United Kingdom: United Kingdom: PPM of Gas Fired Boilers and Associated Plant, Including Provision of Call Out and Reactive Repairs

Inverclyde Council
Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square
Greenock
PA15 1LX
UK
Telephone: +44 1475712634
E-mail: procurement@inverclyde.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168

II.1.1) Title
PPM of Gas Fired Boilers and Associated Plant, Including Provision of Call Out and Reactive Repairs
Reference number: PRO 0860

II.1.2) Main CPV code
50531100
 
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services

II.1.4) Short description
Supply of labour, plant and material for the Planned Preventative Maintenance (Annual Servicing) of Commercial and Domestic gas fired boiler plant and associated equipment, including, but not limited to:-
Heat generation equipment (gas fired boilers, gas water heaters)
Booster Sets
Pressurisation Units
Circulating Pumps
Expansion Vessels
Pipework distribution installations including valves and fittings (local to boiler plant)
Allowance for ‘a service kit’ to be supplied and fitted for all annual services of boilers/water heaters.
Provision of 24 hour call-out service, 365/366 days of the year for rectification of any problems to the boiler plant and associated equipment, including BMS (building management systems)/Automatic Controls as identified by the Employer.

II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 768 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

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:
Bidders will be required to hold the following accreditations/qualifications to be considered for this contract:
Organisation and individuals must be registered on the Gas Safe Register for Domestic and Commercial.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4B.1.2 Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following:
(a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check).
OR
(b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check).
PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:
APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK.
You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years.
Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.
If you are unable to provide the turnover information required due to being exempt from submission of full audited accounts, please provide an explanation on why you are exempt in response to this question.
If you have responded that you are exempt from submitting full audited accounts, please confirm that you will be prepared to submit alternative information and documentation on your financial position should this be required at any point. This information could be required at selection or in the event that the bidder is identified as the preferred bidder.
4B.5.1a/4B.5.1b/4B.5.2 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance =5M GBP
Public Liability Insurance =10M GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance =1M GBP and held for 6 years following completion of the contract


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
4D.1 QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent),
OR
The bidder must have the following:
a. A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has, and continues to implement, a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, which is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.
4D.1 HEALTH & SAFETY
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information")

Minimum level(s) of standards required:
4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide two (2) examples of similar contracts within the last three (3) years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver this contract.

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

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 20/03/2023
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
Tender must be valid until: 18/07/2023

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 20/03/2023
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Tenders will be opened remotely using the PCS-T Opening Committee feature.

VI.4.1) Review body