Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Orbit Group Limited
Garden Court, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park
Coventry
CV3 2SU
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 2476438394
E-mail: procurementhelp@orbit.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.housingprocurement.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.orbit.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.housingprocurement.com
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Procontract e-procurement portal
Housing Procurement Portal
UK
E-mail: procurementhelp@orbit.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.housingprocurement.com
Address of the buyer profile: www.orbit.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.housingprocurement.com
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
OG — Provision of Smart Meter Thermostats — PP963
Reference number: DN361854
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38550000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Orbit is looking to procure smart meter thermostats from a high quality provider that will deliver a product and service that is demonstrably focused around the needs of Orbit. Tenderers are requested to study the specification documents in detail and ensure that the specified requirements can be met and thus understanding our requirements in order to price.
All documents are available to view on Procontract. If you are not already registered on the e-procurement portal please register for fee at www.housingprocurement.com then search for this project under “opportunities” and register your interest to view the documents. All queries and submissions must go through the portal.
The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 6 months starting November 2018 (pilot) with an option to extend for a further 2 years (on a 1 + 1 basis) based on the successful performance on the initial 6 month pilot.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Orbit is looking to run a pilot programme to test the effectiveness of smart technologies in terms of their ability to tackle fuel poverty whilst in parallel gaining valuable insight into how Orbit can improve how it manages its asset portfolio.
Orbit has assets across three major regions:
East: 4 229
South: 12 193
Heart of England: 15,193
The initial assets for the pilot would be within the Orbit Heart of England region (Corby, Coventry, East Staffordshire, Milton Keynes, North Warwickshire, Northampton, Nuneaton and Bedford, Rugby and Warwick).
It is initially perceived that the ideal product/service will assist in alleviating our customer base from fuel poverty and help us with making strategic decisions to impact organisational performance.
The value of this contract is unknown.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 30
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/10/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/10/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/08/2018