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Published 12 Aug 2024, 16:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Commercial Gas and Electric Repairs, Maintenance and Servicing

Official notice

Authority: Citizen Housing Group Ltd (Charity / VCSE)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£7,300,000≈ £730k / year
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2024awarded 7 Jul 2025
Awarded to Unique Mechanical Services Ltd
Contract term 10 yrsends 7 Apr 2035 · extension options published · starts 7 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Citizen intends to enter into a Contract with the successful Tenderer (the "Service Provider") for the maintenance, repair and servicing of its Commercial Gas and Electric equipment.If you wish to express an interest in this project please ensure you are registered and logged into our Portal. The `Express Interest` button will only appear on the Tender Management page if you are logged in.Applicants are advised to ensure that they do not base their submission on discussions with any other member of Citizen Staff. If you require any clarification on matters contained within the Tender Documents, you must do so via Correspondence of the Citizen E-Procurement portal. Failure to observe this requirement may result in your bid being eliminated.Please note that in the case of tender clarifications where appropriate, answers will be circulated to all tenderers.NB: Should you require assistance or clarification on the use of In-Tend, please contact In-Tend support on 0845 557 8079 / +44

CPV: Central-heating boilers · Central-heating equipment · Central-heating installation work · Central-heating radiator valves · Central-heating radiators · Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts · District heating boiler · Electric space-heating apparatus · Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment · Gas appliance maintenance services · Gas heaters · Heating equipment · +9 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 10 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2035 (10 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Contract is a recurring requirement. The contract is to be let for 5 years with the possibility of a further 5 year extension on periods to be determined. There are also no-fault breakclauses to be included.Dates above are inclusive of all possible extensions.Variant bids: 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 Questions (Price per Quality Point (PQP) method): Price
  • Price per Quality Point: Price per Quality P.
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Detailed in Document 1 - ITT of the tender pack.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
First published
12 Aug 2024, 16:50 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2025, 12:01 BST
Authority reference
2024 - 1037
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040882
Classification (CPV)
Central-heating boilersCentral-heating equipmentCentral-heating installation workCentral-heating radiator valvesCentral-heating radiatorsCentral-heating radiators and boilers and partsDistrict heating boilerElectric space-heating apparatusElectrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipmentGas appliance maintenance services
+11 moreGas heatersHeating equipment
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048a12 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

It is Citizen's intention that submissions will be scored and the contract awarde by 25/11/2024

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
11 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Sept 2024 → 17 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    23 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    7 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    7 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 12:01 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2025, 12:01 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    17 Jul 2025, 12:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £15,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Unique Mechanical Services LtdCommercial Gas & Electric Repairs, Maintenance & Servicing——Awarded

Contracts

  • Commercial Gas & Electric Repairs, Maintenance & Servicing · Unique Mechanical Services Ltd

    Signed
    7 Jul 2025
    Value
    £15,000,000
    Period
    … – 7 Apr 2035
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Citizen Housing Group Limited

Contracting authorityCharity / VCSEBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities RS008181 4040 Lakeside, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham B37 7YN, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7YNContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • 2024 - 1037 Commercial Gas and Electric Repairs, Maintenance and ServicingContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Birmingham, West MidlandsContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Unique Mechanical Services LtdAwarded supplier09086712 The Keele Centre Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffs, England, ST5 5HH , Keele, West Midlands, ST5 5HH

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