Tender

District Heating Network Welding Framework

  • Nottingham City Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013477

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fe51

Published 7 April 2025, 4:27pm



Scope

Reference

CPU 5226

Description

The scope of this work is welding, pipefitting, installation, commissioning and decommissioning throughout a variety of mechanical systems for the purpose of making repairs and upgrades throughout an aging plant as well as successful delivery of upgrades and planned capital projects.

The work will be on systems including but not limited to boilers, headers, pipework, pumps and valves associated with both low and high-pressure steam services as well as medium and high pressure / temperature water.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,600,000 excluding VAT
  • £4,320,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45262680 - Welding

Contract locations

  • UKF14 - Nottingham

Lot 1. General Welding

Description

The scope of this work is welding, pipefitting, installation, commissioning and decommissioning throughout a variety of mechanical systems for the purpose of making repairs and upgrades throughout aging plant as well as successful delivery of upgrades and planned capital projects.

It is the expectation that the appointed contractor will possess the required welding industry-specific skillset for us to draw upon for our General Welding requirements.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £1,080,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,296,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Structural Welding

Description

The scope of this work is welding, pipefitting, installation, commissioning and decommissioning throughout a variety of mechanical systems for the purpose of making repairs and upgrades as well as successful delivery of upgrades and planned capital projects.

It is the expectation that the appointed contractor will possess the required welding industry-specific skillset for us to draw upon for our Structural Welding requirements.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £720,000 excluding VAT
  • £864,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 3. Pressure System Welding

Description

It is our expectation that the appointed contractor will possess the required welding industry-specific skillset for us to draw upon for our High Pressure System Welding requirements.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £1,440,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,728,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 4. Pressure Systems Welding Emergency Call Out

Description

It is our expectation that the appointed contractor will possess the required welding industry-specific skillset for us to draw upon for our High Pressure System Welding requirements.

This agreement is in place to call upon the contractor in an "emergency" for an "emergency response" only.

For emergencies, the Contractor shall provide service that is 24/7/365 days a year. Initial attendance will be required within 8 hours.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £360,000 excluding VAT
  • £432,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Framework

Maximum number of suppliers

3

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Framework operation description

Direct Award - Ranked Order up to £50, 000

Further Competition - Over £50,000

Award method when using the framework

Either with or without competition

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

Establishing party only


Participation

Conditions of participation

Lot 1. General Welding

Lot 2. Structural Welding

Lot 3. Pressure System Welding

Lot 4. Pressure Systems Welding Emergency Call Out

No lots have conditions of participation.

Particular suitability

Lot 1. General Welding

Lot 2. Structural Welding

Lot 3. Pressure System Welding

Lot 4. Pressure Systems Welding Emergency Call Out

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Tender submission deadline

12 May 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

The Eastmids Tender portal used by the Authority for the purposes of this Procurement and which can be accessed here: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes


Award criteria

Quality 50%

Price 50%


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Contracting authority

Nottingham City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZGG-1891-TDCX

Loxley House

Nottingham

NG2 3NG

United Kingdom

Region: UKF14 - Nottingham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government