Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-03-19
Buyer: Renfrewshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 03413000 | 09111400 | 09323000 | 42160000 | 42515000
Estimated value: 776000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-04-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Renfrewshire Council seeks a contractor to design, build and operate a biomass boiler at the underwood road depot.
The Council seeks a contractor to design, build and operate a biomass boiler (including the supply of fuel and carrying out of planned and reactive maintenance) at the underwood road depot.
Phase 1 will involve the installation of a biomass energy centre and wood fuel store in the yard at Underwood Road between the vehicle workshop and taxi workshop. The energy centre will connect to the buildings by means of a new district heating distribution pipework. This will be contractor designed and the contractor will also be responsible for all planning, building warrant, clean air act and other statutory requirements as well as securing Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for the project.
The Phase 1 Conditions of Contract for will be SBCC Design and Build 2011 Edition with Employers Amendments.
Phase 2 will involve the supply of fuel to the biomass plant, operation and maintenance of the biomass equipment, heat supply and metering.
Phase 2 contract shall commence when practical completion has been achieved under the Phase 1 contract (anticipated to be 31.1.2020) and run for a period of 7 years with the option by mutual consent to extend for a further 3 years up to a maximum contract period of 10 years.
For the avoidance of doubt, both contracts (Phase 1 and Phase 2) will be entered in to with the successful contractor following completion of the procurement process.
Option by mutual consent to extend the supply of fuel to the biomass plant, operation and maintenance of the biomass equipment, heat supply and metering (Phase 2) for a further 3 years up to a maximum contract period of 10 years.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
— employer’s (compulsory) liability insurance: minimum indemnity limit of 5 000 000 GBP each and every claim,
— public and products liability insurance: minimum indemnity limit of 5 000 000 GBP each and every claim but in aggregate for products,
— employer’s (compulsory) liability insurance: minimum indemnity limit of 5 000 000 GBP each and every claim,
— public and products liability insurance: minimum indemnity limit of 5 000 000 GBP each and every claim but in aggregate for products,

Eligibility requirements: If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

Award value: 776000