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Published 6 Oct 2021, 09:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IA2464 Service and Testing for Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the both the planned preventative and the responsive maintenance of Air Conditioning & Ventilation equipment, included but not limited to Air Conditioning, Air Handling Units, Heat Recovery Systems and Extract Systems and all associated ducting and dampers.

There is also a requirement to carry out TM44 Energy Surveys at sites which have air conditioning and ventilation systems exceeding 12kW of cooling. As required by Article 9 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulation 2007 these will be surveyed and assessed for operation and performance.

This is a semi comprehensive contract and the tender shall include for a specified number of regular maintenance visits per annum as detailed in Pricing Schedule to keep the units in good working order.

Please note this is a Single Supplier Framework.

CPV: Air-conditioning installation work · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Open procurement process for servicesCancelledPublished value£1,400,000
Delivery: UK · Staffordshire
Extensions: Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 31st December 2024 and 31st December 2025.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: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Staffordshire County Council require its successful Supplier to have ongoing 3rd party accreditation's which meet the following requirements during the term of the Framework:

    1. To have a compliant Health & Safety accreditation performed by a Safety Schemes in Procurement (‘SSIP’). For more information refer to the link ssip.org.uk/members/ ↗
    2. Valid and compliant member of an independent pre-qualification accrediting body. For example, Constructionline (accredited to a minimum membership level of ‘SILVER’) or other equivalent bodies, offer such a service.

    Note 1 - the accrediting bodies must allow for annual refreshes/vetting of the Supplier in the areas above

    Note 2 - where brand names are mentioned, the Authority will consider equivalents

    Note 3 - evidence of the above accreditation's MUST be provided to the Authority by successful Supplier prior to Contract Award

    1. PAS91 C4: Health and safety: policy and capability or provide an exemption (details provided in the Questionnaire).

    As a minimum the contract requires 4 operatives:

    1. Written confirmation of certificates of competency from the principal manufacturers of equipment in the UK to the effect that the Contractor's staff have received adequate training. The Contractor will be required to provide, if requested evidence that regular training sessions are held to ensure that supervisors and operatives are continually updated in safe working practices to meet new legislation.
    2. Engineers and managers must have…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “IA2464 Service and Testing for Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
First published
6 Oct 2021, 09:06 BST
Last source update
3 Feb 2022, 11:02 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
IA2464
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003118
Classification (CPV)
Air-conditioning installation workRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of cooler groups
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e886 Find a Tender

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
Appointment period ends
8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Nov 2021, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Nov 2021 → 3 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Nov 2021, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    3 Feb 2022, 11:02 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2022
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    3 Feb 2022, 11:02 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    3 Feb 2022, 11:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Staffordshire Place 1 Tipping Street, Stafford, West Midlands, ST16 2DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.