Official UK procurement notice
GFP Decarbonisation Delivery Framework - Scotland
Authority: Abri Group Limited ·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGreener Futures Partnerships (GFP) procured a National framework of suitably qualified constructors and consultants for the delivery
of retrofit works and services in Scotland. As well as creating a route to market, GFP aspired to create a truly collaborative framework where
all parties contribute and continually develop best practice in the field of decarbonisation. The Framework will be for a total of 7 years
(4+3) to enable delivery of retrofit works in accordance with the current energy efficiency standard for social housing (EESSH2) and will
be open to all Contracting Authorities in Scotland to access. GFP have procured a separate Decarbonisation Delivery Framework for the
delivery of retrofit works and services in England and Wales, which was the subject of a separate Contract Notice and procurement process
conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (2015). Abri acted as the CA for the purposes of the procurement who
will enter into the Framework Agreement with successful Suppliers.
CPV: Boiler installation work · Boilers · Building consultancy services · Central-heating boilers · Central-heating installation work · Central-heating radiators · Construction work · District heating boiler · Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment · Electrical wiring work · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · +23 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 24 suppliers · 8 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.3 per place) · 16 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Construction Works (up to 5million GBP) - ScotlandAwardedPublished value£140,000,000
Lot 1f covers Decarbonisation Construction works up to 5million GBP in Scotland.
Work under this Lot 1f could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical
Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall
Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined
Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.
Lot #2Construction Works (Over 2million GBP) - ScotlandAwardedPublished value£70,000,000
Lot 2f covers Decarbonisation Construction works over 2million GBP in Scotland.
Work under this lot could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract,
Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall
Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined
Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation
Lot #3Consultancy Work - ScotlandAwardedLot estimate not published
Lot 3f covers Decarbonisation Consultancy work in Scotland.
Work under this lot could include provision of Managed Services including Retrofit lead generation and management to deliver eligible
Customer referrals, Programme management to deliver eligible installations, Retrofit Advice, Assessment and Coordination Pre-Works,
Retrofit Coordination and Evaluation, Deliver air permeability test to a dwelling, Deliver damp survey to a dwelling, Deliver
thermographic image survey to a dwelling, Deliver EPR, Air Tightness Test and could also include the provision of interim support in
some roles including Retrofit Coordinator, Retrofit Advisor, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Designer, Retrofit Evaluator, Project Administrator.
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)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- Suitability
For Lot 1f and Lot 2f to install measures for schemes, projects and programmes, the Framework Supplier and their installers must be working towards or accredited to PAS
2030:2019 for energy efficiency measures, meet the PAS 2035 standard and registered or working towards registration with TrustMark (or Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for renewables).
For Lot 3f the Framework Supplier and their staff must be working towards or accredited to the PAS 2035 standard.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic Standing.
For Lot 1f the minimum annual turnover is 1.25 million GBP for the last financial year
For Lot 2f the minimum annual turnover is 10 million GBP for the last financial year
For Lot 3f the minimum annual turnover is 250 thousand GBP for the last financial year
Bidders must demonstrate this as set out in the SPD (Sections 4B.1.1 to 4B.3)
It is a requirement of this framework that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded call off contract, the types of levels of insurance indicated below for each Lot.
Lot 1f
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - 5 million GBP (Section 4B.5.1b of SPD)
Public Liability Insurance - 5 million GBP (Section 4B.5.2 of SPD)
Professional Indemnity Insurance - 5 million GBP (Section 4B.5.1a of SPD)
Product Liability Insurance - 5 million GBP per claim/in the aggregate (Section 4B.5.2 of SPD)
Cyber Insurance of 2 million GBP or Cyber Essentials Plus or ISO27001 (Section 4B.5.2 of SPD)
Lot 2f
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - 5 million GBP (Section 4B.5.1b of SPD)
Public Liability Insurance - 5 million GBP (Section 4B.5.2 of SPD)
Professional Indemnity Insurance - 5 million GBP (Section 4B.5.1a of SPD)
Product Liability Insurance - 5 million GBP per claim/in the aggregate (Section 4B.5.2 of SPD)
Cyber Insurance of 2 million GBP or Cyber Essentials Plus or ISO27001 (Section 4B.5.2 of SPD)
Lot 3f
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - 5 million GBP (Section 4B.5.1b …
- Technical & professional ability
Please use the relevant box at Section 4C.1 to provide details of up to two contracts (case study), in any combination from either the public or private sector; voluntary, charity or social enterprise (VCSE) that are relevant to our requirement. VCSEs may include samples of grant-funded work.
For Lots 1f and 2f - Works contracts may be from the past five years.
For Lot 3f - Contracts for suppliers or services should have been performed during the past three years.
For all case studies please use Arial font size 12 and each case study is to be a maximum of 500 words.
Minimum: Bidders must response to SPD questions 4D.1 and 4D.2 - details of the requirements can be found within the procurement documents freely available on the PCS portal for this procurement. This document is entitled 'SPD Question 4D.1 and 4D.2'
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “GFP Decarbonisation Delivery Framework - Scotland” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 24 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
- 13 Feb 2023, 15:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2024, 12:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Mar 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002233- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a541Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As set out in the procurement documents
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will observe a 10-day stand still period at the point of information on the award of the framework is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:745058)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Mar 2023 → 23 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened20 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published23 Jan 2024, 12:17 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2023- Deadline moved to 12 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST6 Mar 2023, 12:10 GMT+23 days · was 20 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2024, 12:17 GMT
- Buyer details updated23 Jan 2024, 12:17 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 20 Mar 2023 | 12 Apr 2023 | +23 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 20 Mar 2023 | 12 Apr 2023 | +23 d |
The deadline has been extended due to the scope and complexity of the project
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 2f - Construction Works (Over 2million GBP) - Scotland
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- £70,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 1f - Construction Works (up to 5million GBP) - Scotland
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- £140,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3f - Consultancy Work - Scotland
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Construction Works (up to 5million GBP) - Scotland | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 2 · Construction Works (Over 2million GBP) - Scotland | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · Consultancy Work - Scotland | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- AbriContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court of The Court of SessionMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Echelon ConsultancyProcess contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
16 commercial parties on the notice- Bell Group LtdFramework contractor
- CoreLogic U.K.LimitedFramework contractor
- ECD Architects LtdFramework contractor
- Everwarm LtdFramework contractor
- Faithful + GouldFramework contractor
- Graham + SibbaldFramework contractor
- Green Home Systems LimitedFramework contractor
- HLS McConnellFramework contractor
- Inspired Design & Development LtdFramework contractor
- Insulated Render Systems (Scotland) LimitedFramework contractor
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- MP Group UK LimitedFramework contractor
- NovusFramework contractor
- OVO (S) Energy Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Procast Building Contractors LimitedFramework contractor
- Ventro LtdFramework contractor
- warmhouse limitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.