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

Origin Housing Gas Servicing, Breakdown and Installation Contract (Domestic and Commercial).

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

London and Hertfordshire.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Lot 1 is for a 10 year contract with an initial year delivered via a 3* gas contract (LGSRs and breakdowns) to circa 3177 domestic properties that (subject to satisfactory performance) will become a 4* contract (LGSRs, breakdowns and boiler replacements) from years 2 to 10 during which time all boilers will be replaced. The contract could then be extended for a further 5 years from Year 10 on either a 3 or 4* basis.

Lot 2 is a 10-year contract for servicing and breakdown services to Origin's communal heating systems that comprise 16 commercial gas plant rooms. This contract also includes for the servicing and maintenance of ventilation systems, water booster and sewage pumps, heat stations, strainers, solar panels, dosing systems, unvented cylinders. The contract does not include installation of new commercial boilers.

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

ech694OriginGas

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 VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

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

VI.2)

Additional Information

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the long-term Contract at any stage of the procurement process. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right not to award a Contract. The Contracting Authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or tendering for this Contract. Origin will be providing an opportunity for all interested Suppliers to attend a briefing session at Ibis Hotel Euston, 3 Cardington Street, NW1 2LW on Tuesday, 1st December from 14:00 to 16:00. The purpose of this briefing will be to provide an introduction to Origin as well as an overview of the procurement process and the objectives of the procurement exercise. There will also be an opportunity to raise any queries you may have. Suppliers are requested to have a maximum of 2 attendees at the briefing. Please confirm who these will be to Fiona Lowe at echelon using the following email address: origin@echelonconsultancy.co.uk by 13:00 on the 30th November.

Origin are procuring the works as a 2 single contract lots to achieve economies of scale with single providers.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The Contracting Authority will allow a period of at least 10 calendar days between the date it gives to candidates of the decision to award the proposed agreement and the date on which it proposes to conclude the agreement. If by midnight on the 2nd working day of the 10 day standstill period, the Contracting Authority receives a request in writing from a candidate as to why it was unsuccessful, the Contracting Authority is required to provide additional information to the candidate. That information must be provided at least 3 working days before the expiry of the 10 days standstill period (though the standstill period may be extended, if it is not possible to provide the information in time). Requests for additional information should be sent to the contact in Section I.1) An aggrieved candidate who claims that it has suffered or risked loss or damage as a result of a breach by the Contracting Authority of its duties under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 may take proceedings in the High Court. Any such proceedings must be brought promptly and in any event within 3 months from the date on which grounds for bringing proceedings first arose (the Court has discretion to extend the period for a good reason). If an appeal regarding the award of a Contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice