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Published 26 Oct 2022, 10:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AT1178 - PROVISION OF SOLAR PV

Official notice

Authority: Luton Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£800,000≈ £133k / year
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2022awarded 21 Feb 2023
Awarded to Low Carbon Exchange +2 more2 awards
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · starts 1 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council employs a building maintenance division called BTS which is also a trading arm of the Council. They use direct labour as well as sub-contractors

The purpose of this tender is to employ a solar PV support contractors with the view to award a primary provider for on a small works basis and up to a maximum of 3 contingents to provide support as required by the council.

CPV: Construction-related services · Solar energy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2028 (6 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
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: 45%Price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 45
  • Price: 55
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Oct 2022, 10:54 BST
Last source update
6 Apr 2023, 15:14 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN634422
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010209
Classification (CPV)
Construction-related servicesSolar energy
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037c38 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
28 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Nov 2022, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Nov 2022 → 6 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    29 Nov 2022, 09:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2023
  4. Notice published
    6 Apr 2023, 15:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Apr 2023, 15:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £150,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 2latest 21 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Low Carbon ExchangeSME, PHS Home Solutions Limitedjoint awardAT1178 - Solar PV Installation——Awarded
Green SolarSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Town Hall, George Street, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Green SolarAwarded supplier MK16 0HZ, Broughton Grounds Lane, East of England
  • Low Carbon Exchange LtdAwarded supplier 61 Gazelle Road, Weston-Super-Mare North Somerset, East of England, BS24 9ES
  • Pacifica Home Services LimitedAwarded supplier Venter Building, 3 Mandarin Road, Rainton Bridge Business Park,, Houghton Le Spring, Co Durham., East of England, DH4 5RA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.