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Published 25 Nov 2024, 08:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Schools Carbon Reduction Programme 2025-2027

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£290,250≈ £145k / year
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2025awarded 26 Feb 2025
Awarded to Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (OASES) Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of Schools Carbon Reduction Programme.

The primary objective of the contract is to provide energy efficiency advice in schools as part of an SLA agreement.

The expected start date for the proposed contract is 01 April 2025.

The expected end date for the proposed contract is 31 March 2027.

The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 12 months from the actual end date.

CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£290,250
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 (2 yrs)
Delivery: North East
Extensions: The expected start date for the proposed contract is 01 April 2025. The expected end date for the proposed contract is 31 March 2027. The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 12 months from the actual end date.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: 60%Price: 25%Social value: 10%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Relevant Experience - Part 1: 10%
  • Relevant Experience - Part 2: 10%
  • Energy Efficiency and Awareness Services: 17.5%
  • Engagement: 12.5%
  • Service Delivery (Part 1): 5%
  • Service Delivery (Part 2): 5%
  • Delivery and Cost Plan: 15%
  • price: 10%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Environmental Management of the contract and Expansion Potential: 5%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Relevant Experience - Part 1: 10
  • Relevant Experience - Part 2: 10
  • Energy Efficiency and Awareness Services: 17.5
  • Engagement: 12.5
  • Delivery and Cost Plan: 15
  • Service Delivery (Part 1): 5
  • Service Delivery (Part 2): 5
  • Environmental Management of the contract and Expansion Potential: 5
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Nov 2024, 08:22 GMT
Last source update
6 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN749179
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008168
Classification (CPV)
Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be45 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Proactis / ProContract · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Language: EN
Submission deadline
10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jan 2025 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £290,2171 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (OASES) LimitedSME£290,217 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, DURHAM, North East, DH15ULContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria