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Measured Term Contract for Provision of Independent Gas Audits 2022 - 2025

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves North Lanarkshire Council, which has issued a tender for the "Measured Term Contract for Provision of Independent Gas Audits 2022 - 2025" aimed at evaluating the quality of gas works across the North Lanarkshire area. This open procedure is currently in the contract award stage, with the contract valued at £170,000. The significant procurement dates include the deadline for questions set for 24th February 2022, with the bid submission period concluding on 4th March 2022.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for SMEs engaged in gas safety auditing and related services, as it seeks providers to carry out comprehensive gas audits and assessments. Businesses that specialise in gas safety compliance, possess relevant certifications such as ACS accreditation, and have experience in delivering high-quality auditing services will find this tender particularly suitable. Additionally, companies committed to promoting community benefits as part of their tender response may gain a competitive edge.

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Notice Title

Measured Term Contract for Provision of Independent Gas Audits 2022 - 2025

Notice Description

Gas audits and report on the quality of gas works on behalf of the council, its partners and service providers. The audit assessments will be carried out by selective sampling of all gas related works undertaken on any contract within the North Lanarkshire Council geographical area.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Audits will be carried out in the following area of works (other areas of works may be subject to audit as instructed by the Contract Administrator). - Full and detailed records including but not limited to area of audits and individuals being audited. - Detailed records of the works activity being carried out. - Cumulative figures of all audits carried out. - Full and complete reports detailing any findings, inaccuracies, and overall audit findings. - Details of any landlord or tenant issues. - Audit statistics report including findings and recommendations. - Benchmarking. - Inclusion of all quality reports and summaries - Provide tenant / end user satisfaction surveys with monthly report The audits themselves should be carried out under the following circumstances: - - Recently completed or in progress repair visits. - Recently completed or in progress servicing visits. - Recently completed or in progress landlord safety check visits. - Recently completed or in progress installation works, capital or ad hoc The following will be required: - - A fault-finding service - Deliver gas safety awareness sessions per annum; 1nr basic and 1nr technical - Provide technical advice. Price per project - Assessment of our Contractor's technical ability - Assistance with specifications - A fault-finding service - Gas incident investigation and reporting service - Assist with Scottish Housing Regulator enquiries and audits - Technical bulletins delivered to NLC - Gas safety updates to all relevant parties - All technical auditing staff to have ACS accreditation relevant to what they are auditing - All works orders shall be issued by SOR. Candidates should read and refer to the ITT. Failure to comply with the instructions contained within the ITT may result in a Candidate's submission being rejected. 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. DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS IS 24/2/2022 at 17:00

Renewal: 12 months(each such extension period or periods being no less than six (6) months) provided that the maximum extension in aggregate will be a period of twelve (12) months from the expiry of the initial contract period).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000680628
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY448557
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

50531200 - Gas appliance maintenance services

50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating

79212000 - Auditing services

79212300 - Statutory audit services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Mar 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 May 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
3rd Quarter 2024

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MORGAN LAMBERT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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