Official UK procurement notice
PS-22-09 - Community Renewable Energy Project (CoRE) - Main Construction Contract (PRJ0012844)
Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe construction of the Community Renewable Energy Project (CoRE) in Cumnock, a Centre of Excellence in Energy Systems Research, and two Demonstrator Houses (located on the site of the Centre of Excellence).
CPV: Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Construction work for industrial buildings · Construction work for research buildings · Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings · Houses construction work · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cancelled
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
For the purpose of this Contract, all Electrical Subcontractors (including the Main Contractor if appropriate) proposed to be used on this Project must have Registration with either ‘NICEIC (Approved Contractor Scheme)’ or ‘SELECT (Approved Certifier of Construction Scheme)’ throughout the entire Contract period, and all Employees (including Employees of Electrical Subcontractors) must have appropriate trade certification.
For the purpose of this Contract, all Mechanical Subcontractors (including the Main Contractor if appropriate) proposed to be used on this Project must have Registration with either ‘B&ES Association (Member status)’ or ‘CIPHE (Member status)’ throughout the entire Contract period, and all Employees of Mechanical Subcontractors must have appropriate trade certification.
For the purpose of this Contract, all Gas Sub-Contractors (including the Main Contractor if appropriate) must be on the current Capita Gas Safe Register of Gas Installers at a commercial level throughout the entire Contract period. It is also required by the authorities that any operative employed to do gas work will have to be reported to Capita, and their fees paid as stipulated.
For the purpose of this Contract, the Asbestos removal Contractor proposed to be used on this Project must hold an Asbestos Removal Licence (issued by the HSE) throughout the entire Contract period, and all employees must have appropriate certification.
For the purpose of this Contract, the company which will carr…
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Standing
The Council shall commission an independent third party business credit report from Creditsafe Business Solutions Ltd using the Company Registration number supplied by the Tenderer. Any Tenderer who does not meet the minimum threshold of a Credit Score of 30 out of 100 will have their submission regarded as a “Fail” and will not be considered further. Where a Tenderer receives a Credit Score of between 30-50 out of 100, the Council reserves the right to request further financial information to determine the risk to the Council. In the event that such additional measures are requested, the Council shall, in its sole discretion, determine the terms of those measures that it deems as acceptable. If Tenderers cannot provide measures to the satisfaction of the Council then their submission may be rejected.
Risk or Credit reports from other agencies will not be considered.
It is the Tenderers responsibility to ensure that all information held by Creditsafe Business Solutions Ltd is current and accurate when submitting their Tender. The Council will not enter into discussions with Tenderers who fail to ensure that their Creditsafe Business Solutions Ltd scores are accurate by the due submission date.
Insurances
It is a requirement of this Contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the insurances indicated below.
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each cl…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 26 Jan 2022, 14:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2025, 15:18 BST
- Authority reference
PS-22-09 (PRJ0012844)- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055883- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030fa8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:810016)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
25 Feb 2022 → 11 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected14 Mar 2022
- Notice published11 Sept 2025, 15:18 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled11 Sept 2025, 15:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria