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VEAT Notice - For the Provision of Delivery Organisations to support the Green Homes Grant Local Delivery Phase 2 – Using Direct Award Facility under Regulation 32(2)(a) of the PCR 2015 - Dorset LEP Area

  • West of England Combined Authority

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-016656

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02c882

Published 15 July 2021, 4:12pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

West of England Combined Authority

3 Rivergate, Temple Quay

Bristol

BS1 6ER

Contact

Mr John Calwell

Email

john.calwell@westofengland-ca.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1174566965

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westofengland-ca.org.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.westofengland-ca.org.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

VEAT Notice - For the Provision of Delivery Organisations to support the Green Homes Grant Local Delivery Phase 2 – Using Direct Award Facility under Regulation 32(2)(a) of the PCR 2015 - Dorset LEP Area

Reference number

DN550928

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The West of England Combined Authority is appointing E.ON Energy Solutions as the Delivery Organisation for the Dorset LEP Area to deliver the entire Customer Journey (lead generation through to installation completion). The contract, valued at £5,286,902 concerns the installation of insulation and other energy efficiency measures, non-fossil fuel heating and micro-generation measures in the homes of households who are either on low incomes and are identified as suffering from fuel poverty.

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: £5,286,901

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Delivery Organisation is responsible for managing the end-to-end Customer Journey,

which includes but is not exclusive to: marketing and engagement, assessing the household’s eligibility, conducting a property assessment, identifying the Measures are suitable for the Dwelling, carrying out a technical assessment, installing the Measures, arranging a mid and post-Installation Inspection (as appropriate), arranging billing of the Authority and the Customer, as appropriate, and following up with monitoring and evaluation as per the relevant PAS2035 pathway.

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure

Explanation:

Justification for the direct award under Regulation 32(2) A.

WECA intend to directly award a contract to E.ON Energy Solutions Limited for the services described in of this notice.

It is doing so for the following reasons:

1.For the Dorset LEP Area. The initial open procedure procurement exercise linked to notice FTS number 2021/S 000-004760 – dated 09/03/21 generated no tender submissions.

2.WECA is of the view, acting in good faith, that the intended contract award is made in compliance with Regulation 32(2)(a) as the initial contract conditions will not be substantially altered. The key contract terms (payment model, liability levels, indemnity levels) remain unaltered. Delivery time frames (i.e end of December 2021) remain unaltered.

3.Despite not being explicitly required to do so by Regulation 32, WECA has sought to apply the same selection criteria as used in the initial procurement to the intended contractor for the purposes of fairness and transparency. However it has applied a more proportional approach to Public Liability insurance, requiring a baseline of £5m rising to a maximum of £25m when high risk installations are identified.

WECA intend to conclude contracts with E.ON Energy Solutions Limited on the 26/07/21

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

DN550928

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 July 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

E.ON Energy Solutions Limited

Westwood Way Westwood Business Park

Coventry

CV4 8LG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

3407430

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £5,286,901


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

West of England Combined Authority

3 Rivergate, Temple Quay

Bristol

BS1 6ER

Country

United Kingdom