Official UK procurement notice
Annual Inspection & Reactive Maintenance of Domestic Gas Central Heating Installations & Equipment
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council seek to appoint a suitably qualified provider who can deliver annual inspection and reactive maintenance services for domestic and commercial gas central heating installations (and ancillary equipment) within North Ayrshire.
The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.
The contract will be let under the Terms and Conditions of the Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) Measured Term Contract (MTC/Scot) 2011, and NAC Model Form Additional Contract Terms.
- Recurrence: Nov/Dec 2028
CPV: Gas appliance maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of boilers · Repair and maintenance services of central heating
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract comprises of the annual servicing and maintenance, including breakdown…AwardedRenewal
The contract comprises of the annual servicing and maintenance, including breakdown repairs and commissioning of existing central heating installations to various types of domestic and commercial properties within North Ayrshire.
Please note, the question and answer deadline for this procurement exercise is Monday 18th December 2023.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships:
- Gas Safe registration (or equivalent)
- NICEIC or SELECT registration (or equivalent)
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 3,600,000 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.
North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP in respect of any one event
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗
Public Liability Insurance 10,000,000 GBP in respect of any one event
Contractors All Risk Insurance 5,000,000 GBP in the aggregate
Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance - A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the compa…
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. At least 1 example must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment pe…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Nov/Dec 2028
- First published
- 27 Nov 2023, 15:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2024, 09:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NAC/5165- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008314- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041d09Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Delivery of the contract is location specific. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:758329)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Jan 2024 → 16 May 2024 · 5 dates- Bids opened17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline1 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Mar 2024, 09:43 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until16 May 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2024- Deadline moved to 24 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT16 Jan 2024, 09:36 GMT+7 days · was 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 1 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT18 Jan 2024, 14:17 GMT+8 days · was 24 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete15 Mar 2024, 09:43 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Jan 2024 | 24 Jan 2024 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 24 Jan 2024 | 1 Feb 2024 | +8 d |
Deadline extended to allow time to respond to tender queries.
Final extension to allow bidders time to consider responses to tender queries.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-11: 1 release · 27 Nov 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Frew Ltd | £9,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008314-2024-NAC/5165-1 · James Frew Ltd
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2023
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- James Frew LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.