CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Gas and oil appliance service and maintenance contract.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

In the Borough of Melton, Leicestershire.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The successful contractor(s) will provide an annual inspection and maintenance of oil and gas fired boilers, together with listed ancillary appliances and other miscellaneous oil and gas fired appliances installed on Council controlled premises, to ensure they are maintained in a safe condition so as to prevent risk of injury to any person or damage to any property. The contractor(s) will also provide an emergency breakdown repair service and issue "Landlords Certificates" where appropriate. The service shall further comprise a 24 hour 365 days per year emergency breakdown repair service for boilers / miscellaneous gas and oil appliances. There are approximately 44 properties with oil fired boilers and approximately 1340 properties with gas fired boilers and / or gas appliances. It is a mandatory requirement that the successful contractor(s) hold CHAS GAS SAFE and OfTEC as appropriate to each lot as stated in the tender documents.

This is a fixed price contract to include all call-out, labour and material / parts costs for the period of the contract.

The contract will initially be for a period of 5 years from an anticipated start date of 1.7.2013, which the Council at its sole discretion may extend by a further period of 3 years, and thereafter by a period of 2 years, making a total potential term of 10 years.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Melton Borough Council has incorporated a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point of notification of the decision to award the contract. The decision notice incorporated the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons why any tenderer did not meet any specification, the identity of the successful tenderers and a precise statement of when the standstill period was expected to end. Any appeal or challenge against the award decision should have been communicated to the address stated in I.1) above within the standstill period. Where a legal challenge is made after the contract has been entered into then that contract could be declared ineffective and / or shortened and/ or a fine imposed by the Court.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice