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Published 11 Jul 2023, 09:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Boiler Plant Operation & Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: University of Dundee (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£750,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Aug 2023awarded 27 Nov 2023
Awarded to Vital Energi Utilities Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Operation and maintenance of boiler plant including all

necessary risk assessments, repairs and the like at 3 plant rooms within the university Campus.

CPV: Operation of a power plant · Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery · Repair and maintenance services of machinery · Repair and maintenance services of pumps, valves, taps and metal containers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of Dundee have three independent boiler plant systems operating at its…AwardedRenewal

The University of Dundee have three independent boiler plant systems operating at its City Campus in Dundee.

The University of Dundee are seeking an external contractor to:

  • Manage the operations and maintenance of the Energy Centre and other boiler assets in Matthew Building and The Wellcome Trust Biocentre as outlined above.
  • This provision should include 24/7 coverage including planned preventative maintenance, servicing and reactive maintenance including out of hours provision.
Delivery: Scotland · Energy Centre, WTB & Matthew Building, University of Dundee
Extensions: There will be an option to extend annually (up to a maximum of 5 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Experience: 12%
  • Delivery team: 6%
  • Management of sub-contractors: 9%
  • Challenges: 5%
  • Contingency planning: 8%
  • Business continuity plan: 8%
  • Reference: 8%
  • Community benefits: 4%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Experience: 12
  • Delivery team: 6
  • Management of sub-contractors: 9
  • Challenges: 5
  • Contingency planning: 8
  • Business continuity plan: 8
  • Reference: 8
  • Community benefits: 4
  • Price: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
11 Jul 2023, 09:20 BST
Last source update
27 Nov 2023, 16:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
UoD-EFM094-TC-2023
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034973
Classification (CPV)
Operation of a power plantRepair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machineryRepair and maintenance services of machineryRepair and maintenance services of pumps, valves, taps and metal containers
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e071 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:751654)

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
Submission deadline
31 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Aug 2023 → 27 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    10 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    31 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Nov 2023, 16:30 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
    4 Aug 2023, 15:55 BST
    +8 days · was 10 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Deadline moved to 31 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
    10 Aug 2023, 11:27 BST
    +13 days · was 18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Nov 2023, 16:30 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.210 Aug 202318 Aug 2023+8 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.710 Aug 202318 Aug 2023+8 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.218 Aug 202331 Aug 2023+13 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.718 Aug 202331 Aug 2023+13 d

To allow for further site visits and final submissions.

To allow full submissions particularly over the holiday period.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-07: 1 release · 11 Jul 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,361,5441 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vital Energi Utilities LimitedSMESubcontracting: Numerous specialist sub-contractors required.£1,361,544 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Dundee

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Estates & Campus Services, Ewing Building, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body DundeeContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

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