Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited (CHIC)
84 Spencer Street
Birmingham
B186DS
Contact
CHIC TENDERS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://app.panacea-software.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://app.panacea-software.com/
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
CHIC Wales Optimised Retrofit Programme (ORP) Compliance DPS
Reference number
DPS-20
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Communities & Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC), is seeking to develop a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Bidders of Domestic Energy Efficiency Retrofit Consultancy Services who are able to work in partnership with CHIC and its Welsh Clients to develop Energy efficiency solutions to homes within the Welsh geographical regions. The Optimised Retrofit project will see homes across Wales made more energy-efficient.
The CHIC Wales Retrofit Compliance DPS seeks Delivery Partners capable of carrying out the post-retrofit evaluation, measurement and audit of all projects that are required to comply with Publicly Available Specification 2035 (PAS 2035).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £45,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Service Providers under this DPS shall ensure that every retrofit project is subject to monitoring and evaluation to determine whether the intended outcomes of the retrofit project have been realised, and to identify and learn from any project-specific or systematic problems with the retrofit risk assessment, the dwelling assessment, the retrofit design, the installation of EEMs or the testing, commissioning, or handover of EEMs.
In addition, this DPS will also provide for compliance Auditors, who will audit the entire end-to-end retrofit process to ascertain that the appropriate steps have been completed satisfactorily in the retrofit process. It is envisaged the audit process will follow three approaches; however individual commissions will dictate specific requirements:
• Portfolio Approach – Audit full programme and developing an action plan to increase the efficiency through selective application of retrofits and related tools
• Project Approach – Audit taking one project through a streamlined, cost effective, efficient process to determine retrofit compliance and benefit analysis.
• Midway through process and/or near completion – complete an audit at any point during the retrofit process in order to demonstrate compliance and assist with making smart and cost-effective decisions.
A Client will select the appropriate protocol based on the funding source and may wish to obtain an investment grade audit. Owner’s objectives, funder/lender requirements and utility arrangements will all influence the decision of which audit protocol to use.
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: £45,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The DPS duration is for 96 months however the Authority reserves the right to extend the duration of this DPS for any period up to a maximum of ninety-six (96) months from the expiry of the initial term on notification via using the relevant Notice on FTS.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 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
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
8 June 2023
Local time
3:00pm
Changed to:
Date
27 October 2028
Local time
11:00pm
See the change notice.
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 High Court Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London,
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
If a supplier has failed the exclusion stage, it could reapply if the mandatory or discretionary exclusionary periods had ended, or if the supplier had self-cleaned.
If the supplier did not meet the DPS selection criteria, it could reapply if its circumstances changed, for example if it had newly available skills, experience, or if something else which would change its answers to the selection criteria had occurred.