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Published 5 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BEMS (Building Energy Management System) Servicing & Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£825,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Sept 2022awarded 21 Dec 2022
Awarded to Chartwell Controls Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has a requirement to service and maintain its existing suite of BEMS (Building Energy Management Systems). The work includes the provision of servicing & maintenance support to cover the Council’s BEMS network, including Active & Creative Communities properties, to include the existing 156 systems that are currently in operation throughout various sites within the Council’s corporate portfolio, including schools, office accommodation, and community & leisure centres. The requirement will also cover a proposal for 6 new systems that the Council intends to procure over the coming years, along with any other new installs within the contract period as well as a phased programme of upgrading a number of older IQ1 and IQ2 controllers to current IQ4. Upgrades and maintenance of Trend System Engineering Tool and front-end software will be required, including any future front-end software installations. The service will also include scheduled on-site maintenance visits and 24/7 off-site response and support.

CPV: Energy-management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The work includes the provision of servicing & maintenance support to cover the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£825,000

The work includes the provision of servicing & maintenance support to cover the Council’s BEMS network, including Active & Creative Communities properties, to include the existing 156 systems that are currently in operation throughout various sites within the Council’s corporate portfolio, including schools, office accommodation, and community & leisure centres. The requirement will also cover a proposal for 6 new systems that the Council intends to procure over the coming years, along with any other new installs within the contract period as well as a phased programme of upgrading a number of older IQ1 and IQ2 controllers to current IQ4. Upgrades and maintenance of Trend System Engineering Tool and front-end software will be required, including any future front-end software installations. The service will also include scheduled on-site maintenance visits and 24/7 off-site response and support. Additional information: Economic operators 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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Council intends to include optional extension periods no less than three months each with a maximum 12 month extension period which can be utilised should circumstances arise that such an extension is required.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    SPDS 4A.2 - Is it a requirement in the bidder’s country of establishment to hold a particular authorisation or membership of a particular organisation needed in order to be able to perform the service in question?

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    SPDS 4A.2 - Within the Qualification Envelope, bidders should confirm whether or not they are required to hold a particular authorisation or membership of a particular organisation and provide information relating to this. Bidders not required to be hold a particular authorisation or membership of a particular organisation should detail why they are exempt. Bidders unable to meet the Councils minimum requirements may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the Procurement

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Selection Criteria Section, question Section B, Part IV, Economic and Financial Standing, the following questions:

    4B.4, 4B.4.1, 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3.

    Minimum: 4B.4 - Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio: Acid Test ratio of 1.00 and above. The acceptable range for Acid Test financial ratio is the bidders most recent financial year where fully audited accounts are available. The Acid Test finan…
  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD (Scotland) 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4C.4 - Bidders will be required to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4C.10 - Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the Contract.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4D.1 - Full details of the selection criteria in regards to Health and Safety is located within attachment VI.3 Additional Information - Part 4D1 & 2 contained within the PCS-T System.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4D.2 - Full details of the selection criteria in regards to Health and Safety is located within attachment VI.3 Additional Information - Part 4D1 & 2 contained within the PCS-T System.

    Minimum: SPD (Scotland) 4C.1.2 - Bidders should provide a minimum of two (2) examples of contractual arrangements they have held over the past three (3) years which best demonstrates their relevant experience to deliver requirements within the Contract which were similar in regards to sco…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST
Last source update
21 Dec 2022, 15:37 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-22-053
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036243
Classification (CPV)
Energy-management services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035946 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Further information is contained within the tender document suite and can be downloaded from the additional documentation area with the PCS-T portal.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: Part II – Information Concerning the Bidder A: Information About the Bidder; B: Information About Representatives of the Bidder; C: Information About Reliance on the Capacities of Other Entities; and D: Information Concerning Sub-contractors on Whose Capacity the Bidder Does Not Rely. Minimum level(s) of standards required: The information required in Part II of the SPD (Scotland) is for information only and therefore will not be assessed however the Councils may choose not to select a Bidder that cannot provide basic company information. Bidders must ensure that they submit appropriate SPD (Scotland) completed by other members of the group, if they are bidding as part of a group, others on whose capacity they rely, and known subcontractors on whose capacity they do not rely on, to satisfy any aspect of the SPD (Scotland). Part VI – Concluding statements Minimum level(s) of standards required: Bidders unable to complete this part of the SPD (Scotland) may be excluded from the competition. All Tenderers should complete the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes within the PCS-T System as part of their Tender Late Tenders will not be considered under any circumstances. The Council will not provide additional notification to any Bidder of the rejection of a late Tender. For the avoidance of any doubt, automated messages confirming receipt of a Tender should not be taken to imply acceptance of it by the Council. The complete Tender (complete with SPD (Scotland)) should be submitted in accordance with the instructions given with the Form of Tender signed by an authorised representative i.e. company director or secretary (as registered within Companies House) or by a person authorised by the Bidder to do so. The Council reserves the right to exclude any unclear, erroneous, qualified and / or incomplete Tenders received. (SC Ref:717731)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Sept 2022 → 21 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Dec 2022, 15:37 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Dec 2022, 15:37 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £825,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Chartwell Controls LimitedSME£825,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Chartwell ControlsAwarded supplier New Alderston House, 3, Dove Wynd, Strathclyde Business Park, Bellshill, Scotland, ML4 3FB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.