Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Fry Building
2 Marsham Street, London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: SGB-Procurement
E-mail: sgb-proc@communities.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Energy Performance of Buildings (EPoP) Accreditation Schemes Audit
Reference number: CPD4128019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This project relates to a requirement for assurance services in relation to the energy assessor industry’s compliance to the required standards. DLUHC expects this assurance service to be provided, in part, by regular independent audits.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
390 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212300
79212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
London
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project relates to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (the Department) expected requirement for assurance services in relation to the energy assessor industry’s compliance to the required standards. The Department expects this assurance service to be provided, in part, by regular independent audits of all aspects of Accreditation Scheme (Schemes) operations.<br/>The purpose of Schemes is to ensure that energy assessments carried out by their members and their recommendations are cost-effective and of high-quality, accurate and consistent. Schemes are therefore, regularly audited by independent auditors to ensure that they comply with Scheme Operating Requirements (SORs) and the Secretary of State’s letter of Approval. The SORs sets out the minimum operating standards for Schemes. There are currently six approved Schemes operating different strands of the EPBRs. All Schemes are required to comply with the SORs, which includes minimum operating standards in relation to quality assurance,
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
2024/S 000-015209
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
13/09/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins Realis
00688424
Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey
Epsom
KT18 5BW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 390 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract awarded to: <br/>ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED<br/>Woodcote Grove, <br/>Ashley Road, <br/>Epsom, <br/>Surrey, <br/>KT18 5BW
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/10/2024