Official UK procurement notice
PPM of Gas Fired Boilers and Associated Plant, Including Provision of Call Out and Reactive Repairs
Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Awarded.
Supply of labour, plant and material for the Planned Preventative Maintenance (Annual Servicing) of Commercial and Domestic gas fired boiler plant and associated equipment, including, but not limited to:-
Heat generation equipment (gas fired boilers, gas water heaters)
Booster Sets
Pressurisation Units
Circulating Pumps
Expansion Vessels
Pipework distribution installations including valves and fittings (local to boiler plant)
Allowance for ‘a service kit’ to be supplied and fitted for all annual services of boilers/water heaters.
Provision of 24 hour call-out service, 365/366 days of the year for rectification of any problems to the boiler plant and associated equipment, including BMS (building management systems)/Automatic Controls as identified by the Employer.
- Recurrence: If there is still an ongoing requirement for this contract then this may be brought back out to tender in the future.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of boilers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Contract Award Notification:AwardedRenewal
Contract Award Notification:
Supply of labour, plant and material for the Planned Preventative Maintenance (Annual Servicing) of Commercial and Domestic gas fired boiler plant and associated equipment, including, but not limited to:-
Heat generation equipment (gas fired boilers, gas water heaters)
Booster Sets
Pressurisation Units
Circulating Pumps
Expansion Vessels
Pipework distribution installations including valves and fittings (local to boiler plant)
Allowance for ‘a service kit’ to be supplied and fitted for all annual services of boilers/water heaters.
Provision of 24 hour call-out service, 365/366 days of the year for rectification of any problems to the boiler plant and associated equipment, including BMS (building management systems)/Automatic Controls as identified by the Employer.
The Contractor shall provide and take full responsibility for providing and maintaining the relevant documentation, reports and records as further detailed in the Specification. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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 (10)
- Delivery Methodology: 10%
- Familiarity with Building Typologies: 4%
- Asset Database: 4%
- Organisational Structure: 4%
- Resilience & Contingency: 2%
- Training and CPD: 2%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- price: 60%
- Social Value: 5%
- Sustainability and Climate Change Commitments: 4%
Published award criteria (10)
- Delivery Methodology: 10
- Familiarity with Building Typologies: 4
- Asset Database: 4
- Sustainability and Climate Change Commitments: 4
- Organisational Structure: 4
- Resilience & Contingency: 2
- Training and CPD: 2
- Fair Work First: 5
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Bidders will be required to hold the following accreditations/qualifications to be considered for this contract:
Organisation and individuals must be registered on the Gas Safe Register for Domestic and Commercial.
- Economic & financial standing
4B.1.2 Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following:
(a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check).
OR
(b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check).
PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:
APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK.
You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years.
Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.
If you are unable to p…
- Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
4D.1 QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent),
OR
The bidder must have the following:
a. A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has, and continues to implement, a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, which is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.
4D.1 HEALTH & SAFETY
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information conta…
Minimum: 4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide two (2) examples of similar contracts within the last three (3) years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver this contract.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 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
Yes · If there is still an ongoing requirement for this contract then this may be brought back out to tender in the future.
- First published
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PRO 0976- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037544- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654b7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Bidders will be required to return with their submission a completed Data Protection Certificate, FOI Certificate, No Collusion Certificate, S1 Equalities Questionnaire, S2 Equalities Declaration, Prompt Payment Certificate and Tender Declaration Certificate. (SC Ref:830312)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Mar 2026 → 24 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline220 days ago18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened220 days ago18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published183 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:18 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Apr 2026, 12:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Group LimitedSME | £734,712 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037544-2026-PRO0976-1 · Valley Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- £734,712
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Valley Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.