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Published 28 Nov 2023, 11:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and installation of new central heating systems

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£10,384,143published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jan 2024awarded 4 Jun 2024
Awarded to Liberty Gas Group Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and installation of new central heating systems

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of the supply and installation of new central heating systems

Project Description

Swindon Borough Council (SBC), wishes to submit to tender the requirements for the provision of the supply and installation of new central heating systems. For a period of 3 years + 2 years optional extension period to start on 1st May 2024.

The initial contract term will be for 36 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (1 periods of 24 months) for a potential total contract term of 5 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is between£4,500,000.00 and £4,602,000.00 across the initial 3 year contract term and between £7,500,000.00 and £7,670,000.00 across the potential total 5 year contract term.

Full details relating to the Works are provided in the tender documents.

CPV: Central-heating boilers · Central-heating equipment · Central-heating installation work · Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts · Gas-fitting installation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 36 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (1 periods of 24 months) for a potential total contract term of 5 years as stated in the ITT documents.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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Project Management and Delivery: 8%
  • Mobilisation: 6%
  • Quality Assurance of Work Standards: 6%
  • Managing Health and Safety: 5%
  • Customer and KPI's: 5%
  • price: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Project Management and Delivery: 8%
  • Mobilisation: 6%
  • Quality Assurance of Work Standards: 6%
  • Managing Health and Safety: 5%
  • Customer and KPI's: 5%
  • Price: 60%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Nov 2023, 11:01 GMT
Last source update
12 Jul 2024, 11:56 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN700907
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021410
Classification (CPV)
Central-heating boilersCentral-heating equipmentCentral-heating installation workCentral-heating radiators and boilers and partsGas-fitting installation work
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041d3d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

In the procurement documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jan 2024 → 12 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    12 Jul 2024, 11:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jul 2024, 11:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,384,1431 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Liberty Gas Group Limited£10,384,143 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Liberty Gas Group LimitedAwarded supplier Garden Works, Charley Wood road, Knowsley INdustrial Estate, Liverpool, North West, L33 7SG

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