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Published 13 Mar 2024, 08:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Midlands Heating Services Contract

Official notice

Authority: Southern Housing (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000exc. VAT16.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2024awarded 29 Jul 2024
Awarded to Direct Heating Solutions Limited

Re-procurement plannedMidlands Heating Services Contract · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Repair and maintenance of heating systems to properties owned and managed by Southern Housing within the Midlands region.

CPV: Central-heating boilers · Central-heating equipment · Central-heating installation work · Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts · Commissioning of heating installations · Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment · Heating engineering services for buildings · Heating materials · Heating works · Heating-plant repair and maintenance work · Non-electrically-heated central-heating radiators · Parts of central-heating boilers · +1 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Repairs and maintenance services to Commercial Boiler Plant, flats with Communal…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000

Repairs and maintenance services to Commercial Boiler Plant, flats with Communal Commercial Boiler Plant and Domestic Heating installations. Additional information: All estimated contract values are exclusive of VAT

Delivery: East Midlands, West Midlands · Properties owned and managed by Southern Housing within the Midlands region
Extensions: The contract will run for a period of two years with the option for renewal, as decided by Southern Housing, by extension of a further one year. The maximum duration of the contract is therefore three years. · The contract will run for a period of two years with the option to for renewal, as decided by Southern Housing, by extension of a further one year. The maximum duration of the contract is therefore three years.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: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Mobilisation and Programme Delivery: 10%
  • Communication and Customer Services: 10%
  • Resourcing and Management: 10%
  • Performance: 10%
  • H&S and Quality Assurance: 8%
  • Data Capture and Exchange: 7%
  • Annual Maintenance Cost: 35%
  • Schedule of Maintenance and Boiler Replacement Rates: 5%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Mobilisation and Programme Delivery: 10%
  • Communication and Customer Services: 10%
  • Resourcing and Management: 10%
  • Performance: 10%
  • H&S and Quality Assurance: 8%
  • Data Capture and Exchange: 7%
  • Social Value: 5%
  • Annual Maintenance Cost: 35%
  • Schedule of Maintenance and Boiler Replacement Rates: 5%
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
13 Mar 2024, 08:43 GMT
Last source update
13 Oct 2025, 09:56 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Apr 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064589
Classification (CPV)
Central-heating boilersCentral-heating equipmentCentral-heating installation workCentral-heating radiators and boilers and partsCommissioning of heating installationsElectrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipmentHeating engineering services for buildingsHeating materialsHeating worksHeating-plant repair and maintenance work
+3 moreNon-electrically-heated central-heating radiatorsParts of central-heating boilers
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0447ef Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: (MT Ref:235619)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
5400 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Apr 2024 → 13 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published374 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 09:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Oct 2025, 09:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,248,6721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Direct Heating Solutions LimitedSME£1,248,672 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Housing

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 59-61 Clerkenwell Road, London, London, EC1M 5LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, 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