Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall,
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
Contact
Procurement & Commercial Team
Procurementandcommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Cambridgeshire County Council
Local Authority
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cambridgeshire Energy Performance Contracting Project - RE:FIT3 Competition - Further Competition under RE:FIT3 Framework RM3768 (20th April 2016)
Reference number
DN265022
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Cambridgeshire Energy Performance Contracting Project - RE:FIT3 Competition
Lot No
Option 2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 09310000 - Electricity
- 09320000 - Steam, hot water and associated products
- 09330000 - Solar energy
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Cambridgeshire County
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Service Provider to work with the Authority closely in order to optimise the energy efficiency of selected premises, assets and sites, improve the energy performance of its assets through measured and verified energy efficiency improvements and/or energy generation, storage, electric vehicle charging or other mechanisms to reduce emissions and save money through guaranteed annual cost savings and/or income generation.
The aim is to bring forward a rolling programme of public sector energy projects entering into Contracts until the expiration of the Framework Agreement on 19 April 2020. The target investment level is £50 million but is not limited to this level as a significant one-off project could exceed this limit. To achieve the investment target, the appointed Service Provider must invest in the resources to assess a large range of projects to support the upfront pipeline development, in partnership with the Contracting Authority and public sector partners.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
29
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2015/S 214-391299
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1813000283
Lot No
2
Title
Further Competition for Cambridgeshire Energy Performance Contracting Project - RE:FIT3 Competition
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
10 November 2017
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Equans E&S Solutions Ltd (Formerly Bouygues E&S FM Uk Ltd)
Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE1 7EU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
04243192
Internet address
https://www.equans.co.uk/equans-uk-and-ireland
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £50,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Mrs Clare Ellis (Head of Procurement and Commercial) Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall,
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
Procurementandcommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/business/supplying-to-the-council
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court - Royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079476000
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Cambridgeshire County
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
This contract is being modified in accordance with Regulation 72.1 .b. of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The modification will increase the value of the contract by 50% of its original value.
The contracting authority is relying on Regulation 72.1. b. due to economic and technical reasons connected with unforeseen events having an impact on costs of materials and labour during the period of this contract and that a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority. These unforeseen events include, but not limited to, Covid and the resulting raise of inflation, war in Ukraine, the true impact of Brexit on the supply chains, pricing and labour pool. This contract was awarded prior to these events happening and as such was not something a reasonable person would take into consideration when estimating the target value.
The original contract ref 2015/S 214-391299 & 176109-2016 was subject to an OJEU Contract Notice and was awarded in accordance with the Directive 2004/18/EC of the. European Parliament and of the Council. The increase in price will not exceed 50 percent of the original contract award value of 2,232,498 GBP.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
29
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£50,000,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Equans E&S Solutions Ltd (Formerly Bouygues E&S FM Uk Ltd)
Becket House, 1 Lameth Place Road
London
SE1 7EU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
04243192
Internet address
https://www.equans.co.uk/equans-uk-and-ireland
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
same as VII.1.4. Description of the procurement
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The modification will increase the value of the call off Contract by 50% of the original value.. The contracting authority is relying on Regulation 72.1 .b. due to economic and technical reasons connected with the exclusive rights and that a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £50,000,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £75,000,000