Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Health and Safety Executive
Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside
Liverpool
L207HS
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Services Concession Agreement for the operation of the Gas Safe Register in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This concession is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £115,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria described below:
- Criterion: Quality
- Criterion: Commercial
two.2.7) Duration of the concession
Duration in months
60
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: 2024/S 000-003347
Section five. Award of concession
A concession/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of concession
five.2.1) Date of concession award decision
3 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the concessionaire
Capita Business Services Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
Company number 02299747
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: £115,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Tommy Johnson
Redgrave Court, Merton Road
Bootle, Liverpool
L20 7HS
Country
United Kingdom