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Published 22 May 2023, 16:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Technical Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Procurement for Housing (Public body)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 31 Mar 2023
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015. Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk ↗ for additional information.

This tender is for the provision of a variety of professional support services which are required in order to support the Assets function of Clients throughout the UK.

CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Architectural design services · Architectural services for buildings · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Artificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildings · Building consultancy services · Building services · Building services consultancy services · Business analysis consultancy services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Design consultancy services · Draft plans (systems and integration) · +22 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
12 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 14 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Engineering ConsultancyAwarded

This lot includes, but is not limited to:

Building Services Design

  • Detail design, specification & contract preparation
  • Feasibility studies
  • Condition surveys, pre-acquisition surveys
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Tender appraisal & negotiation
  • Contract administration
  • Site supervision
  • Commission witnessing
  • Facilities Maintenance & Asset Management

Mechanical Engineering

  • Boiler & Power plants
  • Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air Conditioning
  • Domestic Water Services
  • Building Management & control
  • Commissioning & witnessing

Electrical Engineering

  • Power Generation & Distribution
  • High voltage systems
  • Medium & low voltage systems
  • Small power installations
  • Standby generation
  • UPS installations
  • Lightning protection
  • Security & access control
  • Public address & staff location
  • Voice & data
  • Radio & television
  • CCTV Systems
  • Commissioning & witnessing
  • PAT Testing

Lighting

  • Interior lighting design
  • Exterior lighting design
  • Lighting equipment design input
  • Environmental planning services including lighting impact

studies, planning application analysis & light pollution

control

  • Lighting control systems

Lifts

  • Maintenance management
  • Surveys & reports on existing installations
  • Traffic studies
  • Management Strategies
  • Plant performance
  • Design and specification
  • Tender analysis and negotiations
  • Site installation inspections
  • Commissioning & Witnessing
  • Health & Safety Assessments

Renewables

  • Solar Thermal
  • Solar Electric (Photovoltaics)
  • Wind
  • Ground Source Heat pumps
  • Biomass
  • CHP & Micro CHP

It is anticipated that we will award places to five suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.

Delivery: UK
Lot #2Construction Design ManagementAwarded

This lot includes, but is not limited to:

Principal Designer:

  • Plan, manage, monitor the pre-construction phase
  • Co-ordinate matters relating to H&S during pre-construction

& construction

  • Assist the Client to provide pre-construction

information.

  • Liaise with the Principal Contractor.
  • Prepare the Health and Safety File and review and or update

as appropriate

CDM Consultant

  • Ensure the cooperation and coordination of Health and Safety

related requirements.

  • Manage the delivery team relating to Health and Safety

including technical advice and site inspections

  • Liaise with the Principal Designer, other Designers

and the Principal Contractor

  • Provide design, specification and construction audits
  • Provide pre and post construction phase advice to

contractors

  • Provide training in CDM matters to contractors

It is anticipated that we will award places to five suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.

Delivery: UK
Lot #3General Technical ConsultancyAwarded

This lot includes, but is not limited to:

  • Repairs Service Health check
  • Risk Registers
  • Process Mapping
  • Insourcing
  • Outsourcing
  • Gas Auditing
  • Electrical Auditing
  • Commercial Growth
  • Organisational Change/Business Diversification
  • Partnerships/Mergers
  • Business Planning/stress testing
  • Strategic Housing Policy
  • ICT support/advice
  • Employers Agent Services
  • Party Wall Act Formalities and Advice
  • Client Representation/Critical Friend
  • Training Programs
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Risk Management
  • Key Performance Indicator Measurement, Reporting &

Benchmarking

  • Architectural & Design Services

It is anticipated that we will award places to seven suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.

Delivery: UK
Lot #4Net Zero ConsultancyAwarded

This lot includes, but is not limited to:

  • Stock Assessment on behalf of the participating authority
  • Development of road maps toward net zero carbon consultancy
  • Development of corporate sustainability/ESG strategies
  • Grant/funding management
  • Client awareness and staff development workshops
  • Advice on refurbishment options and building fabric

solutions

  • Post installation monitoring
  • Strategic options appraisals
  • Assistance with advancement toward ISO 50001 Energy

Management Systems certification

  • Retrofit Coordinator (PAS 2035) roles
  • Retrofit Assessor
  • Retrofit Designers
  • Design and project management of energy efficient systems
  • Advice on current energy legislation and compliance with law
  • Advice on the operation and maintenance of installed

measures

  • Change management
  • Baseline assessments
  • Undertaking of energy audits
  • Advice on relevant health and safety measures
  • Other Net Zero related consultancy services

It is anticipated that we will award places to five suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.

Delivery: UK

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
  • “Provision of Technical Support Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2023, 16:12 BST
Last source update
22 May 2023, 16:12 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014538
Classification (CPV)
Advisory and consultative engineering servicesArchitectural design servicesArchitectural services for buildingsArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesArtificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildingsBuilding consultancy servicesBuilding servicesBuilding services consultancy servicesBusiness analysis consultancy servicesConsultative engineering and construction services
+24 moreDesign consultancy servicesDraft plans (systems and integration)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations; educational establishments and any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website : http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement. (MT Ref:229308)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 14admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 128 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 31 Mar 2023

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £20,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Engineering Consultancy

    Signed
    31 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Construction Design Management

    Signed
    31 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • General Technical Consultancy

    Signed
    31 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Net Zero Consultancy

    Signed
    31 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Engineering Consultancy5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad4——
2 · Construction Design Management8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad6——
3 · General Technical Consultancy6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad4——
4 · Net Zero Consultancy12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Procurement for Housing

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 2 Olympic Way, Woolston Grange Avenue, Birchwood, Warrington, UK, WA2 0YLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

14 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.