Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northwards Housing
Hexagon Tower, Crumpsall Vale
Manchester
M9 8GQ
UK
E-mail: procurement@procure-plus.com
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northwardshousing.co.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
Maintenance and Repair of Solar Panels and Associated Equipment
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50710000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Northwards Housing is a not for profit arm’s length management organisation that is responsible for managing 13 000 homes in the areas of North Manchester.
Northwards Housing has invested in renewable energy by installing solar panel kits in approximately 1 000 houses as well as 21 blocks of flats and 2 offices. Northwards Housing now intend to procure and award a contract for the maintenance and repair of solar panels and associated equipment across its housing stock.
The requirement is for the delivery of a responsive repair service for solar panels and associated equipment. The appointed contractor will be required to liaise not only with Northwards Housing but also with equipment manufacturers and other contractors appointed by Northwards Housing. In addition to the repair service there is a requirement to develop and undertake a program of preventative maintenance checks on all equipment.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
Main site or place of performance:
Greater Manchester.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northwards Housing is a not for profit arm’s length management organisation that is responsible for managing 13 000 homes in the areas of North Manchester, specifically, Charlestown, Crumpsall, Cheetham, Collyhurst, Harpurhey, Higher Blackley, Moston and Newton Heath. Northwards Housing has invested in renewable energy by installing solar panel kits in approximately 1 000 houses as well as 21 blocks of flats and 2 offices. Northwards Housing now intend to procure and award a contract for the maintenance and repair of solar panels and associated equipment across its housing stock.
The requirements will be for the delivery of a responsive repair service for solar panels and associated equipment. The appointed contractor will be required to liaise not only with Northwards Housing but also with equipment manufacturers and other contractors appointed by Northwards Housing. In addition to the repair service there is a requirement to develop and undertake a program of preventative maintenance checks on all equipment.
Attention is drawn to the recruitment requirements within this contract, the details of which are set out within Article 14 of Document D (Schedule of Amendments to JCT Measured Term Contract 2016).
The contract will be in place for an initial term of 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 1 year each.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 174-395871
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Maintenance and Repair of Solar Panels and Associated Equipment
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/12/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Solar Maintenance Services Ltd
Carlisle
CA1 1HP
UK
NUTS: UKD1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with Regulation 55, 87 and Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/06/2019