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Published 3 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-1610 STFC Chiller, air source heat pump and dry air coolers maintenance, reactive and remedial works

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£440,000≈ £147k / year19.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2021awarded 25 Feb 2022
Awarded to J C Watson Mechanical Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Mar 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of chiller, air source heat pump and dry air coolers maintenance, reactive and remedial works at its Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This contract will cover chiller, air source heat pump and dry air coolers…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£440,000

This contract will cover chiller, air source heat pump and dry air coolers maintenance, reactive and remedial works at the following STFC sites:

a. The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), in Oxfordshire.

b. The STFC Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire.

c. The Cosener’s House, in Abingdon.

Currently there are no assets in Chilbolton or Cosener’s House, but this may change over the contract term.

The agreement shall be in place from 1st March 2022 for an initial period of 3 years until 28th February 2025, with an option to extend for an additional year until 28th February 2026 (3 + 1 years).

The estimated value of the opportunity is up to £440,000 excl. VAT across a potential 4 year term, broken down approximately as follows:

Planned Preventative Maintenance - up to £40,000 per year

Reactive and Remedial Works - up £60,000 per year

Inclusion of additional assets – up to £10,000 per year Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5U67P5926A ↗

Contract period: 1 Mar 2022 – 28 Feb 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Oxfordshire
Extensions: The agreement shall be in place from 1st March 2022 for an initial period of 3 years until 28th February 2025, with an option to extend for an additional year until 28th February 2026 (3 + 1 years).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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
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
First published
3 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
Last source update
1 Mar 2022, 10:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-1610
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005515
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f317 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=671320363 GO Reference: GO-202231-PRO-19723751

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT

Timeline

8 Dec 2021 → 1 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2022
  4. Notice published
    1 Mar 2022, 10:14 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Mar 2022, 10:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £354,0201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
J C Watson Mechanical LtdSMESubcontracting: The maintenance of some of the assets is likely to be subcontracted to the manufacturer.£354,020 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • J C Watson Mechanical LtdAwarded supplier09828997 Coopers House, 65A Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch, East of England, RM11 3ATContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.