Official UK procurement notice
PfH Provision of Technical Support Services
Authority: Procurement for Housing (Public body)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEstablished in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015. Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk ↗ for additional information.
This tender is for the provision of a variety of professional support services which are required in order to support the Assets function of Clients throughout Scotland.
CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Architectural and building-surveying services · Architectural design services · Architectural services for buildings · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Artificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildings · Building consultancy services · Building services · Building services consultancy services · Building surveying services · Building-inspection services · +34 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 32 suppliers
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £15,000,000: 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 #1Asset Management Consultancyceiling above
This lot includes, but is not limited to:
- Stock Condition Surveys
- House Condition Surveys
- Fire Risk Assessments
- Active Asset Management (stock rationalisation)
- Options Appraisals
- Strategic Asset Management & Business Planning Advice
- Data Validation
- Database Support
- Housing Quality Standards Surveys (Decent Homes, WHQS, SHQS)
- HHSRS Surveys
- Building Surveying
- DDA Audits
- Microgeneration Surveys
- Dilapidation Surveys
- Estate/Environmental Surveys
- Energy Performance Certificates
It is anticipated that we will award places to five suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
Lot #2Surveying & Project Managementceiling above
This lot includes, but is not limited to:
- Quantity Surveyor & Cost Control
- Partnering and Best Value Procurement Advisers
- Guidance on Selection of Construction Documentation and
Contract Forms
- Pre-Work Estimate and Budget Advice
- Tender Document and Preparation
- Stock valuation
- Commercial Valuation
- Insurance reinstatement costs
- Building Surveyor
- Employers Agent
- Contract Manager/Administrator
- Programme Manager
- Project Manager
- Clerk of Works & Quality Manager
- Partnering Adviser
- Resident Liaison Officer
It is anticipated that we will award places to five suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
Lot #3Engineering Consultancyceiling above
This lot includes, but is not limited to:
Building Services Design
- Detail design, specification & contract preparation
- Feasibility studies
- Condition surveys, pre-acquisition surveys
- Life cycle analysis
- Tender appraisal & negotiation
- Contract administration
- Site supervision
- Commission witnessing
- Facilities Maintenance & Asset Management
Mechanical Engineering
- Boiler & Power plants
- Heating
- Ventilation
- Air Conditioning
- Domestic Water Services
- Building Management & control
- Commissioning & witnessing
Electrical Engineering
- Power Generation & Distribution
- High voltage systems
- Medium & low voltage systems
- Small power installations
- Standby generation
- UPS installations
- Lightning protection
- Security & access control
- Public address & staff location
- Voice & data
- Radio & television
- CCTV Systems
- Commissioning & witnessing
- PAT Testing
Lighting
- Interior lighting design
- Exterior lighting design
- Lighting equipment design input
- Environmental planning services including lighting impact
studies, planning application analysis & light pollution
control
- Lighting control systems
Lifts
- Maintenance management
- Surveys & reports on existing installations
- Traffic studies
- Management Strategies
- Plant performance
- Design and specification
- Tender analysis and negotiations
- Site installation inspections
- Commissioning & Witnessing
- Health & Safety Assessments
Renewables
- Solar Thermal
- Solar Electric (Photovoltaics)
- Wind
- Ground Source Heat pumps
- Biomass
- CHP & Micro CHP
It is anticipated that we will award places to five suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
Lot #4Construction Design Managementceiling above
This lot includes, but is not limited to:
Principal Designer:
- Plan, manage, monitor the pre-construction phase
- Co-ordinate matters relating to H&S during pre-construction
& construction
- Assist the Client to provide pre-construction
information.
- Liaise with the Principal Contractor.
- Prepare the Health and Safety File and review and or update
as appropriate
CDM Consultant
- Ensure the cooperation and coordination of Health and Safety
related requirements.
- Manage the delivery team relating to Health and Safety
including technical advice and site inspections
- Liaise with the Principal Designer, other Designers
and the Principal Contractor
- Provide design, specification and construction audits
- Provide pre and post construction phase advice to
contractors
- Provide training in CDM matters to contractors
It is anticipated that we will award places to five suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
Lot #5General Technical Consultancyceiling above
This lot includes, but is not limited to:
- Repairs Service Health check
- Risk Registers
- Process Mapping
- Insourcing
- Outsourcing
- Gas Auditing
- Electrical Auditing
- Commercial Growth
- Organisational Change/Business Diversification
- Partnerships/Mergers
- Business Planning/stress testing
- Strategic Housing Policy
- ICT support/advice
- Employers Agent Services
- Party Wall Act Formalities and Advice
- Client Representation/Critical Friend
- Training Programs
- Workshop Facilitation
- Risk Management
- Key Performance Indicator Measurement, Reporting &
Benchmarking
- Architectural & Design Services
It is anticipated that we will award places to seven suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
Lot #6Net Zero Consultancyceiling above
This lot includes, but is not limited to:
- Stock Assessment on behalf of the participating authority
- Development of road maps toward net zero carbon consultancy
- Development of corporate sustainability/ESG strategies
- Grant/funding management
- Client awareness and staff development workshops
- Advice on refurbishment options and building fabric
solutions
- Post installation monitoring
- Strategic options appraisals
- Assistance with advancement toward ISO 50001 Energy
Management Systems certification
- Retrofit Coordinator (PAS 2035) roles
- Retrofit Assessor
- Retrofit Designers
- Design and project management of energy efficient systems
- Advice on current energy legislation and compliance with law
- Advice on the operation and maintenance of installed
measures
- Change management
- Baseline assessments
- Undertaking of energy audits
- Advice on relevant health and safety measures
- Other Net Zero related consultancy services
It is anticipated that we will award places to five suppliers on this lot but we reserve the right to award places to a greater, or fewer, number of suppliers depending on the bids received.
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
The surveyors/consultants will hold appropriate qualifications accredited by the relevant Institute or association of equivalent standing in this field, as required for the delivery of the services as set out in document 4. This includes RICS and RIBA as appropriate.
The Consultant may be requested to provide evidence of membership during the term of the Framework.
- Economic & financial standing
Organisations are required to have minimum annual turnover in the last financial year for all Lots of 500,000.00 GBP pounds and must be able to provide audited accounts for the last two years if requested. Additionally organisations are required to have an Experian score greater than 50 or can demonstrate to the satisfaction of PfH Scotland that its financial position is sufficiently robust to merit a place on the framework. PfH Scotland will obtain an independent third-party risk report from Experian using the company registration number supplied by the bidder. Any bidder who does not meet the minimum threshold of 50 out of 100 (Average Risk) will be subject to further investigation. This may entail a review of recent accounts and PfH Scotland reserves the right to request additional information to satisfy itself that the organisation is financially secure. PfH Scotland reserves the right to reject a bidder where it has doubts over the financial positional of an organisation. It is the bidders responsibility to ensure that all information held by Experian is accurate when submitting the tender. Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Minimum: Bidders are required to hold a minimum (or commit to holding) a minimum of five (5) million pounds GBP Employers Liability Insurance. and a minimum of ten (10) million pounds GBP of Public Liability Insurance, in relation to any one event or series of claims arising from the same… - Technical & professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders are required to be able to supply at least three contract examples for each lot they are bidding for. Such examples must be within the last three years and must provide sufficient detail to enable PfH to be able to identify and assess the relevance of the contract examples to the services required under the framework agreement. Bidders should use document 5E to respond to the requirement. Bidders that are unable to provide three relevant and appropriate examples demonstrating sufficient experience (or provide a justification why they are unable to do so) will be excluded from the procurement process
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “PfH Provision of Technical Support Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 32 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Jul 2022, 08:47 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2022, 08:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
TS/07-22/TSAS-S- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018571- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: 1) Bidders may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in Reg.58 of the PCSR 2015. 2) If required bidders must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers of their country. 3) Bidders must state what elements they expect to subcontract. 4) Quality assurance. Bidders must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 or can demonstrate robust equivalent quality standards in accordance with Document 5b. 5) Health and Safety. Bidders must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 or has within the last 12 months met the assessment requirements of a construction related scheme in registered membership of the safety schemes in procurement (SSIP) or; can demonstrate robust equivalent health and safety standards in accordance with Document 5b. 6) Environmental. Bidders must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance with ISO 14001 or can demonstrate robust equivalent environmental standards in accordance with Document 5b. This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS / PCS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS / PCS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations And any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS / PCS notice for this procurement. 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=699600. 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. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: The level of subcontracting will depend on the call-off contract. 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: Bidders are required to state the social and community benefits that they will offer under call-off contracts. (SC Ref:699600)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Jul 2022 → 8 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published7 Jul 2022, 08:47 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.