Official UK procurement notice
Boiler Management Solution (CS214) - RFI
Authority: Anchor Hanover Group (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are the largest provider of specialist Housing and Care for older people in England. We are run "not-for-profit," with a strong balance sheet. We have almost 1,700 sites in England including more than 120 care homes. We provide over 55,000 homes for older people including over 5,000 people in our residential care properties. We look to the future, with an ambitious plan to build 5,700 new homes over the next 10 years. We operate a large portfolio of communal heating systems and heat networks across more than 600 locations in England, serving over 20,000 customers.
Ahead of a project to identify a long-term solution for the provision of a boiler management supervisor software solution for our heat networks, we are requesting interested parties take part in our RFI.
CPV: Boilers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This request for information is intended to inform Anchor of:Planned
This request for information is intended to inform Anchor of:
a. What products are available in the marketplace and their ability to meet Anchor's requirements regarding connectivity to boiler management systems and associated management information reporting.
b. The challenges in the marketplace that the boiler management solutions need to adapt to and the implications for boiler management solutions. (e.g. legislation; forthcoming heat network regulation, new boiler technologies; internet of things, etc.)
c. The recommended approach to initial implementation of a boiler management supervisor software solution and the subsequent provision of on-going support and maintenance
d. The order of magnitude of costs and the pricing models for implementation and subsequent operation of a boiler management supervisor software solution
This information will be used to inform the business case for investment in a long-term boiler management solution, along with the questions within the invitation to tender, where a solution and supplier will be selected.
If you are interested in responding to this RFI, we require you to complete the following steps:
? Register on the Anchor eProcurement portal (if you have not already done so) and access the opportunity here:
anchorhanover.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/T… ↗
? Provide key contacts information to include role, name and contact details
? Provide information as detailed in the Questionnaire section
? The RFI needs to be submitted by midnight on Friday 8 March 2024
Following the RFI responses, if there are any questions arising, Anchor would want the option of a virtual meeting to discuss and ensure our correct understanding of your responses.
Where there are no questions arising Anchor will not be following up the RFI with further meetings at this stage but all suppliers responding to the RFI will be contacted if Anchor proceeds to an ITT, to ensure they have an opportunity to tender for the solution. Additional information: Please access the opportunity here:
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Feb 2024, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2024, 14:38 GMT
- Authority reference
AHG_000662- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006128- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043ce0Find a Tender
Publisher note: Please access the opportunity here: https://anchorhanover.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewEvent.aspx?EventID=1491
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://anchorhanover.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewEvent.aspx?EventID=1491 ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Feb 2024 → 26 Feb 2024 · 2 dates- Tender notice expected26 Feb 2024
- Notice published26 Feb 2024, 14:38 GMT
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Official documents & specifications
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