Official UK procurement notice
Quality Assurance Audits · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Aspire Housing (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAspire Housing (referred to as "Aspire") is looking to appoint a provider to conduct our Quality Assurance Audits for compliance areas focussing mainly on Gas and Electric for new builds, gas and elec, domestic properties, commercial and non-domestic flats for a contract commencing in March 2025 a term of 3 Years with the option to extend for a further 2 Years.
- Recurrence: Between 3 or 5 years from the date of this Notice
CPV: Development consultancy services · Professional services for the gas industry · Safety consultancy services · Technical inspection services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Aspire are looking for a Service Provider (SP) to conduct our Quality Assurance Audits…AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
Aspire are looking for a Service Provider (SP) to conduct our Quality Assurance Audits for compliance areas focussing mainly on Gas and Electric for new builds, domestic properties, commercial and non-domestic flats.
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: 60%
- Price: 40%
- 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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Between 3 or 5 years from the date of this Notice
- First published
- 15 Jan 2025, 17:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 May 2025, 08:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
ID518- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027541- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d064Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
A 10day stand still period will apply
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Feb 2025 → 27 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published27 May 2025, 08:27 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 May 2025, 08:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Flame Associates LtdSMEQuality Audits | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Quality Audits · Blue Flame Associates LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 May 2025
- Value
- £400,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blue Flame Associates LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria