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Published 14 Oct 2024, 14:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Building Energy Management System (BEMS) support and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£575,000exc. VAT22% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2024awarded 7 Feb 2025
Awarded to BMSI (Building Management Solution Integrators)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Building and Energy Management System (BeMS) - Maintenance Support Contract for Cardiff University.

  • Recurrence: Oct 2029

CPV: Systems support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Cardiff University has extensive BeMS installations and directly associated networks…AwardedRenewal

Cardiff University has extensive BeMS installations and directly associated networks (both hardwired and IP addressed) across its campus. The successful Supplier will undertake all works associated with the programming, operation and maintenance (planned and reactive) of the entire University BeMS.

2 engineering days (8-hour days) per week

1 engineering days (8-hour days) per week

The successful supplier will be required to provide Cardiff University with 4 x SET Engineering Tool Licenses for the duration of the contract.

The successful supplier will be required to provide Cardiff University with IQV-MNT3 3-year IQ Vision Maintenance upgrade license.

Planned maintenance to 20 x critical BeMS control panels (this will be in addition to the 2 x service and 1 x metering data visits per week)

Call out arrangement retainer- A 24/7 call-out service shall be provided for critical alarms from controllers listed in Appendix 2 critical controllers. Response times for emergency call-outs should be within 4 hours. All engineering time spent diagnosing and repairing issues during a call-out, whether remotely or on-site, will be billed separately at the agreed rates.

Delivery: Wales · Cardiff University
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension options availableVariant 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 (2)
  • Quality and Responsible Procurement: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality and Responsible Procurement: 60
  • Cost: 40
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
Yes · Oct 2029
First published
14 Oct 2024, 14:26 BST
Last source update
26 Feb 2025, 11:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference
CU.1699.JP
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007265
Classification (CPV)
Systems support services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04abcb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

Publisher note: Access to the Procurement documents will close at 12 Noon on 21st November 2024 in order for Site Visits to take place W/C 25th November 2024. Further details regarding site visits are contained in Schedule 2 Specification. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of bidders. The University reserves the right to award the contract in whole or in part. The University reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not award any contract. All documents to be priced in GBP and all payments made in GBP. All documents to be priced in GBP excluding VAT (WA Ref:148540)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
5 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Dec 2024 → 26 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    26 Feb 2025, 11:32 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Feb 2025, 11:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £448,2681 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BMSI (Building Management Solution Integrators)SME£448,268 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria