Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Local Partnerships
18 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2071877379
E-mail: refit.procurement@local.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bipsolutions.com
I.1) Name and addresses
The Greater London Authority
City Hall, The Queen's Walk
London
SE1 2AA
UK
Telephone: +44 2079834100
E-mail: refit.procurement@local.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.london.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.bipsolutions.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.bipsolutions.com
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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
National Energy Performance Contract Framework (RE:FIT)
Reference number: 4325070671
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Greater London Authority (GLA) and Local Partnerships are procuring a framework agreement to succeed the current ‘RE:FIT’ framework. The Framework will allow public bodies and Registered Social Landlords to contract with providers to make carbon savings and/or costs savings through implementing energy efficiency and/or energy generation measures to their buildings or estates. Service providers will identify and implement energy efficiency and/or generation measures enabling organisations to cut running costs, reduce energy consumption and lower carbon emissions. As part of the terms of the Framework Agreement, the Service Provider will guarantee a set level of savings and/or performance over a period of the arrangement.
Further information is provided in relation to the Framework at VI.3
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71314000
09300000
09310000
09323000
09330000
09331000
09332000
31000000
31527260
31682000
39715000
39717200
42122000
42160000
42500000
44111520
44115220
44622000
45200000
45210000
45250000
45251000
45251200
45251250
45251220
45261900
45300000
45315000
45315300
45320000
45321000
45331000
45421130
50700000
50710000
50720000
50721000
51100000
65400000
65410000
71312000
71313000
71314200
71314300
71314310
71315000
71320000
71321200
79993000
34928500
34928510
09121200
09123000
71321000
71323100
45259000
42511110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Greater London Authority (GLA) and Local Partnerships are procuring a framework agreement to succeed the current ‘RE:FIT’ framework. The Framework will allow public bodies and Registered Social Landlords to contract with providers to make carbon savings and/or costs savings through implementing energy efficiency and/or energy generation measures to their buildings or estates. Service providers will identify and implement energy efficiency and/or generation measures enabling organisations to cut running costs, reduce energy consumption and lower carbon emissions. As part of the terms of the Framework Agreement, the Service Provider will guarantee a set level of savings and/or performance over a period of the arrangement.
Further information is provided in relation to the Framework at VI.3
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:
500 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Greater London Authority (GLA) and Local Partnerships are procuring a framework agreement to succeed the current ‘RE:FIT’ framework. The Framework will allow public bodies and Registered Social Landlords to contract with providers to make carbon savings and/or costs savings through implementing energy efficiency and/or energy generation measures to their buildings or estates.
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:
No requirement for bidders to be on professional or trade registers in order to bid.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
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:
2019/S 145-357191
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/11/2019
Local time: 12:00
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)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/11/2019
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
Greater London Authority (GLA) and Local Partnerships are procuring a framework agreement to succeed the current ‘RE:FIT’ framework. The Framework will allow public bodies and Registered Social Landlords to contract with providers to make carbon savings and/or costs savings through implementing energy efficiency and/or energy generation measures to their buildings or estates. Service Providers will identify and implement energy efficiency and/or energy generation measures enabling organisations to cut running costs, reduce energy consumption and lower carbon emissions.
The Framework Agreement will be used for a broad range of measures to reduce CO2 emissions including, but not limited to insulation and building fabric improvements, replacement or upgrading of mechanical and electrical services equipment, water saving devices and the installation of bespoke energy efficiency and generation measures. The contracting authorities are also considering expanding the framework agreement to include retrofit of deep retrofit measures to domestic buildings.
The Framework Agreement may include optional services to support projects such as ongoing maintenance and operation services, and the contracting authorities are also considering whether an option for service providers to fully finance projects.
As part of the terms of the Framework Agreement, the Service Provider will guarantee a set level of savings and/or performance over a period of the arrangement.
Support will be provided to public bodies using the framework by a third party procured by the GLA (in London) and Local Partnerships (outside of London).
The contracting authorities intend to make the framework agreement available for use by Public Sector bodies and Registered Social Landlords. A full list is set out below, (and any future successors to these organisations) is available via
https://localpartnerships.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/OJEU-notice-V1.3.pdf
Which include Central Government Departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities. No public sector body is committed to place an order under the Framework Agreement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Energy-and-related-services./U2ZYZ398Q6
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/U2ZYZ398Q6
GO Reference: GO-2019103-PRO-15434980
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
The Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477783
E-mail: chancery.issue@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/chancery-division
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of ten (10) calendar days standstill period at the point that information on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement is communicated to all tenderers. This period allows any unsuccessful tenderer(s) to seek further debriefing information from the Contracting Authority before the conclusion of the Framework Agreement. Such additional information should be requested from the address at I.1 of this notice. If an appeal regarding the conclusion of the Framework Agreement has not been successfully resolved, then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) 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 started within thirty (30) days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the time limit for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is good reason for doing so, but not as to permit proceedings to be started more than three (3) months after that date. Where the Framework Agreement has not been concluded, the Court may set aside the decision to award the Framework Agreement or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Framework Agreement has been concluded, the Court may only award damages, or where the award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the Framework Agreement to be ineffective.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/10/2019