Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St
Glasgow
G2 8EA
Contact
Geri Bradley
Telephone
+44 7917497741
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Heat in Buildings Scotland National Scheme Quality Assurance and Audit Contract
Reference number
Case/563021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government intends to procure a Quality Assurance and Audit contract to support delivery of the new Heat in Buildings National Scheme
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
- 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Government intends to procure a contract for a single managing agent to deliver a new national scheme (“the scheme”) as part
of its' Heat in Buildings Programme, which will cover the whole of Scotland. The scheme is due to go live in October 2023 and will be centered around the installation of insulation, heating and micro-generation measures and is targeted at those who are in or at risk of fuel
poverty. This is a re-procurement of the Warmer Homes Scotland (WHS) contract which will expire on 29 September 2023.
The current WHS service is supported by a Quality Assurance and Audit (QAA) contract and the Scottish Government intends to procure a
new QAA contract to support delivery of the Heat in Buildings Programme new national scheme.
The purpose of the associated QAA service is to give the Scottish Government confidence that the services provided and the installation of
measures undertaken under the new national scheme are compliant in terms of both the national scheme contract and the prevailing legal
and retrofit industry standards including PAS 2030/2035 and MCS. The successful QAA agent will be required to carry out various
different types of on site and desk based inspections, audits and reports. These may include but not be limited to on site Pre-Installation,
Post-Installation, Work in Progress inspections as well as desk based audits relating to delivery of the customer journey and analysis of
financial information provided by the service provider, including invoices and pricing review evidence. We expect this scheme to go-live in December 2023.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 August 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Any bidders who are involved in anyway with the Heat in Buildings Scotland Re-tender must declare a conflict of interest in the tender documents. The Single Procurement Document will explicitly ask suppliers to declare a Conflict of Interest.
The supplier must take steps where in the reasonable opinion of the Purchaser, there is an actual or potential conflict between the interests of the supplier and the duties owed to the Purchaser under the Contract.
In particular, the QAA Service Provider must, at all times, remain wholly independent from the new HIBS National Scheme to deliver this Contract.
The Service Provider must disclose by notice to the Purchaser full particulars of any actual or potential conflict of interest which may arise and must take such steps as are necessary to avoid or remove the conflict of interest.
This PIN Notice supersedes the PIN Notice dated 22 September 2022.
Ref number 2022/S000-026585.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=735631.
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