Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-02-13
Buyer: LHC for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-03-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: LHC require the provision of energy efficiency consultancy services, to complement LHC’s energy efficiency measures and associated works framework agreement (N8), expected to commence in March 2020 and other LHC framework agreements, covering energy efficiency measures. As a minimum, tenderers are required to have the capability and experience to provide consultancy and project management services for the 21 energy efficiency measures as specified in the ITT documents.
LHC require the provision of energy efficiency consultancy services, to complement LHC’s energy efficiency measures and associated works framework agreement (N8), expected to commence in March 2020. As a minimum, tenderers are required to have the capability and experience to provide consultancy services for the delivery of the following 21 energy efficiency measures, which form the core services for the N8 framework agreement:
LHC is a joint committee of local authorities acting as a central purchasing body on behalf of contracting authorities throughout mainland UK (including partners of the Scottish Procurement Alliance) for whom we continue to monitor up to 500 live projects at any one time.
Thanks to their ongoing and collective feedback and input into the development of this framework, and given the reach and scale of their collective' portfolios, the framework is both designed and anticipated to support the vast majority of requirements. Consequently, other contracting authorities that were not specifically consulted in the development of this framework may nevertheless also deem the framework to offer a value for money procurement solution for their own requirements, and may also use the framework. As of the date of publication of this notice our frameworks may be used by all contracting authorities in Scotland as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations (Scotland) 2015 and as listed on www.scottishprocurement.scot/24 and at present include but are not limited to registered social landlords (RSL's), tenant management organisations (TMOs) and arm’s length management organisations (ALMOs), local authorities and any subsidiaries and joint-venture vehicles of those local authorities, health authorities, councils, boards and trusts, publicly funded schools, universities and further education establishments, colleges, police forces, fire and rescue services or registered charities.
The use of project Bank Accounts may be mandated depending on the value of the project. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see - http:// www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see — http:// www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A
Summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows. The community benefit requirements will be set by clients on each individual call-off contract depending on the size and location of each contract.
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A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Eligibility requirements: As specified in the ITT documents.

Award value: 10000000