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Published 24 Jun 2025, 15:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Service and Maintenance of Renewable Energy, Heating and Hot Water Systems

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £750k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2025awarded 8 Aug 2025
Award (standstill) to Liberty Gas Group Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) has provisionally awarded a sole Contractor to carry out the servicing and maintenance of renewable energy, heating and hot water systems, including the installation and replacement of equipment as and when necessary. The contract period will be for an initial two years with the option to extend for a further two periods of two years (2+2+2). The Contracted Work will be let under a JCT Measured Term Contract (MTC).

The scope of work in this contract contains the servicing of air source heat pumps, solar thermal hot water systems, unvented hot water systems, and Electric Hyco Water Heaters, including all associated pipe work, fittings and building works. The successful Contractor will be required to provide a 24-hour emergency call out service, 365 days a year.

The Contractor will also respond to any call outs in relation to a failure of the heating or hot water systems. This is also to include any associated pipework or fittings.

The contracted work will be undertaken at a variety of locations including residential housing/dwellings, “void” dwellings and Sheltered Housing Units. The successful Contractor will be expected to travel across the County Borough.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Jun 2031, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Standardised requirement with established suppliers in the market. Timescales don't make it practical either

CPV: Heating works · Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Repair and maintenance services of central heating

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Throughout the duration of this Contract it may be possible that the quantities involved increase and that additional sites / locations are added. The Council is committed to reducing its carbon emissions and the renewable energy solutions covered within this contract are one way in which the Council is reducing its emissions. As a result of this, the quantities involved within this contract may increase over the coming years if the Council seeks to utilise more renewable energy, heating and hot water systems to support carbon reduction/net zero targets, although the Council cannot guarantee that there will be any sort of increase at the time of tender. It may also be possible that the Council receives additional funding, or an increase in budget, that will allow for an increase in service provision / units / or equivalent supplied through this Contract. Where additional funding / budget becomes available, regardless of its source, the Council may request the successful Contractor to increase or enhance the service being provided. Examples include: - An increase in the number of renewable energy, heating and / or hot water systems to be serviced, maintained, and / or installed through this Contract. - Additional staffing resources, equipment or systems where relevant. Please note that the Council cannot guarantee that there will be any increase or that any of the detail contained within this section will come to fruition. · Option to extend for a further two periods of two years
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per the tender documentation available within etenderWales

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per the tender documentation available within etenderWales

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per the tender documentation available within etenderWales

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per the tender documentation available within etenderWales

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 2 Jun 2031
First published
24 Jun 2025, 15:59 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2025, 13:32 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Aug 2025
Authority reference
Proc 25-72
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034823
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Heating worksHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation workRepair and maintenance services of central heating
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552ce Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Submission deadline
25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderWales Reference:

Project_ 59688

itt_ 118142

To access the tender documentation and submit a response to this opportunity, please follow the below instructions.

  1. Register your company on the etenderWales portal (this is only required once) - etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗.

Supplier registration video - app.screencast.com/2srN0n260W9nX ↗

  1. Express an Interest in the tender.

Login to the portal with the username/password.

Click the “Open Access PQQs/ITTs” link (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).

Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content.

Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

This will move the PQQ/ITT into your “My PQQ/ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only).

Click on the PQQ/ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.

  1. Responding to the tender.

You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting);

You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification;

Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT;

There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).

  1. Technical Assistance.

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the Bravo etenderWales help desk is available Mon – Fri (8:00 – 18:00) on:

email: E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

phone: +44 800 069 8634 / Fax: +44 2070800480

Live Chat is available via the homepage - etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗.

Timeline

24 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 15:59 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    5 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    8 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 13:32 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 15:59 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 13:32 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Aug 2025, 13:32 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Liberty Gas Group Limited1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Option to extend for two additional periods of 2 years (2 + 2) · Options: Throughout the duration of this Contract it may be possible that the quantities involved increase and that additional sites / locations are added. The Council is committed to reducing its carbon emissions and the renewable energy solutions covered within this contract are one way in which the Council is reducing its emissions. As a result of this, the quantities involved within this contract may increase over the coming years if the Council seeks to utilise more renewable energy, heating and hot water systems to support carbon reduction/net zero targets, although the Council cannot guarantee that there will be any sort of increase at the time of tender. It may also be possible that the Council receives additional funding, or an increase in budget, that will allow for an increase in service provision / units / or equivalent supplied through this Contract. Where additional funding / budget becomes available, regardless of its source, the Council may request the successful Contractor to increase or enhance the service being provided. Examples include: - An increase in the number of renewable energy, heating and / or hot water systems to be serviced, maintained, and / or installed through this Contract. - Additional staffing resources, equipment or systems where relevant. Please note that the Council cannot guarantee that there will be any increase or that any of the detail contained within this section will come to fruition.£1,500,0008 Aug 2025standstill to 19 Aug 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wrexham County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJHN-6516-JQNZ Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 1ARContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LIBERTY GAS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHPJ-7251-YBPM Wates House, Leatherhead, South East, KT22 7SWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender