2022awarded 29 Jul 2022
Awarded to Airco Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An indicative summary of the contract scope and requirements is as follows:-

Maintained Equipment Group(s):

  • Refrigeration systems whether providing environmental control or serving processes, and stand-alone items of refrigeration equipment;
  • Air handling units where these have refrigerant-to-air heat exchangers;
  • Local mechanical ventilation and heat recovery units (MVHR), where they used in conjunction with distributed refrigeration systems such as variable refrigerant flow (e.g. VRV/VRF), and 'split' units.

Outline of Scope:

  • Planned maintenance including periodic inspection, testing, replacement of consumables, adjustments, providing reports and certification.
  • Reactive attendance to address faults with specific items of equipment
  • Meeting statutory compliance requirements, organisational sustainability goals, and business continuity needs, in line with industry best practice.
  • Minimising climate change impacts due to the nature of refrigeration

This list is non - exhaustive. Please refer to the tender documents for full information in regard to our requirement, the scope and the contract particulars.

CPV: Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery · Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Parts of refrigerating and freezing equipment and heat pumps · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Indicative Equipment Breakdown - Approximately 2,400 elements forming approximately…AwardedRenewal

Indicative Equipment Breakdown - Approximately 2,400 elements forming approximately 800 systems, including:

  • Split system elements;
  • VRV system elements;
  • MVHR units such as 'Lossnay';
  • Chillers;
  • Constant temperature controlled room elements;
  • DX air handling units/systems;
  • Plant growth chamber elements;
  • Ground-source heat pumps.

The asset list Includes equipment from approximately 60 different manufacturers

Activities (indicative subject to refinement and change):

  • Deliver all aspects of the BESA SFG20 instruction set for each equipment type, examples provided in the tender.
  • Undertake the duties of Principal Contractor for this work.
  • Provide annual technical condition survey and report, by system, covering all components.
  • Provide annual audit and update to fluorinated gas regulations records.
  • Provide annual audit and update to pressure systems regulations records.

•Provide information on request to support TM44 inspections

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · The University of Sheffield's estate
Extensions: Three years with an option to extend by a further two year period (3+2 year period). · In line with the initial contract duration and any options of extension.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
23 Mar 2022, 16:37 GMT
Last source update
10 Aug 2022, 17:10 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
3272JR
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022069
Classification (CPV)
Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machineryHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation workInstallation services of electrical and mechanical equipmentParts of refrigerating and freezing equipment and heat pumpsRepair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03258e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
25 Apr 2022, 11:59 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Apr 2022 → 10 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Apr 2022, 11:59 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Aug 2022, 17:10 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Aug 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2022, 17:10 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Aug 2022, 17:10 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Airco Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Indicative Equipment Breakdown - Approximately 2,400 elements forming approximately…4bids · 4 electronic4—£318,573 – £548,887
Whole notice———£318,573 – £548,887

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10007157 Western Bank, SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, S102TNContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The University of SheffieldContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Sheffield, Yorkshire & HumberContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria