Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Longhurst Group Ltd
03958380
50 Newhall Hill
Birmingham
B13JN
UK
Contact person: Fiona Lowe
Telephone: +44 707339800
E-mail: fiona@echelonconsultancy.co.uk
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.longhurst-group.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45191
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=25458&B=ECHELON
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=25458&B=ECHELON
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Longhurst Group Heating Contract
Reference number: Ech 881_1 Longhurst Group Heating
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Longhurst Group is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified Service Providers to undertake domestic and commercial gas heating works to its housing stock portfolio, comprising servicing, repair and breakdown and planned installation/replacement works. The TPC 2005 (as amended) will run for a maximum of 10 years: an initial 5 years with the option to extend by up to 5 further years. The works are being procured under a Restricted procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Bidders are required to complete a selection questionnaire under Stage 1 of the process. The Longhurst Group will evaluate submitted SQs and anticipates short listing a maximum of 5 suppliers who will be Invited to Tender but reserves the right to increase or decrease this number by 1 or 2 if scores are closely placed around the cut-off point. Full details of this opportunity are included in the procurement documents.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50000000
50710000
50711000
50712000
50720000
50721000
45331100
09331000
09332000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
UKG
UKF
Main site or place of performance:
East and central England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Longhurst Group is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified Service Providers to undertake domestic and commercial gas heating works to its housing stock portfolio. The works will comprise servicing, repair and breakdown and planned installation/replacement works and will be delivered under a TPC 2005 (as amended). The Contract will run for a maximum of 10 years: it will run for an initial 5 years with the option to extend by up to 5 further years.
The works are being procured under a restricted procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Prospective Service Providers are required to complete a selection questionnaire under the first stage of this process. The Longhurst Group will evaluate submitted SQs and anticipates short listing a maximum of six suppliers who will be Invited to Tender. The Longhurst Group reserves the right to increase or decrease this number by 1 or 2 if scores are closely placed around the cut-off point. Full details of the requirements, evaluation criteria and all other information pertaining to this opportunity are included in the procurement documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As set out in the procurement documents.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will run for an initial period of five years with the option to extend by up to a further five years as set out in the contract documents.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
All criteria and exclusion grounds to be used to short-list candidates to be Invited to Tender are set out in the tender documents, available to download from the EU Supply portal.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As set out in the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As set out in the procurement documents.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/11/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
03/12/2018
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) 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. Neither 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 and interest or tendering for this contract.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Longhurst Group will observe a standstill period following the award of the Contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
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
15/10/2018