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Published 16 Feb 2026, 12:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PPM of Gas Fired Boilers and Associated Plant, Including Provision of Call Out and Reactive Repairs

Official notice

Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£810,000exc. VAT9.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Mar 2026awarded 23 Apr 2026
Awarded to Valley Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: Scotland · Inverclyde
Extensions: There will be an option to extend for a further 12 months.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: 31%Price: 60%Social value: 5%Environmental: 4%
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
Conditions of participation3
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Repair and maintenance services of boilers
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654b7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Mar 2026 → 24 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline220 days ago
    18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened220 days ago
    18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published183 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 12:18 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Apr 2026, 12:18 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £734,7121 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Inverclyde Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square, Greenock, Scotland, PA15 1LXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Greenock

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Valley Group LimitedAwarded supplier Block 14, Unit B8, 125 Summerlee Street, Queenslie Industrial Estate, Glasgow, UK, G33 4DBContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.