Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
Contact
Dónall Patton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
QUB/2534/24 - Provision of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Maintenance Services
Reference number
QUB/2534/24
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50730000 - Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract is for the provision of air conditioning and refrigeration maintenance services to Queen’s. The contract covers air conditioning units, chillers and cold and freezer rooms, mechanical ventilation heat recovery units (MVHRs) and an Airedale ACIS BMS system. The Economic Operator will complete a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) visit every quarter (4 visits per annum) to each asset. The first service PPM visit is to commence in August each year. It should be noted that the Airedale ACIS BMS system only requires a single "Gold" planned maintenance visit carried out by an Airedale engineer in October of each year. Reactive call outs must be attended to within 4 hours during and outside normal working hours
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: £902,645
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50730000 - Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50324200 - Preventive maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast, Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for the provision of air conditioning and refrigeration maintenance services to Queen’s. The contract covers air conditioning units, chillers and cold and freezer rooms, mechanical ventilation heat recovery units (MVHRs) and an Airedale ACIS BMS system. The Economic Operator will complete a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) visit every quarter (4 visits per annum) to each asset. The first service PPM visit is to commence in August each year. It should be noted that the Airedale ACIS BMS system only requires a single "Gold" planned maintenance visit carried out by an Airedale engineer in October of each year. Reactive call outs must be attended to within 4 hours during and outside normal working hours.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 30
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 70
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Contract duration shall be 3 years, with options to extend its duration by up to a further 24 months
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
Open procedure
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-014420
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
QUB/2534/24
Title
Provision of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Maintenance Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BL Refrigeration and Airconditioning Ltd
Unit B2, 17 Heron Road, Sydenham Business Park
Belfast
BT3 9LE
Telephone
+44 2890453325
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN06 - Belfast
National registration number
NI12775
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £750,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £902,645
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/