Contract

Low Carbon Community and Business Support Services Framework

  • Suffolk County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-009064

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031553

Published 5 April 2022, 10:48am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, Russell Road

IPSWICH

IP1 2BX

Contact

Michelle Youngs

Email

michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1473265789

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.suffolksourcing.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Low Carbon Community and Business Support Services Framework

Reference number

CD1343

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90700000 - Environmental services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Suffolk County Council are working collaboratively with all of Suffolk’s public sector organisations to implement the Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan and therefore they may use this framework. The Plan responds to our shared aspiration to work towards a carbon neutral Suffolk by 2030.As part of this we wish to offer a Low Carbon Community and Business Support Service to help residents, community groups, businesses and Parish Councils reduce their carbon footprint and achieve low carbon outcomes for themselves, their residents and customers. Some services may be provided to schools and internal public sector staff. This is a single provider framework and therefore work will be directly awarded. The deadline for submissions is 11th March 2022 at 12noon.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90700000 - Environmental services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Suffolk County Council are working collaboratively with all of Suffolk’s public sector organisations to implement the Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan and therefore they may use this framework. The Plan responds to our shared aspiration to work towards a carbon neutral Suffolk by 2030.As part of this we wish to offer a Low Carbon Community and Business Support Service to help residents, community groups, businesses and Parish Councils reduce their carbon footprint and achieve low carbon outcomes for themselves, their residents and customers. Some services may be provided to schools and internal public sector staff. This is a single provider framework and therefore work will be directly awarded. The deadline for submissions is 11th March 2022 at 12noon.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-003768


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CD1343

Title

Low Carbon Community and Business Support Services Framework

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

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 contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Groundwork East

Mill Green

Hatfield

AL9 5PE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH - East of England
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £250,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road

Ipswich

IP1 2BX

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly)