Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-06-06
Buyer: Portsmouth City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 71241000 | 71242000 | 71244000 | 71247000 | 71248000
Estimated value: 244052 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Portsmouth City Council — the “Council” — in partnership with AgilityEco Services Ltd (AE) has successfully secured Warm Homes Funding to the value of 4 600 000 GBP from Affordable Warmth Solutions CIC (AWS). The funding will be used to provide first time central heating systems at 1 482 households vulnerable to the threat of fuel poverty across 11 local authority areas between now and 31.8.2021. The participating authorities are listed within Section II.2.3) below.
In accordance with the grant funding application submitted to AWS the Council is commissioning AE to act as Programme Manager for delivery of the scheme. The scope of activities can be summarised as:
Portsmouth City Council — the “Council” — in partnership with AgilityEco Services Ltd (AE) has successfully secured Warm Homes Funding to the value of 4 600 000 GBP from Affordable Warmth Solutions CIC (AWS). The funding will be used to provide first time central heating systems at 1 482 households vulnerable to the threat of fuel poverty across 11 local authority areas between now and 31.8.2021. The participating authorities are listed within Section II.2.3) above.
In accordance with the grant funding application submitted to AWS the Council has commissioned AE to undertake the following Project Administration Activities and Customer Process Management Activities:
f) referring the household to the appropriate contractor(s) for a technical survey of the property, pre-install EPC, the actual install of the system and engaging with the contractor(s) to overcome any identified issues;
g) liaising with the household to confirm the terms and conditions for the scheme and issue them with a voucher to cover the costs of the work;
k) ensuring all required compliance documentation, guarantees and warranties are in order for all completed jobs;
l) identifying opportunities in a limited number of social housing properties for first-time central heating;
The cost for delivery of the activities set out above is estimated at 244 052 GBP. However, the Council reserves the right to increase or decrease this value as required to support delivery of the scheme over the approx. 3 years delivery schedule. The Council also reserves the right to commission further services of a similar nature from AE over this period to meet business needs as required.
AgilityEco Services Ltd (AE) had previously been partnering with another of the participating authorities to apply for Warm Homes Funding (WHF). However, the Authority concerned was unable to proceed meaning that another participating authority would be required to take the lead role in order to progress the developed application. Portsmouth City Council — the “Council” — agreed to take the lead role to ensure that the funding was secured.
The model on which the application was based was developed by AE and is configured to meet their particular business approach. It would be highly unlikely that another organisation could deliver the model in exactly the same manner without incurring additional costs to cover risks associated with new business practices. Also the WHF agreement required execution by 24


Winner: Agility Eco Services Limited
Award value: 244052
Number of bids: 1