Concession award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority/entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Optivo
125 High Street
Croydon
CR0 9XP
UK
Telephone: +44 8001216060
E-mail: procurement@optivo.org.uk
NUTS: UKI62
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.optivo.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA8521
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
Provision of ESCo Services at Preston Barracks (Makerfield) Scheme, Brighton
Reference number: OP 7212
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Optivo is looking to appoint a Energy Service Company (ESCo) for the provision of ESCo Services to our Preston Barracks (Makerfield) Scheme in Brighton, which is currently under development.
Optivo’s residential parcel at Preston Barracks is made up of 369 homes and 87 commercial units. A communal heating and associated Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant will generate heating and hot water to all dwellings and to the 7 commercial units.
An ESCo provision is required to fully manage, maintain, operate, meter, bill, resident support, bad debt responsibility and plant replacement over a 25 year contract period.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
2 514 540.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
5 495 839.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71314200
09323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ21
Main site or place of performance:
Preston Barracks Site, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The works are to include, but not be limited to an ESCo provision for the following:
1. Operation and maintenance
2. Plant replacement
3. Metering and billing
4. Bad debt responsibility
5. Efficiency monitoring and action
6. Tariff setting
7. Affordable heat provision for all users (benchmarked variable heat and standing charges)
8. Helpdesk and support services for the ESCo provision
9. Vulnerable customer support services
10. Service level agreement
11. Reporting and client communication
12. Compliance with regulations and good practice guidelines
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 300
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) Form of procedure
Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 193-467987
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/01/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Switch2 Energy Ltd
The Waterfront, Salts Mill Road, Shipley
Bradford
BD18 2NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1274535518
NUTS: UKE41
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
2 514 540.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:225644)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/03/2022