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Published 8 Mar 2024, 16:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Annual Gas Safety Inspections, Servicing & Maintenance of Landlord’s Gas Appliances 2024 - 2029

Official notice

Authority: Fife Housing Group (Housing)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£2,150,000envelope for 2 lots
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2024awarded 16 May 2024
Awarded to WRB Gas (Contracts) Ltd, City Technical Services UK Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2024

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The services and works to be undertaken, hereinafter referred to as the Works, comprises of a measured term maintenance contract for:

 An all-inclusive comprehensive annual gas inspection, servicing, certification & maintenance contract, with provisional associated replacement works, including boilers, CH systems and associated works, to approximately 2539 Fife Housing Employer and 55 YourPlace domestic properties, and 1 commercial office. Gas Central Heating Installations covering all labour, parts and certification to maintain fully functioning hot water & heating systems as categorised under the Right to Repair Statutory Scheme in the Employer’s tenanted properties, with quantities varying from time to time, all within Fife split across two lots; ‘East’ and ‘West’:

o The East Area covers predominantly the geographical area from Hill Of Beath to Levenmouth locations; and

o The West Area covers Dunfermline out to the West Fife villages up to Culross.

See Schedule 1, which is the Contract Area with details of addresses.

The services also include the completion of a check (Schedule 12), for every visit undertaken;

 Gas safety checks to properties with gas meters but no gas appliances comprising detector operation/ functionality and temporary heating requirements;

 Gas safety checks to properties with no gas meter comprising detector operation, functionality and temporary heating requirements;

 Inspections, servicing and recording for all properties and office(s): the smoke, heat and CO detectors expiry dates and serial numbers; magna clean/ filter check & clean; check & record inhibitor levels; recording boiler serial numbers; recording meter types and measuring, assessing, and recording visual mould growth locations in properties.

CPV: Gas appliance maintenance services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · 1 with a published value · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Fife East AreaAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,000,000

An all-inclusive comprehensive annual gas inspection, servicing, certification & maintenance contract, with provisional associated replacement works, including boilers, CH systems and associated works, to approximately 1200 domestic properties. Gas Central Heating Installations covering all labour, parts and certification to maintain fully functioning hot water & heating systems as categorised under the Right to Repair Statutory Scheme in the Employer’s tenanted properties, with quantities varying from time to time.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · The East Area covers predominantly the geographical area from Hill Of Beath to Levenmouth locations.
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Fife West AreaAwardedRenewal 3 yrsLot estimate not published

An all-inclusive comprehensive annual gas inspection, servicing, certification & maintenance contract, with provisional associated replacement works, including boilers, CH systems and associated works, to approximately 1349 domestic properties and 1 office. Gas Central Heating Installations covering all labour, parts and certification to maintain fully functioning hot water & heating systems as categorised under the Right to Repair Statutory Scheme in the Employer’s tenanted properties, with quantities varying from time to time.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · The West Area covers Dunfermline out to the West Fife villages up to Culross.
Extensions: 2 x 12 month externsionsVariant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Refer to the SPD and Specification of Works pages 8-10:

    Minimum standards to be maintained for contractors delivering the services and works include:

    Gas Safe registration, relevant to the requirements of this contract, at both company and operative level; Gas Engineers delivering the services must be GasSafe registered and hold the Full Domestic ACS qualification; All operatives delivering the services must be UKATA [or equal] asbestos awareness trained; Detector installers delivering the services must be certified Aico 'Expert Installer LD2 CPD trained' or equivalent.

    Company accreditation for compliance should be UKAS or equivalent accredited for BS EN ISO 9001 Quality Management, 14001 Environmental Management and 45001 Occupational Health & Safety. For micro and small SME companies, demonstrating that you have a robust and auditable system in place will suffice.

    Contractors must have successfully met the assessment requirements of, and be registered with, a construction-related scheme with registered membership of Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP), such as CHAS, Constructionline etc. Ideally be PAS 2030 certified for requirements covering contractors installing energy efficiency measures into existing building stock under government funded schemes.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

    GasSafe registered heating engineers

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Mar 2024, 16:04 GMT
Last source update
13 Jun 2024, 12:30 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
FHG/DC/0324/1
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018313
Classification (CPV)
Gas appliance maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044704 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to the Specification of Works (Contract and ITT Document).

Publisher note: Refer to 'Instructions and Contract criteria' within the Specification of Works, see pages 3-16. (SC Ref:769426)

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: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Apr 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    13 Jun 2024, 12:30 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Jun 2024, 12:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £2,195,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 82 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 16 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Fife East Area1 award
WRB Gas (Contracts) LtdSME——Awarded
Lot 2 · Fife West Area1 award
City Technical Services UK LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Fife East Area4bids · 4 electronic1——
2 · Fife West Area4bids · 4 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fife Housing Group

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 7 Pitreavie Court, Pitreavie Business Park, Dunfermline, Scotland, KY11 8UUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dunfermline Sheriff CourtReview body DunfermlineContact email, phone
  • Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsMediation bodyReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • City Technical Services UK LtdAwarded supplier Unit 1 Block 16, Clydesmill Place, Glasgow, Scotland, G32 8RFContact phone
  • WRB Gas (Contracts) LtdAwarded supplier First Floor South, Innovation House, Barlow Park , West Pitkerro Industrial Estate, Dundee, Scotland, DD5 3UBContact 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