Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Optivo
125 High Street
Croydon
CR0 9XP
Telephone
+44 8001216060
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI62 - Croydon
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA8521
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
Provision of ESCo Services at Preston Barracks (Makerfield) Scheme, Brighton
Reference number
OP 7212
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Optivo is looking to appoint a Energy Service Company (ESCo) for the provision of ESCo Services to our Preston Barracks (Makerfield) Scheme in Brighton, which is currently under development.
Optivo’s residential parcel at Preston Barracks is made up of 369 homes and 87 commercial units. A communal heating and associated Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant will generate heating and hot water to all dwellings and to the 7 commercial units.
An ESCo provision is required to fully manage, maintain, operate, meter, bill, resident support, bad debt responsibility and plant replacement over a 25 year contract period.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This concession is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £2,514,540 / Highest offer: £5,495,839 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 09323000 - District heating
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove
Main site or place of performance
Preston Barracks Site, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GL
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The works are to include, but not be limited to an ESCo provision for the following:
1. Operation and maintenance
2. Plant replacement
3. Metering and billing
4. Bad debt responsibility
5. Efficiency monitoring and action
6. Tariff setting
7. Affordable heat provision for all users (benchmarked variable heat and standing charges)
8. Helpdesk and support services for the ESCo provision
9. Vulnerable customer support services
10. Service level agreement
11. Reporting and client communication
12. Compliance with regulations and good practice guidelines
two.2.5) Award criteria
Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria described below:
- Criterion: Operation and Maintenance of the Plan and Network
- Criterion: Resident Focus
- Criterion: Affordability, Value for Money and Benchmarking
- Criterion: Environmental Requirements and Reporting
- Criterion: Social Value
- Criterion: Handover
two.2.7) Duration of the concession
Duration in months
300
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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 193-467987
Section five. Award of concession
A concession/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of concession
five.2.1) Date of concession award decision
27 January 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the concessionaire
Switch2 Energy Ltd
The Waterfront, Salts Mill Road, Shipley
Bradford
BD18 2NA
Telephone
+44 1274535518
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE41 - Bradford
The concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot: £2,514,540
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:225644)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit