Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Freebridge Community Housing Ltd
Juniper House, Austin Street
King's Lynn
PE30 1DZ
UK
Contact person: Mark Wagg, Senior Administrator Procurement, Insurance and Risk
Telephone: +44 1553666881
E-mail: procurement@freebridge.org.uk
NUTS: UKH16
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.freebridge.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.freebridge.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Inspection, Servicing, Maintenance and Installation of Heating Systems
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50720000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of inspection, servicing, maintenance and installation of heating systems to Freebridge Community Housing's housing stock, with the overall aim of Freebridge being to achieve safe, well maintained installations fully compliant with legislative guidance and regulatory requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH16
Main site or place of performance:
North and West Norfolk.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Works comprising of:
1) inspection, servicing, repair and maintenance requirements for domestic properties with gas (including LPG) fuelled systems;
2) inspection, servicing, repair and maintenance requirements for domestic properties with oil fuelled systems;
3) inspection, servicing, repair and maintenance requirements for domestic properties with solid fuel systems;
4) inspection, servicing, repair and maintenance requirements for domestic properties with air source heat pump systems;
5) inspection, servicing, repair and maintenance requirements for domestic properties without gas (including LPG), oil, solid fuel or air source heat pump systems;
6) inspection, servicing, repair and maintenance requirements for biomass, gas or oil fuelled communal/scheme based systems;
7) planned replacement/renewal of obsolete appliances and systems.
The annual estimated value is GBP 1 500 000 and a total estimated contract value of GBP 7 500 000. The form of contract will be the JCT Standard Form of Measured Term Contract 2016 Edition (MTC 2016). The contract will be procured using the OJEU open procedure and will be for a 4-year and 11 months duration, with an option to extend up to a further 2 years.
Interested parties should note that there is an incumbent service provider, accordingly TUPE regulations may apply, information relating to the current service provider's employees TUPE and pensions will be provided during the tender stage of the process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 016-032448
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C.314
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gaswise Services Ltd
04009565
20 Horsleys Field
King's Lynn
PE30 5DD
UK
Telephone: +44 1553769404
E-mail: info@gaswise.co.uk
NUTS: UKH16
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.gaswise.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
All communications shall be in English. Tenders and all supporting documentation must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be in GBP. Any agreement or form of appointment resulting from the invitation to tender (ITT) will be considered as a contract made in England according to English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The contracting authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and reserves the right not to award any part or all parts of the contract. The contracting authority or its agents, will not be liable for any costs incurred by those tendering for this contract.
To view this notice, please click here: https://freebridge.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=489635522
Go reference: GO-2020423-PRO-16426674
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477000
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period will allow unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of three working days before the expiry of the standstill period. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the contract to be ‘ineffective’.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/04/2020