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Published 19 May 2023, 09:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ELC-23-3100 Gas Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: East Lothian Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£246,601published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2023awarded 14 Aug 2023
Awarded to MFH Service Quality Management Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Lothian Council is awarding a contract for gas quality assurance services in Domestic and Non-Domestic properties.

  • Recurrence: September 2027

CPV: Central-heating equipment · Gas appliance maintenance services · Gas appliances · Gas regulation equipment installation work · Repair and maintenance services of central heating

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1East Lothian Council is inviting bids from suitably qualified, competent, capable and…AwardedRenewal

East Lothian Council is inviting bids from suitably qualified, competent, capable and experienced service providers to manage, co-ordinate and provide an all-inclusive Gas Audit Service comprising Visual Inspections, Strip Down Inspections and Work In Progress Inspections to ensure compliance with current British Standards, Appliance manufacturers Installation and Servicing Instructions, Building Regulations and the Gas Safety (installation and use) Regulations (GSR).

The Gas Assessor will also complete and issue a comprehensive inspection report covering the various items and appliances listed and record all faults or failures discovered and, where necessary, implement the gas industry “Unsafe Situations Procedure” if any item or appliance is deemed to be “At Risk” or “Immediately Dangerous”.

The Gas Assessor will also be required to report under RIDDOR any installation falling within the reporting guidelines of the Health and Safety Executive. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · East Lothian
Extensions: This is a 2 year contract with the option to renew twice by 1 year each (2+1+1)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: 100Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Implementation/Exit Strategy: 10
  • Management, Assets & Structure: 10
  • Delivery of Service: 50
  • Quality Management: 30
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (5)
  • Implementation/Exit Strategy: 10
  • Management, Assets & Structure: 10
  • Delivery of Service: 50
  • Quality Management: 30
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 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 · September 2027
First published
19 May 2023, 09:41 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2023, 16:47 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023782
Classification (CPV)
Central-heating equipmentGas appliance maintenance servicesGas appliancesGas regulation equipment installation workRepair and maintenance services of central heating
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cdb9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Community Benefits are a requirement of this contract. A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Service Provider shall engage with the Council with regard to delivering proportionate Community Benefits in relation to the Contract in terms of social, economic, and environmental benefits, in order to achieve sustainability and best value from public spending to benefit the community. (SC Ref:741613)

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
19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2023 → 14 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Aug 2023, 16:47 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2023, 16:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £246,6011 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MFH Service Quality Management LtdSME£246,601 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Lothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services John Muir House, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, EH41 3HAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria