District Heating System Operation & Maintenance

Concepts

• boilers
• greenock
• district heating
• repair and maintenance
• central heating equipment
• district heating boiler
• central heating boilers
• district heating plant
• heating works
• central heating

Location

Inverclyde

Description

River Clyde Homes is seeking to appoint a highly competent and experienced contractor to undertake the operation and maintenance of the biomass boilers, pumps, and associated pipework at the Broomhill, Cartsdyke, and Eastern View Energy Centres in Inverclyde.

Total Quantity or Scope

The successful bidder will also be responsible for the additional services at four other sites. Broadstone Gardens, John Gault House, Kilblain Court and Riverside Gardens. The works will include the monitoring of each system, conducting regular inspections of the plant, reactive and planned maintenance and biomass fuel supply. A detailed specification for the works required is provided at Appendix E. The bidders shall be deemed to have satisfied themselves before tendering as to the plant to be serviced and the conditions under which the work is to be carried out.

Renewal Options

The contract will run for an initial three-year duration. RCH may wish at its sole discretion to extend any resultant agreement for up to a further two, twelve-month periods subject to the agreement of the successful bidder.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 50531100 - Repair and maintenance services of boilers
• 09323000 - District heating
• 39715210 - Central-heating equipment
• 42515000 - District heating boiler
• 44621220 - Central-heating boilers
• 45251250 - District-heating plant construction work
• 45232141 - Heating works
• 50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating
• 71314310 - Heating engineering services for buildings

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Tender documents must be submitted electronically via the PCS electronic post-box. Any tender not submitted via the post-box will not be considered. Any questions in relation to the tender must be raised via the 'Question and Answer' function of the PCS website. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=806892. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: As part of this procurement process, Bidders should set out what specific, tangible community benefits they will bring to the Inverclyde area in the event of a successful bid. These benefits must be specific to this contract and not part of a wider Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. Alongside the benefits proposed by the bidders, RCH are also hoping to secure funding (either in full or in part) from the successful bidder to appoint a Financial Wellbeing Officer. More details are provided within the tender response document. (SC Ref:806892) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=806892