Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Health & Safety Executive
Redgrave Court, Merton Road
Bootle, Liverpool
L20 7HS
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD73 - Sefton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Applications or, where applicable, tenders must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Gas Safe Register Services Concession Agreement
Reference number
HSE/T4540
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
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the independent regulator of health and safety and has responsibility for regulating consumer gas safety in GB and does this largely through the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR). A key component of the consumer gas safety regime is the Gas Safe Register, the official gas registration body for the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, appointed by the relevant Health and Safety Authority for each area.
By law all gas engineers must be on the Gas Safe Register. Gas Safe Register deals with all aspects of the downstream gas industry covered by the following regulations:
• Great Britain: The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
• Northern Ireland: The Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
The regulations cover both piped natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The gas registration scheme is owned by HSE and exists to protect the public from unsafe gas work.
The current service concession agreement will end on the 31 March 2025 and HSE is seeking to put in place a new service concession agreement to operate the Gas Safe Register for a four (4) year and nine (9) month period beginning 1 April 2025. The provider will be required to undertake a number of tasks and, in doing so, protect and inform the public of the risks of unsafe and illegal gas work, and of other dangers such as carbon monoxide (CO).
The operation of the scheme will be ring-fenced from any other of the successful bidder's commercial and operational activities to prevent any conflict of interest on the part of the successful bidder.
There are currently around 80,014 gas businesses registered on the Gas Safe Register, with approximately 155,653 unique engineers, generating approximately £23m revenue per annum through registrations and notification fees for the concessionaire.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £115,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This concession is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A procedure akin to a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation conducted in accordance with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016
two.2.5) Award criteria
Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria described below:
- Criterion: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) Quality: 70% Commercial: 30%
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £115,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the concession
Duration in months
57
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions, indication of information and documentation required
Minimum standards and qualification details set out in the procurement documents.
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for submission of applications or receipt of tenders
Date
8 March 2024
Local time
2:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
England
Country
United Kingdom