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Published 13 Mar 2025, 15:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Energy Efficient Scotland ABS Funding Managing Agent

Official notice

Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£660,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2025awarded 1 Aug 2025
Awarded to Changeworks

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renfrewshire Council have a requirement to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider to provide a Managing Agent service to deliver a

portion of their Area Based Schemes (ABS) programme to households throughout the Renfrewshire area in line with the Scottish

Government Guidance on Scheme Design and Delivery.

The main aim of the ABS program is to provide measures to private households in or at risk of fuel poverty that help to reduce energy

usage and costs.

Addresses will be Renfrewshire wide, but only for privately owned properties which are deemed to meet the Scottish Government

eligibility criteria. Renfrewshire Council will guide the selection of addresses.

  • Recurrence: Should further funding be made available in the future, future contracts may be required.

CPV: Construction project management services · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Council seeks to appoint a competent and suitably qualified managing agent to…AwardedRenewal

The Council seeks to appoint a competent and suitably qualified managing agent to deliver a portion of their Area Based Schemes (ABS)

programme to households throughout the Renfrewshire area in line with the Scottish Government Guidance on Scheme Design and

Delivery. The role of the managing agent is to;

-identify suitable properties,

-sign up residents,

-assist householders with the application process,

-appoint a Works contractor, and

-manage works on site.

The Managing Agent must provide services and energy efficiency installations in line with the following standards and guidance

documents;

-PAS 2035 and all future relevant updated iterations.

-The most current/up to date Scottish Government’s ABS guidance and future relevant updated iterations

NOTE: The Managing Agent (Contractor) fee is based on a fixed percentage of the funding available for the Area Based Schemes (ABS).

This funding is not guaranteed and may fluctuate within this year and within subsequent financial years, and that guidance may change in

line with Scottish Government requirements. If the maximum value of the available ABS funding grant per property increases, the rates

provided within the Tender Submission will remain for the duration of the Contract. 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 · Renfrewshire
Extensions: This contract may be extended for a period of twelve months on two separate occasions at the sole discretion of the Council. Renewal of this contract may be required should future funding be made available to the Council.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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Project Programme: 15%
  • Resource: 11%
  • Methodology: 14%
  • Contractor Appointment and Best Value: 10%
  • Community Benefits Outcome Menu: 3%
  • Community Benefits Methodology: 7%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Project Programme: 15
  • Resource: 11
  • Methodology: 14
  • Contractor Appointment and Best Value: 10
  • Community Benefits Outcome Menu: 3
  • Community Benefits Methodology: 7
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 35
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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 · Should further funding be made available in the future, future contracts may be required.
First published
13 Mar 2025, 15:31 GMT
Last source update
7 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Apr 2025 – …
Authority reference
RC-CPU-24-238
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046993
Classification (CPV)
Construction project management servicesEnergy and related servicesEnergy-efficiency consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ece9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

This Contract will include performance conditions relation to fair work first and community benefits. The tender requests scored community benefits.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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: (SC Ref:806787)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 11 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £660,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ChangeworksSME£660,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 046993-2025-RC-CPU-24-238-1 · ChangeworksSME

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    £660,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Renfrewshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 1JBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview contact point Edinburgh
  • Please refer to VI.4.3 belowMediation bodyReview body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ChangeworksAwarded supplier Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2HSContact phone

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