Servicing and Repair of Gas and Renewable Heating Equipment (Domestic and Commercial)

Description

Procure Plus are a value focused, not for profit company that specialises in the procurement of goods and services related to both the new build, repair, and maintenance of social housing. Procure Plus wishes to procure and enter into a framework agreement for the servicing and repair of gas and renewable heating equipment. This will cover the annual servicing, maintenance, and repair of domestic gas fired central heating installations, domestic miscellaneous gas appliances, solid fuel appliances and domestic renewable heating systems. It will also cover the annual servicing, maintenance, and repair within domestic and non-domestic settings of commercial gas fired heating installations, HVAC systems and commercial renewable heating systems. The servicing, maintenance and repair of renewable heating systems covers both air source heat pump and ground source heat pump systems for both domestic and commercial heating equipment. In accordance with the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (63)(7), Bidders on Lot 1 and Lot 2 are advised that Contractors who are appointed to this framework agreement will not be permitted to sub-contract the responsibility for the service, maintenance, and repair of gas appliances. Due to the business criticality and risk to both the customer organisation and the resident, the responsibility for the service maintenance and repair of gas appliances will be the responsibility of the Contractor who is appointed to the framework agreement. Contractors appointed to the framework agreement will be permitted, with the agreement of the Customer, to utilise subcontractors to complete the works required to solid fuel appliances and to supplement the service, maintenance, and repair of gas appliances in exceptional circumstances. For example, additional volume caused by extreme weather conditions and / or the geographical spread of properties. Bidders are permitted to sub-contract the responsibility for the service, maintenance, and repair of renewable technologies within scope of the framework agreement. Lot 1: Servicing and repair of domestic gas and renewable heating equipment This Lot is for the annual servicing, maintenance, and repair of domestic gas fired central heating installations, domestic miscellaneous gas appliances, solid fuel appliances and domestic renewable heating systems. The servicing of gas appliances will be undertaken through a 3* service and maintenance provision. Repairs that fall outside the 3* service package are also included within the scope of this Lot. The servicing, maintenance and repair of renewable heating appliances covers both air source heat pump and ground source heat pump systems. Repairs that fall outside the service package are also included within this Lot. Additional information: Procure Plus intends to appoint 15 Contractors to this lot. Procure Plus reserves the option to appoint a limited number of additional Contractors to this lot of the framework agreement, beyond the 15 stated above. This option may be exercised by Procure Plus where there is a close proximity in the final overall scores between the 15th bidder and the bidders who are ranked in close proximity beneath. Bidders are advised that this is an option and not an obligation on the part of Procure Plus. Procure Plus reserves the right not to exercise this option and to only appoint 15 Contractors to this framework at the conclusion of the evaluation. Lot 2: Servicing and repair of commercial gas and renewable heating equipment This Lot is for the annual servicing, maintenance, and repair within domestic and non-domestic settings of commercial gas fired heating installations, HVAC systems and commercial renewable heating systems. The servicing, maintenance and repair of renewable heating installations covers both air source heat pump and ground source heat pump systems. Additional information: Procure Plus intends to appoint 15 Contractors to this lot. Procure Plus reserves the option to appoint a limited number of additional Contractors to this lot of the framework agreement, beyond the 15 stated above. This option may be exercised by Procure Plus where there is a close proximity in the final overall scores between the 15th bidder and the bidders who are ranked in close proximity beneath. Bidders are advised that this is an option and not an obligation on the part of Procure Plus. Procure Plus reserves the right not to exercise this option and to only appoint 15 Contractors to this framework at the conclusion of the evaluation.