Official UK procurement notice
Heat Network Operations Contract
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is for the Operation & Maintenance duties associated with a new district heating network being established in Torry, Aberdeen. There will also be a requirement for the successful contractor to undertake (or arrange and manage the undertaking of) some upgrading and additional infrastructure works in relation to expansion of the physical district heating system as the network grows as well as the potential to deliver Metering & Billing services.
- Recurrence: This contract is for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years so publication of a similar requirement may be in c. 9 years time.
CPV: Billing system · Central-heating installation work · District heating · District-heating mains construction work · District-heating plant construction work · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy and related services · Energy meters · Energy-management services · General construction work for pipelines · Heating pipes · Heating works · +4 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1ACC are looking to appoint a 3rd party to manage a new district heating system…CancelledRenewal
ACC are looking to appoint a 3rd party to manage a new district heating system currently being implemented. As well as the operational aspects - including maintenance of the network - the successful candidate will be expected to work with ACC to promote the network, manage it's expansion throughout the life of the contract and undertake some upgrading and additional infrastructure works to the network itself. There may also be a requirement for the successful candidate to deliver some or all aspects of metering and billing etc
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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 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 (1)
- as per procurement docs: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- as per procurement docs: 100
- Price: 0
- Suitability
Please refer to the attached SPD Instructions doc
- Economic & financial standing
As per 4B.1 within the SPD - Bidders are to provide their turnover figure for each of the past 5 years.
As per 4B.5.1 & 5.2 Bidders are required to confirm their commitment, and ability, to obtain the necessary levels of insurance, should they be successful in being awarded this contract.
Minimum: As per 4B.1 the turnover figure for each of the past 5 years must be at least GBP 1M As per 4B.5.1 & 5.2 the insurance requirements are as follows: - Employers Liability Insurance = GBP 5M for any one occurrence - Public Liability Insurance = GBP 10M any one occurrence Other form… - Technical & professional ability
As per 4C.1.2 within the SPD - Bidders must provide 3 examples, from within the last 3 years to demonstrate the following:
- The management and operation of communal / district heating systems including provision of customer contact and customer care.
- The provision of planned maintenance and reactive repair services to communal / district heating energy centres including call-outs and emergency cover.
- The supply and operation of energy meter data collection systems, customer billing and account management.
- The arrangements for management of services and works, including any significant sub-contract or partnership arrangements.
- Activities undertaken to engage with potential customers and promote the uptake of district heating or similar services.
- Processes and activities to assure the health and safety of staff public and customers and minimising environmental impacts in the delivery of the services and works described above.
- Undertaking or managing design, installation and commissioning of upgraded and additional district heating infrastructure to or within occupied domestic buildings including in-building distribution pipework, domestic HIUs and meters.
As per 4C.4 Bidders must provide details of processes for evaluating and selecting sub-contractors and suppliers and quality assurance of sub-contracted works.
As per 4C.6 Bidders should answer by providing Details of their qualifications and accreditations for carrying out the works described in the contract …
Minimum: As per 4C1.2 this information will be scored as follows as part of the selection criteria for the next stage: Operation and Maintenance Services (30%) Metering, Billing and Customer Account Management (30%) Customer engagement (20%) Health, Safety & Environment (10%) Installation…
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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 · This contract is for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years so publication of a similar requirement may be in c. 9 years time.
- First published
- 20 Jul 2021, 09:05 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2024, 09:51 GMT
- Authority reference
000-VCTT7379- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039850- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c9d5Find a Tender
- Performance terms
The contractual conditions are based on Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Management (HNIP) contract templates that are publicly available, amended to suit the specifics of the proposed project. Optional works packages shall be subject to a suitable standard form construction contract with employer amendments.
Publisher note: Please see the attached Project Brief for more information (SC Ref:785490)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
20 Aug 2021 → 11 Dec 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected3 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published11 Dec 2024, 09:51 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled11 Dec 2024, 09:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.