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Published 2 Jan 2024, 15:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

LCR Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 3c

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£11,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update9.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2024awarded 20 Jan 2025
Awarded to Vital Energi Utilities Limited
Contract term Ends 31 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Liverpool City Region – Decarbonisation Project

The Liverpool City Region is embarking on a leading programme with the local authority partners to transition the public estate buildings towards Net Zero. The programme will be delivered over 2 years 2024-26. All works must be completed by 31st March 2026.

This contract is for the decarbonisation of 7 buildings across the Liverpool City Region. These are sites of mixed use (i.e., Town Halls, Leisure, Offices and libraries). The works are to be based on building decarbonisation plans that have been developed for the sites as part of a combined programme and will be the guiding documents for the contract.

The scope of the works include fabric improvements, heating system replacement, controls and electrical system upgrades as detailed in the specification. There are also renewable energy generation systems that form part of this programme. With an additional 36 sites for PV installation as part of the programme.

The contractor is expected to finalise choices for each site, prepare design proposals and deliver the approved measures to obtain carbon and energy savings required to meet the funding requirements. In addition, the contractor will be expected to manage district heating connection interface to historic buildings.

CPV: Building installation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£11,000,000
Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2026
Delivery: North West
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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Procedure method
Open 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
2 Jan 2024, 15:55 GMT
Last source update
25 Mar 2025, 11:20 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN705378
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011075
Classification (CPV)
Building installation work
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042a55 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
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Feb 2024 → 25 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    12 Feb 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    23 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 11:20 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2024
  1. Published value updated to £11,000,000
    7 Aug 2024, 16:30 BST
    was £5,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    7 Aug 2024, 16:30 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    7 Aug 2024, 16:30 BST
  4. Deadline published: 23 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
    7 Aug 2024, 16:30 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2025, 11:20 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £9,961,8601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vital Energi Utilities Limited£9,961,860 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact name, email 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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria