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Published 16 Apr 2021, 08:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Construction of Hebburn Minewater District Heating Scheme

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,500,000≈ £3.2m / year4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 May 2021awarded 14 Mar 2022
Awarded to Vital Energi Utilities Limited
Contract term 1 yr 5 moends 30 Jun 2023 · starts 1 Feb 2022
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

South Tyneside Council wishes to install a district heating system serving several Council owned buildings in central Hebburn utilising the disused mine workings under Hebburn as a heat source.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South Tyneside Council wishes to install a district heating system serving several Council owned buildings in

central Hebburn utilising the disused mine workings under Hebburn as a heat source.

The installation of such a district heating scheme will reduce the Council's reliance on gas to provide heating

and significantly contribute to the Council's commitment to its Carbon Reduction targets, and this scheme alone

will provide a saving of 319 tonnes/year saving.

A separate contract has been awarded to undertake the drilling of two boreholes, and the construction of

permanent abstraction and re-injection wells.

The water source heat pump adopted in this project will be able to source heat from both the mine water as well

as ambient air (via dry air cooler) in the event that the mines are found to be unable to provide a sustainable

mine water heat source.

CPV: District-heating mains construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 5 moPublished value£4,500,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2022 – 30 Jun 2023 (1 yr 5 mo)
Delivery: North East · Hebburn, South Tyneside
Second stage: 5–7 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 24.5%Price: 65%Social value: 7%Environmental: 3.5%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Method statements: 7%
  • Programme and narrative: 4.75%
  • Proposed delivery team: 1%
  • Managing Health & Safety and traffic management: 7%
  • Key challenges and risks: 3.5%
  • Selection and vetting supply chain: 1.25%
  • Compliant tender: 60%
  • Fee percentage: 5%
  • TOMs Social Value: 7%
  • Key environmental issues: 3.5%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Method statements: 7
  • Programme and narrative: 4.75
  • Proposed delivery team: 1
  • Managing Health & Safety and traffic management: 7
  • Key challenges and risks: 3.5
  • Selection and vetting supply chain: 1.25
  • Key environmental issues: 3.5
  • TOMs Social Value: 7
  • Compliant tender: 60
  • Fee percentage: 5
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met in accordance with Article 58 of

    the Directive 2014/24/EU and Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the

    Prequalification Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met in accordance with Article 58 of

    the Directive 2014/24/EU and Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the

    Prequalification Questionnaire

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,321,1151 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vital Energi Utilities Limited£4,321,115 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2——

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
16 Apr 2021, 08:29 BST
Last source update
18 Mar 2022, 11:59 GMT
Authority reference
C7473
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007408
Classification (CPV)
District-heating mains construction work
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a6af Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Any review proceedings should be promptly brought to the attention of the South Tyneside Council Head

of Legal Services at Town Hall & Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields NE33 2RL and will be dealt

within accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015"). Any

review proceedings must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including, without

limitation,PCR 2015. In accordance with PCR 2015, the Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day

standstill period from the date information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.

Publisher note: Tender documentation is available to be downloaded on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com - this will then grant access to the tender documentation. Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once you have registered you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation. Tenders and all supporting documentation must be priced in Sterling and written in English. Any agreement entered into will be governed by English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The Council is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.

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

Timeline

17 May 2021 → 18 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    14 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2022
  4. Notice published
    18 Mar 2022, 11:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Mar 2022, 11:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE332RLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.