Tender

Quality Assurance Audits

  • Aspire Housing

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001425

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d064

Published 15 January 2025, 5:41pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Aspire Housing

Kingsley, The Brampton,

Newcastle Under Lyme

ST5 0QW

Contact

Procurement

Email

Contracts@aspirehousing.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.aspirehousing.co.uk/

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aspirehousing/aspx/Tenders/Current

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aspirehousing/aspx/Tenders/Current

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aspirehousing/aspx/Tenders/Current

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Quality Assurance Audits

Reference number

ID518

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Aspire Housing (referred to as "Aspire") is looking to appoint a provider to conduct our Quality Assurance Audits for compliance areas focussing mainly on Gas and Electric for new builds, gas and elec, domestic properties, commercial and non-domestic flats for a contract commencing in March 2025 a term of 3 Years with the option to extend for a further 2 Years.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £350,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71631000 - Technical inspection services
  • 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
  • 73220000 - Development consultancy services
  • 79417000 - Safety consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Main site or place of performance

Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire and Cheshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Aspire are looking for a Service Provider (SP) to conduct our Quality Assurance Audits for compliance areas focussing mainly on Gas and Electric for new builds, domestic properties, commercial and non-domestic flats.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £350,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2025

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for a further 2 years to 31/03/2030

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for a further 2 years to 31/03/2030

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

17 February 2025

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

17 February 2025

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Online In-Tend platform


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Between 3 or 5 years from the date of this Notice

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

A 10day stand still period will apply