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Published 27 Jun 2024, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Gas Servicing and Repairs

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 4 lots per supplier
Awarded value£1,155,3303 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2024awarded 11 Oct 2024
Awarded to Liberty Gas Group Limited, SN Heating & Plumbing Ltd3 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2025

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Provision of Gas Servicing and Repairs

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from gas safe registered providers for the provision of gas servicing and repairs.

Project Description

Swindon Borough Council (SBC) are looking for a Gas Safe Registered contractor(s) to support our in-house Gas engineers, completing, Gas Servicing, Gas repairs and void repairs / improvements and Gas call out / emergency works. Swindon Borough Council has 10,500 homes with just under 9000 of these having a gas boiler to provide heating and hot water.

The Procurement will be split into four lots supporting our existing in-house gas team in all areas – gas Safety inspections north, gas safety inspections south, gas reactive repairs, reactive gas repairs out of hours.

The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents.

Estimated contract spend is between £729,000 - £739,000 across the initial 12 month term. Broken down into lot 1 gas safety inspections north – estimated £197,000 - £199,500 per annum, lot 2 – gas safety inspections south – estimated £197,000 - £199,500 per annum, lot 3 – Gas reactive repairs - £169,000 - £171,500 per annum, lot 4 reactive gas repairs out of hours - £166,000 - £168,500 per annum

With an estimated contract spend across the potential total 3 year contract term of between £2,187,000 and £2,217,000. Broken down into lot 1 gas safety inspections north – estimated £591,000 - £598,500, lot 2 – gas safety inspections south – estimated £591,000 - £598,500, lot 3 – Gas reactive repairs - £507,000 - £514,500, lot 4- reactive gas repairs out of hours - £498,000 - £505,500

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

CPV: Central-heating installation work · Electrical engineering installation works · Electrical installation work · Gas appliance maintenance services · Heating engineering services for buildings · Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Repair and maintenance services of central heating · Repair and maintenance services of gas meters · Repair and maintenance services of gas pumps

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£2,187,000 together) · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Gas Servicing - NorthAwarded 3 yrsPublished value£591,000

Lot 1 - Gas Safety Inspections North.

The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents.

Estimated contract spend is between £197,000 - £199,500 per annum, with an estimated contract spend across the potential total 3 year contract term of £591,000 - £598,500.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Gas Servicing - SouthAwarded 3 yrsPublished value£591,000

Lot 2 - Gas Safety Inspections South

The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents.

Estimated contract spend is between £197,000 - £199,500 per annum, with an estimated contract spend across the potential total 3 year contract term of £591,000 - £598,500.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Gas Reactive RepairsAwarded 3 yrsPublished value£507,000

Lot 3 - Gas Reactive Repairs

The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents.

Estimated contract spend is between £169,000 - £171,500 per annum, with an estimated contract spend across the potential total 3 year contract term of £507,000 - £514,500.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Reactive Gas Repairs Out of HoursCancelled 3 yrsPublished value£498,000

Lot 4 - Reactive Gas Repairs Out of Hours

The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents.

Estimated contract spend is between £166,000 - £168,500 per annum, with an estimated contract spend across the potential total 3 year contract term of £498,000 - £505,500

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Implementation: 7.5%
  • Health & Safety: 7.5%
  • Data Management: 7.5%
  • Problem Solving: 7.5%
  • price: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Implementation: 7.5%
  • Health & Safety: 7.5%
  • Data Management: 7.5%
  • Problem Solving: 7.5%
  • Price: 60%
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 - Gas Servicing North Lot 2 - Gas Servicing South Lot 3 - Gas Reactive Repairs Lot 4 - Reactive Gas Repairs Out of Hours Each lot will be evaluated and awarded within its own right, with four separate contract awards. Bidders can tender and be awarded a contract for any or all of the lots tendered.
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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Jun 2024, 15:29 BST
Last source update
20 Dec 2024, 10:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
29 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN730257
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-041137
Classification (CPV)
Central-heating installation workElectrical engineering installation worksElectrical installation workGas appliance maintenance servicesHeating engineering services for buildingsHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation workRepair and maintenance services of central heatingRepair and maintenance services of gas metersRepair and maintenance services of gas pumps
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047317 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

In the procurement documents

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jul 2024 → 1 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Dec 2024, 10:42 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2025

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Dec 2024, 10:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £1,155,3303 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2115 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 11 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Gas Servicing - North1 award
Liberty Gas Group Limited£395,788 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Gas Servicing - South1 award
Liberty Gas Group Limited£395,788 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Gas Reactive Repairs1 award
SN Heating & Plumbing LtdSME£363,754 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Gas Servicing - North8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad6——
2 · Gas Servicing - South6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad4——
3 · Gas Reactive Repairs7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad5——

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

3 commercial parties 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