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

Other (Please specify): Housing Association

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 Servicing Maintenance 2014-2017, Toryglen, Glasgow.

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

Toryglen, Glasgow.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Thistle Housing Association Ltd. is a not for profit social housing provider and is a registered social landlord based in the south side of Glasgow.

It is the Association's intention to enter into a contract with one contractor to deliver their Gas Servicing and Reactive Maintenance contract in Toryglen, Glasgow.

The Contractor will be required to operate the Contract within the client's pre determined timescales:

Emergency - attend within 4hrs, seven days a week and make safe and will normally be completed within 24 hours.

Urgent – attend and complete within 24 hours of notification.

Right to Repair – 1, 3 and 7 days as per legislation

Routine – attend and complete within 10 working days.

Voids – Gas safety checks same day as reported, other works according to category

In addition to the above, the following requirements will apply to the Contract:-

1) Contractor will be required to have regular liaison with senior management and site supervision to monitor and refine site practice and quality control.

2) Contractor's senior management and site supervision to attend monthly contract progress meetings.

3) Contractor to provide a comprehensive out of hours emergency provision, including all Client public holidays and Client office closures.

4) Contractor to develop the most effective and efficient systems possible from reporting of repair to invoicing for the benefit of both the client and contractor taking account of the Client's requirements to be able to measure performance in terms of timescale, cost, tenant satisfaction and quality of each repair.

5) The Contractor will be required to maintain an office and depot or offices and depots locally within or reasonably central to the area covered by the Contract, provide dedicated staff to deal with day to day operations of the Contract and employ predominantly directly employed labour to carry out the Works.

6) The Contractor must provide a well-stocked van and also a stock of materials and parts to suit the Association's boiler, radiator, controllers, thermostats and heating installation types. The Contractor must be willing to provide details on supply chain arrangements and a procedure for searching for hard to procure boiler etc parts. This procedure to be in writing and approved by the Association.

7) The Contractor must be able to comply with the requirements of the new RSL model complaints handling procedures developed by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.

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:

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

(SC Ref:302960)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice