Official UK procurement notice
Gas Heating Replacement and Related Gas Services to Council Housing Properties in the Falkirk Area
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework agreement award for the provision of Gas Heating Replacement and Related Gas Services to Council Housing Properties within the Falkirk Council Area of Operations.
- Recurrence: October 2027
CPV: Central-heating installation work · Gas appliance maintenance services · Gas appliances · Gas heaters · Gas-fitting installation work · Repair and maintenance services of central heating
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 10 bids received (2.0 per place) · 3 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2024
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of Gas Heating Replacement and Related Gas Services to Council Housing…AwardedPublished value£3,000,000
Provision of Gas Heating Replacement and Related Gas Services to Council Housing Properties within the Falkirk Council Area of Operations.
Key aims is the delivery of individual one-off ad-hoc replacement and upgrade of existing gas central heating installations and gas appliances to existing dwellings timeously and to the required standard, providing a competitive, reliable and customer-focused service.
The works mainly comprise of: -
- Complete central heating replacement systems on an individual “one off” ad-hoc basis – approx. 200 properties per year.
- Minor replacement works e.g., boiler, fire replacements, removal and reinstate/relocation of radiators, gas meters & associated pipework – approx. 1100 properties per year.
- The complete stripping out on an ad-hoc basis of existing and installation of new gas central heating systems to dwellings.
- Associated builders work including catchment areas, electrical connections etc. 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
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
- All organisations and gas engineers must be registered members of Gas Safe.
- Contractors, and any proposed sub-Contractors, shall be registered members of of either the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contractors (NICEIC) or Scotland’s Trade Association for the Electrical Industry (SELECT), with all operatives to be BS7671:2018(Amended 2022), 18th Edition trained and up to current standard (including any subsequent amendments).
- It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the
Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading
from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.
- Economic & financial standing
A Credit safe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the
resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is
provided that gives satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the contract
Minimum: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 Million GBP Public Liability Insurance = 10 Million GBP Product Liability Insurance = 10 Million GBP Motor Insurance = 5 Million GBP
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Gas Heating Replacement and Related Gas Services to Council Housing…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 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
- Yes · October 2027
- First published
- 27 Oct 2023, 11:33 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2024, 15:37 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PS/250/24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010370- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040f91Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As listed within the tender documentation
Publisher note: The contractors are to undertake all Gas Installations and related Gas Services in accordance with the current Gas Safe Installation and Use regulations 1998,(GSIUR 1998). All contractors, any proposed sub-contractors and operatives shall be registered members of Gas Safe. All contractors, and any proposed sub-contractors, shall be registered members of either the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contractors (NICEIC) or Scotland’s Trade Association for the Electrical Industry (SELECT), with all operatives to be BS 7671:2018 (Amended 2022),18th Edition trained and up to current standard (including any subsequent amendments). All operatives employed by the contractor to work on the framework agreement must be qualified to IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2018 (Amended 2022), 18th Edition and any subsequent amendments thereto. (SC Ref:762478)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Dec 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Nov 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Bids opened27 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Dec 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Mar 2024, 15:37 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2023- Deadline moved to 4 Dec 2023, 11:00 GMT21 Nov 2023, 08:58 GMT+7 days · was 27 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete28 Mar 2024, 15:37 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 27 Nov 2023 | 4 Dec 2023 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 27 Nov 2023 | 4 Dec 2023 | +7 d |
To allow additional time for bidders to seek TUPE information.
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 010370-2024-PS/250/25-1
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2024
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Bofa Plumbing & Heating LtdFramework contractor
- City Technical Services UK LtdFramework contractor
- Gas Call Services LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria