Official UK procurement notice
CT1662 Gas Engineering Works Framework Agreement
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Edinburgh Council’s (the “Council”) intends to create a Gas Engineering Works Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement will support delivery of inspection, servicing, maintenance, repair, installation, and associated works across a range of gas systems. Works will primarily be undertaken within domestic housing stock owned or managed by the Council. The Framework Agreement will be split by locality, with Contractors restricted from holding both installation and maintenance lots in the same area, to mitigate concentration risk and ensure resilience of service delivery.
- Recurrence: 48 months
CPV: Boiler installation work · Central-heating installation work · Gas appliance maintenance services · Gas-fitting installation work · Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Repair and maintenance services of boilers · Repair and maintenance services of building installations · Repair and maintenance services of central heating
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 15 suppliers
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £5,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Installation / Replacement (East)Renewalceiling above
As part of The City of Edinburgh Council’s (the Council) requirement to ensure that tenants have sufficient heating in their properties, Contractors will be required to carry out heating system replacement in Council owned domestic properties in various locations within Edinburgh. The work shall generally involve the emergency replacement of gas boilers and the installation of new full system heating systems as required, including all associated works, in occupied or empty houses. Boilers will be replaced on a like for like basis as far as reasonably possible, e.g. a combi boiler will be replaced by a combi boiler. It is anticipated that approximately 30% of the new installations will be boiler only installations. The work will take place in traditional and non-traditional construction type houses in low rise, tenement and high-rise blocks. Additional information: The Framework Agreement will be split by locality, with Contractors restricted from holding both installation and maintenance lots in the same area, to mitigate concentration risk and ensure resilience of service delivery
Lot #2Installation / Replacement (West)Renewalceiling above
As part of The City of Edinburgh Council’s (the Council) requirement to ensure that tenants have sufficient heating in their properties, Contractors will be required to carry out heating system replacement in Council owned domestic properties in various locations within Edinburgh. The work shall generally involve the emergency replacement of gas boilers and the installation of new full system heating systems as required, including all associated works, in occupied or empty houses. Boilers will be replaced on a like for like basis as far as reasonably possible, e.g. a combi boiler will be replaced by a combi boiler. It is anticipated that approximately 30% of the new installations will be boiler only installations. The work will take place in traditional and non-traditional construction type houses in low rise, tenement and high-rise blocks. Additional information: The Framework Agreement will be split by locality, with Contractors restricted from holding both installation and maintenance lots in the same area, to mitigate concentration risk and ensure resilience of service delivery
Lot #3Maintenance / Repair / Servicing (East)RenewalPublished value£1,800,000
The City of Edinburgh Council (“the Council”) requires Contractors to undertake repairs and maintenance works under a Framework Agreement covering routine annual maintenance and servicing of domestic and commercial gas installations. Generally, the work will be carried out in domestic properties owned by the Council; however, the Council also reserves the right to use this Framework Agreement in all other relevant areas of the Council’s business such as commercial properties, should the need occur. Additional information: The Framework Agreement will be split by locality, with Contractors restricted from holding both installation and maintenance lots in the same area, to mitigate concentration risk and ensure resilience of service delivery
Lot #4Maintenance / Repair / Servicing (West)RenewalPublished value£1,800,000
The City of Edinburgh Council (“the Council”) requires Contractors to undertake repairs and maintenance works under a Framework Agreement covering routine annual maintenance and servicing of domestic and commercial gas installations. Generally, the work will be carried out in domestic properties owned by the Council; however, the Council also reserves the right to use this Framework Agreement in all other relevant areas of the Council’s business such as commercial properties, should the need occur. Additional information: The Framework Agreement will be split by locality, with Contractors restricted from holding both installation and maintenance lots in the same area, to mitigate concentration risk and ensure resilience of service delivery
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Tenderers must be registered with the Gas Safe Register for all gas installation, servicing, and maintenance works.
Tenderers must ensure that all operative undertaking gas works are appropriately qualified and certified in accordance with current legislation and industry standards.
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers will be required to demonstrate appropriate economic and financial standing to deliver the requirements of the Framework Agreement.
The following selection criteria will apply:
Minimum Annual Turnover
Tenderers must have a minimum “general” annual turnover for the last two financial years. The minimum turnover requirement varies by Lot and has been set in proportion to the estimated annual value of each Lot.
Financial Ratio (Current Ratio)
Tenderers must demonstrate a minimum current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) for both the current and prior financial year. Minimum ratios vary by Lot.
Insurance Requirements
Tenderers must hold, or commit to obtaining prior to contract commencement, the following minimum levels of insurance:
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance
Public Liability Insurance
Professional Indemnity Insurance
Minimum: Minimum Annual Turnover and Financial Ratio Requirements (by Lot) Minimum Turnover: 7 million GBP for each of the last two financial years for Lot 1 (Lot 1A and Lot 1B) Current ratio for Current Year: 1.2 Current ratio for Prior Year: 1.2 Minimum Turnover: 1.8 million GBP for eac… - Technical & professional ability
SPD Question 4C.4 (a) – Payment of the real Living Wage
Tenderers are required to confirm that they will pay any staff that are directly involved in the delivery of the Contract (including any agency or sub-contractor staff), at least the real Living Wage.
SPD Question 4C.4 (b) – Inclusion of Prompt Payment Clause
Tenderers are required to confirm that they will include the standard prompt payment clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the Framework Agreement, ensuring payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and including a point of contact for sub-contractors in the case of payment difficulties.
SPD Question 4C.7 (a) – Response to Climate Change Emergency
Tenderers are required to provide evidence that their organisation is taking steps to build awareness of the climate change emergency and provide details of how they have or will respond.
SPD Question 4D.1 – Quality Assurance Schemes and Environmental Management
Tenderers are required to confirm that they have in place a Health and Safety Policy, where required, which is approved at a senior level within the organisation and is reviewed regularly.
SPD Question 4D.1.2 – Environmental Management Systems
Tenderers are required to confirm that they hold ISO 14001 or equivalent, or can demonstrate the effectiveness of their environmental management systems.
Tenderers are required to be appropriately registered, accredited, or otherwise authorised to carry out the services relevant to …
Minimum: SPD Question 4C.4 (a) – Payment of the real Living Wage Where a Tenderer does not commit to paying staff at least the real Living Wage, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition. SPD Question 4C.4 (b) – Inclusion of Prompt Payment Clause Where a Tenderer does not …
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “CT1662 Gas Engineering Works Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 15 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 48 months
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CT1662- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034316- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068343Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Payment of the RLW to all staff engaged in the delivery of the Contract (including sub-contractors);
Inclusion and enforcement of prompt payment provisions throughout the supply chain.
Compliance with all relevant H&S legislation, regulations, and industry standards.
Ensuring that all personnel undertaking the Services are suitably qualified, competent, and appropriately certified for the activities being undertaken.
Compliance with all applicable environmental legislation and Council policies, including measures relating to climate change and low emission requirements.
Compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements relevant to the Services.
Effective management of sub-contractors to ensure full compliance with all contractual obligations.
Further detail is set out in the Specification and associated tender documents.
- Review procedure
The contracting authority will comply with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Any proceedings must be brought within the timescales set out in Regulation 88 of the Regulations.
Proceedings must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen.
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=829361. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Contractor will be required to deliver community benefits aligned to the Council’s strategic objectives, contributing to economic, social, and environmental wellbeing within the local area. Community benefits will include, but are not limited to: Employment and training opportunities, including apprenticeships and work placements for local residents; Skills development initiatives to enhance employability and workforce capability; Engagement with local communities, SMEs, and supported businesses; Community engagement activities and support for local projects; Promotion of equality, diversity, and social inclusion. Tenderers will be required to outline how community benefits will be delivered, managed, and monitored, including clear implementation plans, measurable outcomes, and reporting arrangements to the Council. (SC Ref:829361) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=829361
How it was run
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- Appointment period ends
- 22 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 210 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Timeline
15 Apr 2026 → 22 May 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published195 days ago15 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends158 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown22 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened158 days ago22 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.