Scotland's Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Framework

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        "description": "The SPSHD Framework will operate as a single lot, multi supplier framework, appointing a range of capable economic operators able to deliver energy retrofit and heat decarbonisation solutions across the public sector estate. It will be managed by the Scottish Government. Services delivered under the Framework may include measures relating to building fabric, building services and controls (such as heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and water systems), on site renewable technologies, and connections to district heating networks.\nIt is intended that the Framework will be awarded on an unranked basis and the method of call off will be through a mini- competition process. All projects will be delivered through a Design and Build Energy Performance Contract model, under which suppliers appointed to the Framework will be invited to compete for individual projects via mini competition call off procedures run by Participating Authorities. Mini competitions may be staged where appropriate to reflect project scale, complexity, or risk. Call off contracts may include associated operation and maintenance services where required on a project specific basis. The Framework will be established for an initial three year term, with the option to extend for a further one year, and suppliers must be capable of delivering works and services across all geographic areas of Scotland, including rural, island, and remote locations.\nThe Framework Agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Police Authority, Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their members across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and associate member organisations including their associated and affiliated bodies, Scottish health boards or special health boards , all NHS Scotland, The Integrated Joint Boards established further to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Act 2014, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Limited, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices is available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/public-bodies-guide/government-scotland Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies are listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement. 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",
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    "description": "The Scottish Government are seeking to develop the re-let of the Scotland’s Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Framework (SPSHD) previously known as the Non Domestic Energy Efficiency (“NDEE”) Framework Agreement (over 1m GBP projects only) for public sector improvement works and services.  Scottish Government do not intend to re-let the under 1m GBP Framework on this occasion.\nThe Framework should cover NDEE retrofit in its broadest sense including a combination of building fabric, building environmental services systems and their control (e.g. heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, water etc.), on site renewables, and the potential to connect to district heating systems. In addition, the Scottish Government is considering how it might incorporate the decarbonisation of heating systems into the Framework to meet strategic objectives around net zero.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2025-11-30T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "classification": {
      "id": "71314000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Energy and related services"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-1538",
      "name": "Scottish Government",
      "roles": [
        "buyer",
        "centralPurchasingBody"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKM",
        "locality": "Glasgow",
        "postalCode": "G2 8LU",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.scotland.gov.uk",
        "buyerProfile": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "MINISTRY",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions"
          },
          {
            "id": "01",
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "General public services"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Scottish Government"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Iona MacIntosh",
        "email": "Iona.Macintosh@gov.scot",
        "telephone": "+44 412425466"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "description": "A Request for Information document, including a response template, has been attached to this Notice.\nThe closing date for responses is 1400hrs Wednesday 7th May 2025. Please respond as per the instructions within the document provided attached.\nFurther information is provided in the Request for Information document attached to this Notice.\nInterested providers should complete the attached document and return to Iona.Macintosh@gov.scot by 7th May 2025 as outlined above and as outlined within the RFI document.\nNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=794793.\n(SC Ref:794793)",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}