Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Biomass Boilers & Supply & Delivery of Biomass Pellets
Authority: South Lanarkshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has an ongoing requirement for the provision of a Maintenance and Emergency Call Out Service for Biomass boilers in 49 of their properties which includes Primary Schools and a Sheltered Housing complex.
The Council has made the decision to include the Supply and Delivery of the Biomass Pellets along with the Service and Maintenance of the Boilers to a single contractor which will provide the Council with a turnkey solution to ensure that the biomass boilers operate effectively and efficiently.
The contractor was required to demonstrate previous experience in the maintenance of Biomass Boilers with operatives must have certified training on at least two of the boiler manufacturers and agree to carry out training, within one month if successful, on the other boilers located within Council properties. The contractor must have appropriate calibrated equipment and specialist diagnostic software/equipment required to carry out the maintenance works.
CPV: Fuel wood · Repair and maintenance services of boilers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published on Public Contracts Scotland on 1 July…Awarded
A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published on Public Contracts Scotland on 1 July 2022 to gauge interest in the market which resulted in 8 expressions of interest.
An Invitation to Tender was then published on 28 July 2022 via Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T) with the closing date for submitting tenders was 12 noon on Monday 5 September 2022.
Tenders were invited on a Price/Quality basis, after being assessed on the relevant SPD criteria as outlined in the contract notice. The following weightings were used to determine the most economically advantageous tender:
Quality (Technical) 40 %
Price (Commercial) 60 %
The successful Bidder was the one which achieved the highest combined Quality (Technical) / Price (Commercial) score.
Bidders were required to provide community benefits as part of their bid. They were required to choose from the Council’s menu of Community Benefits to achieve the minimum points (200) required for the contract. Additional information: The successful contractor Alternative Heat Ltd has committed to deliver 290 community benefit points throughout the duration of the contract.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2023, 11:21 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2023, 11:21 BST
- Authority reference
SLC/PS/HTR/21/440- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010760- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03beb2Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Please note, the alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is:
Court of Session
Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
+44 1312252595
Publisher note: (SC Ref:718423)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Heat Ltd.SMESubcontracting: Supply of biomass pellets to be subcontracted | £5,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010760-2023-SLC/PS/HTR/21/440-1 · Alternative Heat Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 22 Dec 2022
- Value
- £5,700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alternative Heat Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.