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Published 23 Oct 2023, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Gas Servicing & Repairs for Housing Stock

Official notice

Authority: Colchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£360,000≈ £90k / year
Submissions closed 27 Nov 2023awarded 27 Feb 2023
Awarded to Arron Services Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) on behalf of Colchester City Council (CCC) are looking to commission an experienced contractor to provide Maintenance and Repair Services as required to Colchester City Councils Housing Stock. The requirements of the contract will include: (1) Domestic Gas Servicing. (2) Domestic Oil Servicing, (3) Responsive Repairs, (4) 24 hour call-out facility, (5) Boiler Replacements, (6) Heating Installations and Upgrades, (7) Air Source Heat Pumps Servicing, (8) Maintenance of Smoke and CO Detectors (9) Void and Mutual Exchange Testing and any other services are detailed in the Specification. The contract period will be 4 years (with option to extend by two separate extensions of one year each by agreement on satisfactory performance).

  • Recurrence: October 2028

CPV: Boiler installation work · Boiler installations · Boilers · Gas appliance maintenance services · Heat pumps · Smoke-detection apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1To provide Maintenance and Repair Services as required to Colchester City Councils…AwardedRenewal 4 yrs

To provide Maintenance and Repair Services as required to Colchester City Councils Housing Stock

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Essex
Extensions: There is provision for an extension of up to a further two years.Second stage: 3–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 30%
  • Price: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 30
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
Restricted 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 · October 2028
First published
23 Oct 2023, 16:05 BST
Last source update
28 Feb 2024, 19:05 GMT
Authority reference
0357
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006445
Classification (CPV)
Boiler installation workBoiler installationsBoilersGas appliance maintenance servicesHeat pumpsSmoke-detection apparatus
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040e55 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The contract period will be 4 years (with option to extend by two separate extensions of one year each by agreement on satisfactory performance).   The costs provided are for year 1 only. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=842566031" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=842566031</a> GO Reference: GO-2024228-PRO-25377886

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Nov 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    4 Dec 2023
  3. Notice published
    28 Feb 2024, 19:05 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Feb 2024, 19:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £752,2001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Arron Services Ltd£752,200 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Gas Servicing & Repairs for Housing Stock · Arron Services Ltd

    Signed
    27 Feb 2023
    Value
    £752,200
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Colchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, East of England, CO3 3WGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Arron Services LtdAwarded supplierN/A Unit 5-6 Boudicca Road, Suffolk Central Business Park, Stowmarket, UK, IP14 1WFContact email, 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