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Published 26 Aug 2021, 14:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Trend BEMS comprehensive maintenance and replacement works

Official notice

Authority: The University of Edinburgh (Education)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£680,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2021awarded 23 Dec 2021
Awarded to East Coast Controls Ltd, Trend Control Systems Ltd3 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint two contractors to to provide a fully comprehensive planned and reactive maintenance service for our Trend building energy management system (BEMS) and associated control equipment

Fully comprehensive includes for supply, replacement and commissioning of faulty items associated with the BEMS.

The requirements will be structured into two separate geographical lots as follows:

Lot 1 - Central area, Kings Buildings and Accommodation Services.

Lot 2 - Western General Little France and Easter Bush Estate.

A single supplier will be appointed to each lot. Bidders can apply for one or both lots however to ensure there is not reliance on the same supplier for more than one lots, a supplier bidding for both lots can only be awarded one contract.

Proposed contract duration is 2 years with 3 x 1 year extension options.

This contract is being tendered on behalf of the University of Edinburgh and all University of Edinburgh Subsidiary Companies may access and utilize this contract at any time during the life of the contract.

This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). We will apply a one stage open procedure.Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PCST, and may be required to submit means of proof before contract award. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in the Section III in this Contract Notice when competing the SPD in PCST.

  • Recurrence: Six months prior to contract expiry.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of building installations

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Central Area, Kings Buildings and Accommodation ServicesAwardedRenewal

Lot 1 - Central Area, Kings Buildings and Accommodation Services

The University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint a single supplier to provide comprehensive planned and reactive maintenance service for the Trend Building Energy Management System (BEMS) and associated services.

Comprehensive includes the supplying, replacing and commissioning all faulty items associated with the BEMS, as well as planned and reactive maintenance works. If instructed by the University to replace any damaged or obsolete Equipment not covered by the fully comprehensive contract, the Supplier shall ensure and provide verification to the University that the replacement Equipment meets the exact or better specification of the Equipment being removed. The purchase of replacement Equipment shall remain optional to the University throughout the Contract Term. Additional information: The estimated value of stated in II.1.5 is for the 5 year contract if all extension options are taken.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: this contract is for 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 year extension optionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Western General, Little France and Easter Bush EstateAwardedRenewal

Additional specific upgrade of obsolete Trend IQ3 controllers to maintain system resilience and reduce the risk of controller failure.

Whilst the contract includes for the option to undertake replacement of controllers as described above, the original contract value does not account for this specific upgrade. A modification notice is being completed to reflect change in contract value.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: This contract is for 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 year extension optionsVariant 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 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    SPD 4A.2 Statement [SERVICE CONTRACTS ONLY]

    Where it is required within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

    Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships of the following:

    • 3 Trend Expert Engineers accredited in Building Management Systems.
    • Operatives are capable of carrying out LV and ELV Control panel modifications and component replacements.
    • 963/IQVision and SET software licence agreements from the installed systems manufacturer.
  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD 4B.1.1 Statement - Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover for the last 3 years as follows: 120,000 GBP annually for Lot 1, 152,000 GBP annually for lot 2.

    SPD 4B.3 Statement - Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up/started trading.

    SPD 4B.5.1 and 4B.5.2 Statement

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP

    Public Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    ESPD 4B.6 Statements

    Bidders 4B.6 Statement 1: Where the bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract.

    4B.6 Statement 2: Bidders will be required to provide adequate assurance of financial strength to successfully complete their contractual obligations.

    Bidders must be able to provide upon request, their 3 most recent sets of annual audited accounts, including profit and loss information, and the following ratios:

    • Current Ratio
    • Quick Ratio
    • Debtors Turnover Ratio
    • Return on Assets
    • Working Capital
    • Debt to Equity Ratio
    • Gross Profit Ratio

    A review of your ratios and audited accounts may be undertak…

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes · Six months prior to contract expiry.
First published
26 Aug 2021, 14:34 BST
Last source update
29 Jul 2022, 16:04 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
EC0952
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020855
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02da28 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed within the tender documentation

Publisher note: (SC Ref:701849)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Sept 2021 → 29 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Jul 2022, 16:04 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Apr 2022, 14:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £1,044,4993 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 3latest 23 Dec 2021

Contracts

  • Lot 2 - Western General, Little France and Easter Bush Estate · East Coast Controls Ltd

    Signed
    23 Dec 2021
    Value
    £348,480
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - Central Area, Kings Buildings and Accommodation Services · Trend Control Systems Ltd

    Signed
    23 Dec 2021
    Value
    £249,195
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Western General, Little France and Easter Bush Estate · East Coast Controls Ltd

    Signed
    23 Dec 2021
    Value
    £446,824
    Status
    active
    • Change Additional specific upgrade of obsolete Trend IQ3 controllers to maintain system resilience and reduce the risk of controller failure. Whilst the contract includes for the option to undertake replacement of controllers as described above, the original contract value does not account for this and therefore a contract modification is being completed and a Contract Notice with the value of this requirement will be published to reflect change in contract value., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: i)cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement; and (ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority,

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Central Area, Kings Buildings and Accommodation Services4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——
2 · Western General, Little France and Easter Bush Estate4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • East Coast Controls LtdAwarded supplier Acre House, Stirling Road, Kilsyth, UK, G65 0PTContact phone
  • Trend Control Systems LtdAwarded supplier Newhouse Industrial Estate, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 9AGContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria