Official UK procurement notice
EC1048 Air Conditioners Maintenance & Reactive Work
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Edinburgh has appointed a single supplier to provide maintenance services and reactive work for Air Conditioning Units and systems that are spread throughout the University’s Estate.
The initial contract period is for 3 years from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2028. The University has two options to extend for periods of 1-year each, potentially taking the contract through to 30th September 2030 if all extensions are applied (3+1+1).
- Recurrence: Tendering process for renewal of this contract is likely to be approx. 6 to 9 months prior to the expiry of the contract.
CPV: Cooling and ventilation equipment · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,750,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
SPD 4A.2 Statement
The following accreditations will be mandatory for the successful Supplier to currently hold:
- All on site staff are accredited under a Health and Safety competence scheme CITB or equivalent.
- All engineers working on this contract must hold the relevant F-Gas qualification and only work within the applicable category:
- category 1 certificate - carry out all activities
- category 2 certificate - install, maintain, service and recover refrigerant from systems containing less than 5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e)
- category 3 certificate - recover refrigerant from systems that contain less than 3 kg of F gas
- category 4 certificate -check equipment for leaks but not breaking into the refrigeration circuit.
- Member of B & ES (Building and Engineering Services Association/HVAC) or equivalent.
- Member of REFCOM or equivalent.
Bidders will need to provide relevant, in date order, certification as part of their SPD response to demonstrate they meet this.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: SPD Statement 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a “general” yearly turnover threshold value of 2,750,000 GBP for the last three years prior to the date of proposed contract award. SPD Statement 4B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, …
- Technical & professional ability
SPD 4C.1.2 - Statement 1
Bidders will be required to provide three examples of contracts/projects carried out during the past three years that demonstrate that you have experience to deliver the services described in the PCS Contract Notice which are similar in value and complexity of estate.
Bidder’s examples should include but are not limited to the following details in their service provision examples:
- Detailed description of the service (including detail of whether the service was planned or reactive);
- Value of the contract/service;
- Contract period;
- Complexity of estate managed;
- Description of any reactive / replacement installation service provided; and
- Details of multi/complex stakeholder engagement.
NOTE: If you are unable to provide any examples, please explain why you cannot provide examples.
Weighting: 45% overall (Each example provided in response to question 4C.1.2 is worth 15%).
SPD 4C.1.2 - Statement 2
A proven ability to manage the various elements of service delivery of this contract should be evidenced. Based on the examples described in Statement 1, Bidders are required to describe what their practical methods were for managing the following aspects of their contract:
- Accuracy of recording of work undertaken;
- Quality of finished work presented for inspection by the customer, including management of any sub-contractors’ work packages;
- Communication with all stakeholders, including customers’ staff and all interested third parties;
- Manageme…
Minimum: SPD 4D.1 1st Statement Quality Management and Health and Safety Procedures. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent). If the bidder does not hold UKAS (or equivalent)…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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 · Tendering process for renewal of this contract is likely to be approx. 6 to 9 months prior to the expiry of the contract.
- First published
- 9 Apr 2025, 12:50 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 11:20 BST
- Authority reference
EC1048- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057628- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff94Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed within the ITT documentation.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:810491)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
8 May 2025 → 18 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected29 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published18 Sept 2025, 11:20 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Sept 2025, 11:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba Facilities Services LtdSME | £2,750,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 057628-2025-EC1048-1 · Alba Facilities Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2025
- Value
- £2,750,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alba Facilities Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.