Official UK procurement notice
EES: ABS Managing Agent · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs part of the Scottish Government’s on-going Energy Efficient Scotland: Area Based Schemes (ABS) insulation programme, Aberdeen City Council has secured funding for the 2021/22 scheme. The majority of the funding will be spent on external wall insulation on private domestic properties at various locations throughout the city, with 292 households to benefit. The main aim of the ABS program is to provide measures to private households in or at risk of fuel poverty that help to reduce energy usage and costs. The Council seek to appoint a managing agent to administer and manage the ABS programme to ensure it is delivered fairly and effectively through transparent, timely and robust processes.
CPV: Construction project management services · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Energy-management services · Environmental improvement works · Project management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (8)
- Project Delivery: 35
- Past Experience: 20
- Complaints procedures: 10
- Project Team: 20
- Fair Working Practices: 5
- price: 40
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 5
- Environmental Wellbeing: 5
Published award criteria (8)
- Project Delivery: 35
- Past Experience: 20
- Complaints procedures: 10
- Project Team: 20
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Working Practices: 5
- Environmental Wellbeing: 5
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Quality Assurance Schemes & Environmental Management - It is a mandatory requirement that bidders have in place performance monitoring systems for internal/external Quality Management. E.g.; independent certification (such as ISO or equivalent scheme) and appropriate health and safety policies and procedures.
Quality Assurance Schemes & Environmental Management – It is a requirement for bidders to hold ISO 14001 or equivalent, or to provide details of your organisations environmental policy.
Contractors proposed as part of the Managing Agent's recommendations must be appropriately qualified to complete works.
- Economic & financial standing
The Authority will use the independent credit scoring organisation, Creditsafe, to check the financial status of the Bidders and may involve further detailed financial checking/assessment.
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:
public liability insurance cover to the level of five million pounds sterling (GBP5,000,000) per claim;
employers’ liability insurance cover to the level of ten million pounds sterling (GBP10,000,000) per claim;
professional indemnity insurance to the level of five million pounds sterling (GBP5,000,000) per claim.
Where vehicles are used for service delivery, the managing agent must ensure that vehicles used have appropriate levels of motor vehicle insurance and valid MOT certificates in accordance with the Law. The managing agent will exhibit satisfactory evidence of such insurance cover, together with satisfactory evidence of payment of the premia in respect of each insurance to the Council promptly on the Council’s request.
It is the responsibility of the managing agent to ensure that anyone directly under their authority possess the correct levels of insurance.
Minimum: public liability insurance cover to the level of five million pounds sterling (GBP5,000,000) per claim; employers’ liability insurance cover to the level of ten million pounds sterling (GBP10,000,000) per claim; professional indemnity insurance to the level of five million pounds… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide three examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/ supplies as described.
Disclosure Scotland certification for any members of staff who will engage in public consultation activities
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jun 2021, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2021, 12:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jul 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018248- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bb25Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
It is a condition of this contract that the managing agent is independent of both the Council and the appointed External Wall Insulation contractor. This is important as it will provide an impartial/unbiased management of the project.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:662338)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Jul 2021, 12:30 BST
Timeline
14 Jul 2021 → 30 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline14 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Jul 2021, 12:30 BST
- Notice published30 Jul 2021, 12:55 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2021- Status changed to complete30 Jul 2021, 12:55 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Jul 2021, 12:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChangeworksSME | £185,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018248-2021-1 · ChangeworksSME
- Signed
- 29 Jul 2021
- Value
- £185,500
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As part of the Scottish Government’s on-going Energy Efficient Scotland: Area Based… | 3bids · 3 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £168,200 – £385,500 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court BuildingReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ChangeworksAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.