Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-01
Buyer: The Riverside Group Limited
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 09323000 | 09331000: Solar panels | 31625100 | 31625200 | 32000000
Estimated value: 143000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A TPC2005 Term Partnering Contract with a single contractor to deliver a programme of Responsive Repairs,Void Works, Planned Works and a range of other services which may be added to the contract during its term at the sole discretion of the contracting authority.
The labour for the programme delivery will be supplied by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Riverside. The successful contractor will enter into a second TPC2005 contract with Riverside and the Subsidiary under which Riverside and the Subsidiary agree to supply labour for the programme and the contractor agrees to manage the Subsidiary's labour force.
Riverside are inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced contractors to enter into a contract to deliver a programme of repairs and maintenance and associated works as detailed further. The contract will be a TPC2005 for a term of up to 10 years as set out in the contract documents. The total anticipated value excluding Vat of the contract is set out below.
The following services may be included at any point in the life of the contract at the sole discretion of Riverside and will be discussed during the competitive dialogue process and reserve the right not to include the additional services in the final contract. Riverside will expect that the Additional Services will only be awarded to the successful contractor following successful KPI results for the Core Services
— Commercial heating and ventilation systems including MVHR, PVS, pressure vessels/unvented cylinders
— Domestic Heating — Gas, solid fuel, oil fired, biomass, ground/air source heating, underfloor heating
The labour for the programme delivery will be supplied by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Riverside. The successful contractor will enter into a second TPC2005 contract with Riverside and the Subsidiary under which Riverside and the Subsidiary agree to supply labour for the programme and the contractor agrees to manage the Subsidiary's labour force. Short-listed bidders and invited to Dialogue will be expected to contribute proposals for efficient delivery of the programme and added value to Riverside.
The contract will be a TPC2005 for an initial term of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years therefore the total possible anticipated value for all core services for the first 10 years of the contract excluding Vat is 125 000 000 GBP.
The contracting authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the long term Contract at any stage of the procurement process. The contracting authority also reserves the right not to award a contract.
The contracting authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing and interest or tendering for this contract.
Tenderers should note that the provisions of the transfer of Undertakings (protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 may apply.
Riverside will be providing an opportunity for all interested Suppliers to attend a briefing as set out in the ISDS.
The purpose of this briefing will be to provide an introduction to Riverside, as well as an overview of the procurement process and the objectives of the procurement exercise.
Riverside is procuring in a single lot to gain the commercial efficiencies of a single contractor and WoS model.
Riverside will observe a standstill period following the award of the Contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations.

Eligibility requirements: As set out in the SQ.

Award value: 143000000