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Published 12 Oct 2021, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance of Commercial & Domestic Gas Boilers

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£650,000≈ £217k / year
Submissions closed 3 Dec 2021awarded 1 Jun 2022
Awarded to GIBSON SPECIALIST TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Jun 2022

Re-procurement plannedGas Boiler Maintenance (Commercial & Domestic) · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maintenance of Commercial & Domestic Gas Boilers at Cardiff University.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of boilers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Commercial and Domestic Gas Boiler Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)AwardedRenewal 3 yrs

Commercial and Domestic Gas Boiler Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM). Additional information: A stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2022 – 31 May 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Wales · Cardiff University
Extensions: The contract may be extended by a further 24 months to a maximum date of 31st May 2027.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality Questions: 60%
  • PPM Price: 35%
  • Labour Rate Card: 2.5%
  • Percentage Materials Mark UP: 2.5%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality Questions: 60
  • PPM Price: 35
  • Labour Rate Card: 2.5
  • Percentage Materials Mark UP: 2.5
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Oct 2021, 16:25 BST
Last source update
7 Jun 2022, 11:53 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
CU.510.GHP
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015612
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of boilers
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eb12 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Cardiff University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders.

That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful bidders to clarify or query the award decision before the contract is entered into. The UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of bidders. The University reserves the right to award the contract in whole or part. The University reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not award any contract. All documents to be priced in GBP and all payments made in GBP. All documents to be priced in GBP excluding VAT. (WA Ref:121944)

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home ↗

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

Timeline

3 Dec 2021 → 7 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    7 Jun 2022, 11:53 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jun 2022, 11:53 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,481,8201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GIBSON SPECIALIST TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED£1,481,820 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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