Tender

Design Services for District Heating Projects

  • Aberdeen Heat & Power Ltd

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-035434

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-041e36

Published 1 December 2023, 9:43am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Aberdeen Heat & Power Ltd

63 Cotton Street

Aberdeen

AB11 5EG

Contact

Ian Davidson

Email

ian.davidson@aberdeenheatandpower.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1224580058

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.aberdeenheatandpower.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12622

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Local Authority Arms Length External Orginisation

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

District Heating


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Design Services for District Heating Projects

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71320000 - Engineering design services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Framework Agreement for the provision of Design, Construction and Commissioning Management Services for the delivery of District Heating

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09323000 - District heating

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Main site or place of performance

Aberdeen

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Aberdeen Heat and Power are seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced individuals or organisations to provide Consultant Engineer and Principal Designer services to support the company in the development and delivery of district heating projects, the strategic approach to developing low-carbon district heating in Aberdeen, and, Construction and Commissioning Management Services to deliver these district heating projects.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Selection Criteria as per Documents

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As per contract details

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

31 January 2024

Local time

4:30pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 31 July 2024

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

1 February 2024

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Aberdeen


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

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=752023.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

(SC Ref:752023)

Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=752023

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Aberdeen Heat and Power

63 Cotton Street, Aberdeen

Aberdeen

AB11 5EG

Email

ian.davidson@aberdeenheatandpower.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7989775890

Country

United Kingdom