Official UK procurement notice
Energy Efficiency Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is for a Energy Efficiency framework for the Highland Council, for contractors to provide a range of energy efficiency works and services. This includes but is not limited to Consultancy & advice, Building Fabric Improvements, Heating & Ventilation, Renewables & Ancillary Systems and Building Controls
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Advisory architectural services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Central-heating installation work · Construction consultancy services · Construction management services · Construction work · Construction-related services · Consultative engineering and construction services · District-heating plant construction work · Electrical installation work · Heat pumps · Heating works · +12 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 40 suppliers · 21 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.5 per place) · 38 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Consultancy & AdviceAwardedRenewal
The sub lots under this lot are; Energy Efficiency Assessor, Retrofit Coordinator, Retrofit Assessor, Consultancy, Structural Engineer and Clerk of Works
Lot #2Building Fabric ImprovementsAwardedRenewal
The sublots under this lot include; External Wall Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Internal Wall Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Pitched and Room in Roof Insulation, Floor Insulation, Door and Window Replacement and Park Home Insulation
Lot #3Heating & VentilationAwardedRenewal
The sublots of this lot include; Mechanical ventilation, Air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, water source heat pumps, High heat retention storage heaters, Connection to district heat systems.
Lot #4Renewables & Ancillary SytemsAwardedRenewal
The sublots in this lot include; Hyrdo, Solar PV, Battery Storage, Solar Thermal, Heat Battery
Lot #5Building ControlsAwardedRenewal
The sub lots under this lot include; BMS controls
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- “Energy Efficiency Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 40 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Yes · 4 years
- First published
- 12 Nov 2024, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2025, 10:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057208- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b5d6Find a Tender
Publisher note: Please also see Award Notice: 804042, dated 01/08/2025 https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/authority/authority_noticestatus.aspx?ID=804042 Award Notice captures Suppliers admitted onto the Framework following a 3-month grace period for required Accreditations. (SC Ref:810393)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Dec 2024 → 17 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected13 Dec 2024
- Bids opened14 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published399 days ago17 Sept 2025, 10:24 BST
Notice history
6 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Dec 2024- Published value published: £25,000,00017 Dec 2024, 16:49 GMT
- Status changed to active17 Dec 2024, 16:49 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Dec 2024, 16:49 GMT
- Deadline published: 14 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT17 Dec 2024, 16:49 GMT
- Deadline moved to 21 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT10 Jan 2025, 14:22 GMT+7 days · was 14 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete1 Aug 2025, 13:16 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 14 Feb 2025 | 21 Feb 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 14 Feb 2025 | 21 Feb 2025 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 14 Feb 2025 | 21 Feb 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 14 Feb 2025 | 21 Feb 2025 | +7 d |
Additional 1 week extension granted
Additional 1 week extension granted
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-01: 1 release · 10 Jan 2025
- 2024-12: 1 release · 17 Dec 2024
- 2024-11: 1 release · 12 Nov 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £9,800,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Building Fabric Improvements
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £5,600,000
- Status
- active
Heating & Ventilation
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £8,400,000
- Status
- active
Renewables & Ancillary Sytems
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Building Controls
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Consultancy & Advice
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £2,800,000
- Status
- active
Consultancy & Advice
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £2,800,000
- Status
- active
Building Fabric Improvements
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £5,600,000
- Status
- active
Heating & Ventilation
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £8,400,000
- Status
- active
Renewables & Ancillary Sytems
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Consultancy & Advice | 21bids · 21 electronic · 21 from abroad | 18 | — | — |
| 2 · Building Fabric Improvements | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 3 · Heating & Ventilation | 20bids · 20 electronic · 20 from abroad | 20 | — | — |
| 4 · Renewables & Ancillary Sytems | 18bids · 18 electronic · 18 from abroad | 18 | — | — |
| 5 · Building Controls | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sherriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
38 commercial parties on the notice- AES SolarFramework contractor
- Alternative Heat Ltd.Framework contractor
- Arthian LtdFramework contractor
- Asset Integrity Scotland ltdFramework contractor
- Bancon Construction LimitedFramework contractor
- CC North LtdFramework contractor
- Carbon FuturesFramework contractor
- Currie & Brown UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Distrikt Energy LimitedFramework contractor
- EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) LtdFramework contractor
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- EPC Scotland LtdFramework contractor
- Elevate Everywhere LtdFramework contractor
- Energy Technology Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Greenflame Installations LtdFramework contractor
- Holmes Miller Ltd.Framework contractor
- Insulated Render Systems (Scotland) LimitedFramework contractor
- Keegans LtdFramework contractor
- Kensa ContractingFramework contractor
- MP Group UK LimitedFramework contractor
- MPC Energy LtdFramework contractor
- Marley Contract ServicesFramework contractor
- McInnes Group LtdFramework contractor
- Momentum 4 LtdFramework contractor
- Mott MacDonald LimitedFramework contractor
- Orbis Services LtdFramework contractor
- Procast Building Contractors Ltd.Framework contractor
- RDI Renewables LtdFramework contractor
- RI CrudenFramework contractor
- RPJ Energy SolutionsFramework contractor
- ReheatFramework contractor
- Renewable Energy Consultants LtdFramework contractor
- Richard Irvin FM LimitedFramework contractor
- Rybka LtdFramework contractor
- Sureserve Energy Services UKFramework contractor
- Survey.Design.Consult.Framework contractor
- Union Technical Services LtdFramework contractor
- Warmhouse LimitedFramework contractor
- mwclubb LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria