Award

The Provision of Gas and Electrical Third Party Auditing

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Feb 2025 at 12:26

Tender

17 Oct 2024 at 15:15

Summary of the contracting process

Swindon Borough Council is engaging in a procurement process titled "The Provision of Gas and Electrical Third Party Auditing" to audit various gas and electrical safety inspections undertaken on their properties. This contracting process, which falls under the services related to the oil and gas industry, is currently at the award stage. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, and the estimated contract value ranges between £300,000 to £315,000 over a potential term of three years. Key deadlines included submission of tender responses by 19th November 2024 and a contract start date of 1st April 2025. The project location is in the South West, United Kingdom.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for qualified gas and electrical industry auditors to expand their business by partnering with a local government authority. The contract entails conducting quality audits on annual and periodic inspections, breakdowns, new installations, and reviews of current procedures and policies, making it ideal for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in technical inspection and testing services. Contractors with robust experience in gas appliance maintenance services are well-suited to compete for this tender, contributing to enhancing the safety and compliance standards of Swindon Borough Council's properties.

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Notice Title

The Provision of Gas and Electrical Third Party Auditing

Notice Description

The Provision of Gas and Electrical Third Party Auditing Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from gas and electrical industry qualified auditors to carry out onsite quality audits (post inspections) Project Description Swindon Borough Council (SBC) wishes to engage a contractor to carry out third party quality audits to a range of gas and electrical safety inspections carried out on our properties. The types of work to be audited will be made up of annual and periodic safety inspections, breakdowns new installations & desktop audit of current procedures/policy . The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is between PS100,000 - PS105,000 across the initial 12 month term. With an estimated contract spend across the potential total 3 year contract term of between PS300,000 and PS315,000. Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 8th November 2024 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 19th November 2024, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender Service (FTS) Contract Notice/Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN748071 No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b65084f2-d0b2-4d7e-9aae-014e0026a7b4
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb9bfd53-7338-44f7-a601-c7f3a1916571
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry


CPV Codes

50531200 - Gas appliance maintenance services

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

71631000 - Technical inspection services

76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£266,902 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Jodie Wakefield
Contact Email
jwakefield@swindon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7392102892

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN1 2JH
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Eastcott
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MORGAN LAMBERT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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