Official UK procurement notice
Energy Efficient Scotland ABS Funding Managing Agent
Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenfrewshire Council have a requirement to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider to provide a Managing Agent service to deliver a portion of their Area Based Schemes (ABS) programme to households throughout the Renfrewshire area in line with the Scottish Government Guidance on Scheme Design and Delivery.
The majority of the funding received will be spent on external wall insulation on private domestic properties at various locations throughout the Renfrewshire local authority area.
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.
Addresses will be Renfrewshire wide, but only for privately owned properties which are deemed to meet the Scottish Government eligibility criteria. Renfrewshire Council will guide the selection of addresses.
CPV: Construction project management services · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council seeks to appoint a competent and suitably qualified managing agent to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£360,000
The Council seeks to appoint a competent and suitably qualified managing agent to deliver a portion of their Area Based Schemes (ABS) programme to households throughout the Renfrewshire area in line with the Scottish Government Guidance on Scheme Design and Delivery. The role of the managing agent is to;
-identify suitable properties,
-sign up residents,
-assist householders with the application process,
-appoint a Works contractor, and
-manage works on site.
The Managing Agent must provide services and energy efficiency installations in line with the following standards and guidance documents;
-PAS 2035 and all future relevant updated iterations.
-The most current/up to date Scottish Government’s HEEPS:ABS guidance and future relevant updated iterations
NOTE: The Managing Agent (Contractor) fee is based on a fixed percentage of the funding available for the Area Based Schemes (ABS). This funding is not guaranteed and may fluctuate within this year and within subsequent financial years, and that guidance may change in line with Scottish Government requirements. If the maximum value of the available ABS funding grant per property increases, the rates provided within the Tender Submission will remain for the duration of the Contract.
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document and commercial envelope for further details. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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 sub-criteria (8)
- Fair Work First: 5%
- Community Benefits - Outcome Menu: 7%
- Community Benefits - Methodology: 3%
- Project Programme: 15%
- Methodology: 14%
- Resources: 11%
- Contractor Appointment and Best Value: 10%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (8)
- Fair Work First: 5
- Community Benefits - Outcome Menu: 7
- Community Benefits - Methodology: 3
- Project Programme: 15
- Methodology: 14
- Resources: 11
- Contractor Appointment and Best Value: 10
- Price: 35
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- 30 Mar 2023, 08:52 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2023, 14:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
RC-CPU-22-353- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021848- Accelerated
The Contract is subject to external funding and works must be completed by 31st May 2024.
The next relevant Council board meets on 8 June 2023, with the subsequent board on 14 September 2023.
Were the Council to delay the process until September, there would be a significant restricted period to utilise the funds which may result in loss/return of external funding.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b734Find 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 (to ensure impartial/unbiased management of the project).
This Contract will include performance conditions relation to fair work first and community benefits. The tender requests scored community benefits.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.
Publisher note: The recommended Tenderer will be required to provide at Request for Documentation stage the following documents: Health and Safety Questionnaire and supporting documentation S1 Equalities Questionnaire S2 Equalities Declaration S3 Tender Compliance Certificate S4 No Collusion Certificate S5 Prompt Payment Certificate S9 List of Proposed Sub-Contractors S10 Parent Company Guarantee Insurance Certification New Supplier Request Form (SC Ref:739775)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Apr 2023 → 27 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jul 2023, 14:57 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2023, 14:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wise Group | £262,474 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021848-2023-RC-CPU-22-353-1 · The Wise Group
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2023
- Value
- £262,474
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- Please refer to VI.4.3 belowMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Wise GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria