Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement For Gas Heating Replacement To Council Housing Properties In The Falkirk Area
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInstalling gas central heating appliances and systems
Removal of the existing heating systems
Associated builder and electrical works
CPV: Construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 8 suppliers · 6 bids received (0.8 per place) · 4 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The procurement / framework will be conducted in 2No stages:AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,100,000
The procurement / framework will be conducted in 2No stages:
Stage 1 – SPD submissions will be invited and assessed to identify Providers with the capability to carry out the works identified within the Framework documentation.
Stage 2 – The framework documentation will contain detailed information relating to the requirements. Providers will provide tender documentation with regards to Price and Quality which will be assessed with a view to selecting the Most Economically Advantageous Tenders. The employer will seek to form a framework agreement with 3-8 Providers.
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: 20
- Price: 80
- Suitability
As stated in the Contract documents
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement For Gas Heating Replacement To Council Housing…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 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
- 19 Sept 2025, 16:50 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2026, 08:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
VAR 8670- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031699- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e75Find a Tender
Publisher note: As stated in the Contract documents (SC Ref:828817)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Timeline
24 Oct 2025 → 8 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends363 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown24 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened363 days ago24 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Notice published197 days ago8 Apr 2026, 08:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Apr 2026, 08:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 031699-2026-VAR 8670-1
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2026
- Value
- £4,636,070
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- City Technical Services UK LtdFramework contractor
- Easy Heat Systems LtdFramework contractor
- McTear Contracts LtdFramework contractor
- Sureserve Compliance North LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria