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Published 20 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Air Conditioning and Air Handling System Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£150,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 27 May 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (MWWFRA) were each seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to provide engineering services which will comprise of the inspection, maintenance, repair, renewal and troubleshooting on air conditioning and air handling systems installed throughout (SWFRS & MWWFRA) estates.

  • Recurrence: Feb 27 if extension is not taken Feb 29 if full extension is taken

CPV: Air-conditioning appliances · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1South Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceCancelledRenewal

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) were seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to provide engineering services which will comprise of the inspection, maintenance, repair, renewal and troubleshooting on air conditioning and air handling systems installed throughout the SWFRS Estate.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: The term of the contract will be 2 years with an option to extend, at the sole discretion of the FRS, for up to an additional 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue AuthorityCancelledRenewal

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (MWWFRA) were seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to provide engineering services which will comprise of the inspection, maintenance, repair, renewal and troubleshooting on air conditioning and air handling systems installed throughout the MWWFRA estate.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: The term of the contract will be 2 years with an option to extend, at the sole discretion of FRS/FRA, for up to an additional 2 years.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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSocial valueEnvironmentalSplit
1 · South Wales Fire and Rescue Service35602.53
2 · Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority35602.53
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    A mandatory requirement for this tender is that the Contractor can provide engineers to work on a range of air conditioning and air handling systems.

    The Contractor will be required to provide certification for their organisation and each engineer who will work on the contract as per current legislation.

  • Technical & professional ability

    A mandatory requirement for this tender is that the Contractor can provide engineers to work on a range of air conditioning and air handling systems.

    The Contractor will be required to provide certification for their organisation and each engineer who will work on the contract as per current legislation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.
  • “Air Conditioning and Air Handling System Maintenance” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Feb 27 if extension is not taken Feb 29 if full extension is taken
First published
20 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Last source update
7 Jul 2025, 08:51 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037626
Classification (CPV)
Air-conditioning appliancesRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e507 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:153070)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN, CY

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Appointment period ends
28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 08:51 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jul 2025, 08:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 64 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 27 May 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

    Signed
    27 May 2025
    Value
    £110,000
    Status
    active
  • Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

    Signed
    27 May 2025
    Value
    £40,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · South Wales Fire and Rescue Service6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad4——
2 · Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawGeneral public services South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant, Llantrisant, Wales, CF72 8LXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

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