Official UK procurement notice
Energy Efficiency Contractors · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scotland Excel
Re-procurement plannedThe Provision of Energy Efficiency Contractors · tender expected
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is for a renewal framework for contractors to provide a range of energy efficiency works and services. This includes but is not limited to professional services, building fabric, heating, hot water, ventilation, renewables and energy storage measures.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Battery chargers · Boiler installation work · Boiler installations · Boilers · Building completion work · Building construction work · Building installation work · +82 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 60 suppliers · 23 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.4 per place) · 46 appointed
- Electronic auction
Whilst an electronic auction will not be used in the procurement process to award onto this framework agreement, tenderers should be aware that e-auctions may be used to Call-Off under the framework in accordance with Regulation 36 of The Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015.
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Professional ServicesAwarded
The sublots under this lot include; energy efficiency designer, energy efficiency coordinator, energy efficiency assessor and managing agent. 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. Please see the Invitation to tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further Information.
Lot #2Building Fabric MeasuresAwarded
The sublots under this lot will include; building fabric measures and finishes, cavity wall insulation, Hard to Treat (HTT) cavity wall insulation, warm roof insulation, repair and replacement:pithced, internal wall insulation, floor insulation, doors replacement and retrofit, windows replacement and retrofit, flat rood insulation, repair and replacement, cold roof insulation, repair and replacement: pitched. 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. Please see the Invitation to tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further Information.
Lot #3Heating, Hot Water and Ventilation MeasuresAwarded
The sublots under this lot include; gas boilers, heating systems, heating controls and hot water cylinders, electric heating, storage heaters, infrared and panel heating, air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, under floor heating, ventilation systems, biomass boilers. 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. Please see the Invitation to tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further Information.
Lot #4Renewables and energy storage measuresAwarded
The sublots for this lot will include; Solar PV, Electricity Battery Storage, Solar Thermal and Heat Battery. 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. Please see the Invitation to tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further Information.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
SPD (Scotland) Question 4A.2 Gas Appliances - For sub-lot 3.1 which require work on gas appliances, Tenderers will be required to confirm that they are registered on the Gas Safe Register, as required by law, and that such Works will be carried out by competent persons who have suitable training, experience and qualifications and maintain membership of any scheme required by law.
SPD (Scotland)Question 4A. 2 Energy Efficiency Assessors - For sub-lot 1.3, Tenderers are required to confirm they are a member of an Approved Organisation under the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations (Scotland) 2008 to be considered for award on sub-lot 1.3 of the framework to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). ‘Approved Organisations’ are as registered at the following web address:
- Economic & financial standing
- SPD(Scotland) Question 4B.5: Insurance Requirements
- SPD(Scotland) Questions 4B.6: Economic and Financial Standing
Minimum: 1. SPD(Scotland) Question 4B5: Insurance Requirements Tenderers must confirm they already have or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Framework Contract, the following levels of insurance on terms compatible with the requirements of the Framework Contract for: Lot 1… - Technical & professional ability
- SPD(Scotland) Question 4C.5 Complex products or services
- SPD(Scotland) Question 4C.10 Subcontracting
- SPD(Scotland) Question 4C.11 Samples
- SPD(Scotland) Question 4D.1 Quality Management Procedures
- SPD(Scotland) Question 4D.1 Health and Safety Procedures and Breaches
- SPD(Scotland) Question 4D.2 Environmental Management Procedures
Minimum: Further to the identified selection criteria outlined above, full guidance and the minimum levels of standards required are outlined in the “1320 Energy Efficiency Contractors_III1.3 Technical and Professional Ability” document, which can be found in the “Information and Instruct…
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Energy Efficiency Contractors” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 60 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Sept 2021, 12:14 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jun 2022, 13:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
1320- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016915- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02dbc3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework Contract and contracts to be called off thereunder (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the tender documents (details of how to access these are set out in section "I.3, Communication"
of this Contract Notice).
Scotland Excel will require the members of any tendering group of entities (including, but not limited to consortium members, members of a group of economic operators and/or sub-contractors) to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract (no matter the legal form taken by those entities in order to enter into the contract).
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)
Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with
Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): A) The 32 local authorities in Scotland as listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/ourmembers.aspx B) Scotland Excel associate members as listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx C) any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland)Act 2014. D) Any Scottish Registered Social Landlords listed on the public register of the Scottish Housing Regulator: http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Documents/Landlord%20Register.pdf as at the date of publication of this notice. E) Tayside Contracts F) Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies. G) Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and all establishments owned and managed by the Scottish Ministers through the Scottish Prison Service; H) Scottish National Health Service Authorities and Trusts I) Transport Scotland J) Scottish Government Subject to each contracting authority entering into/maintaining relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less tenderers than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed framework agreement. Tenderers are advised that whether electronic auction, electronic ordering, invoicing and payment will be used or accepted is at the discretion of each Scotland Excel Council, Associate Member or other Bodies Participating which will be settled by them during the procedure for the call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement. Further information regarding the operation of the framework can be found within the tender documentation which is available in the relevant PCS-T project for this procurement exercise. Scotland Excel have provided a webinar link providing tendering guidance for suppliers Link:(http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Suppliers/Tendering-process.aspx) In line with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Contract and Framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases. Further details of the cases this is permitted can be found in the document "1320 Energy Efficiency Contractors - Regulation 72", within the "Information & Instructions" folder in the "Buyer Attachments" area of the PCS-T project for this procurement. Variant offers will be considered at Scotland Excel's discretion where the offer complies with the conditions for participation referred to herein at III.1. (SC Ref:697069)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
8 Oct 2021 → 21 Jun 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until18 Apr 2022, 23:59 BST
- Notice published21 Jun 2022, 13:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Jun 2022, 13:05 BST
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to Section II.2.4) Description of the procurement within Contract Notice 645316 Section II.2.4) Description of the procurement Stated the following : The sublots under this lot will include; building fabric measures and finishes, cavity wall insulation, Hard to Treat (HTT) cavity wall insulation, warm roof insulation, repair and replacement:pithced, internal wall insulation, floor insula…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Professional Services
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2022
- Value
- £75,200,000
- Status
- active
Building Fabric Measures
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2022
- Value
- £603,200,000
- Status
- active
Heating, Hot Water and Ventilation Measures
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2022
- Value
- £76,000,000
- Status
- active
Renewables and energy storage measures
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2022
- Value
- £46,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Professional Services | 19bids · 19 electronic · 19 from abroad | 16 | — | — |
| 2 · Building Fabric Measures | 22bids · 22 electronic · 22 from abroad | 18 | — | — |
| 3 · Heating, Hot Water and Ventilation Measures | 23bids · 23 electronic · 23 from abroad | 16 | — | — |
| 4 · Renewables and energy storage measures | 23bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad | 15 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
46 commercial parties on the notice- A.C. Whyte & Co. Ltd.Framework contractor
- Ailsa Building Contractors LimitedFramework contractor
- Alternative Heat Ltd.Framework contractor
- BCA Insulation LimitedFramework contractor
- BRB Electrical LimitedFramework contractor
- British Gas Social Housing Ltd trading as PH JonesFramework contractor
- CCG (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor
- CR Smith Manufacturing Ltd.Framework contractor
- ChangeworksFramework contractor
- City Building (Contracts) LLP/RSBiFramework contractor
Show 36 more suppliers
- City Technical ServicesFramework contractor
- E.ON Energy Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- ECD ArchitectsFramework contractor
- EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) LtdFramework contractor
- EPC Scotland LtdFramework contractor
- EVERWARM LTDFramework contractor
- Easy Heat Systems LtdFramework contractor
- Emtec EnergyFramework contractor
- Energy AgencyFramework contractor
- FES Support Services LtdFramework contractor
- GEP Environmental LimitedFramework contractor
- GMG Contractors LtdFramework contractor
- Green Home Systems LimitedFramework contractor
- Hardies Property & Construction ConsultantsFramework contractor
- Home Energy LanarkshireFramework contractor
- Hyperion Zero LtdFramework contractor
- Insulated Render Systems (Scotland) LimitedFramework contractor
- Insulation Solutions Scotland LtdFramework contractor
- Kensa Contracting LimitedFramework contractor
- M-FourFramework contractor
- MP Group UKFramework contractor
- Procast Building Contractors LimitedFramework contractor
- ReheatFramework contractor
- Renewable Energy Consultants LtdFramework contractor
- SERS Energy Solutions (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor
- SHS Heating & Renewables LtdFramework contractor
- SSE Energy SolutionsFramework contractor
- Shire Energy Services LtdFramework contractor
- Story Contracting Ltd.Framework contractor
- Sustainable Building Services (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- The Wise GroupFramework contractor
- Tighean Innse GallFramework contractor
- Union Technical ServicesFramework contractor
- Valley Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Vital Energi Utilities LtdFramework contractor
- WarmworksFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.