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Published 3 Dec 2021, 17:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

George Square Energy Centre - Replacement of Boiler Burners

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT6.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Dec 2021awarded 8 Feb 2022
Awarded to Richard Irvin FM Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Edinburgh awarded a Contract on behalf (and therefore in the name of) its wholly owned subsidiary, UOE Estates Services Company Limited (Company Number SC165964) for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and set to work of the replacement boiler burners, including a 12 month defects period on the new boiler burners.

CPV: Auxiliary plant for use with boilers · Installation services of burners · Installation services of steam generators, turbines, compressors and burners

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This procurement was for the supply and installation of replacement boiler burners at…AwardedPublished value£300,000

This procurement was for the supply and installation of replacement boiler burners at the University of Edinburgh’s George Square Energy Centre, Charles Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH8 9AD. The University of Edinburgh awarded a Contract on behalf of (and therefore in the name of) its wholly owned subsidiary, UOE Estates Services Company Limited (Company Number SC165964) for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and set to work of the replacement boiler burners, including a 12 month defects period on the new boiler burners. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh
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: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 20%
  • price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 20
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Where it is required within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

    Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

    SPD ref. 4A Suitability

    Bidders must confirm and provide evidence, that they hold Gas Safe accreditation for commercial work: installation, commissioning and servicing. They must also confirm and provide evidence they hold a BS7671 Electrical Wiring Regulations accreditation.

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD ref. 4B Economic and Financial Standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 600,000.00 GBP for the last 3 years (excluding VAT).

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance: 10,000,000.00 GBP

    Public / Product Liability Insurance: 10,000,000.00 GBP

    Professional Indemnity Insurance: 5,000,000.00 GBP

    SPD 4B.3 Statement

    Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up/started trading.

    4B.6 Statement 1:

    Where the bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract.

    4B.6 Statement 2:

    Bidders will be required to provide adequate assurance of financial strength to successfully complete their contractual obligations.

    Bidders must be able to provide upon request, their 3 most recent sets of annual audited accounts, including profit and loss information, and the following ratios:

    • Current Ratio
    • Quick Ratio
    • Debtors Turnover Ratio
    • Return on Assets
    • Working Capital
    • Debt to Equity Ratio
    • Gross Profit Ratio

    A review of your ratios and audited accounts may be undertaken. In some cases this review may lead to an additional req…

  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD ref. 4C.1.2 Question

    Bidders will be required to provide three examples of supply and installations carried out during the past three years that demonstrate that you have experience to deliver the supply and installation described in the Contract Notice which are similar in value and complexity.

    SPD 4C.10 Statement

    Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

    Minimum: SPD 4D.1 Statement 1: Quality Management The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), SPD 4D.1 Statement 2: Health & Safety The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
Goods
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
3 Dec 2021, 17:04 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2022, 08:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
EC0957
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005966
Accelerated

The requirement is of an urgent nature: George Square Energy Centre provides critical district heating output to the central area campus. All three boilers are currently fitted with obsolete burners which are now at high risk of failure due to this obsolescence and their increased usage during the winter and spring months.

Classification (CPV)
Auxiliary plant for use with boilersInstallation services of burnersInstallation services of steam generators, turbines, compressors and burners
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f777 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:685653)

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/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
14 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Dec 2021 → 4 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    6 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    4 Mar 2022, 08:41 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2021
  1. Deadline moved to 14 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
    3 Dec 2021, 17:04 GMT
    +8 days · was 6 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2022, 08:41 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.26 Dec 202114 Dec 2021+8 d

To allow further time to tender for all bidders.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £319,8561 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Richard Irvin FM LimitedSubcontracting: Manufacture and supply of plant, various installation activities.£319,856 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Richard Irvin FM LimitedAwarded supplier Unit A1 City South Office Park , Portlethen, Aberdeen, UK, AB12 4XXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.