Tender

Domestic Gas Boiler/Appliance Maintenance and Annual Servicing/Safety Checks

FALKIRK COUNCIL

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31 Oct 2025 at 00:00

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Domestic Gas Boiler/Appliance Maintenance and Annual Servicing/Safety Checks

Notice Description

Falkirk Council wishes to undertake a tendering process to enter into a Framework Agreement with suitably experienced Gas Safe registered contractors for the provision of Gas Heating Maintenance and Annual Servicing/Safety Checks to Council Housing Properties within the Falkirk Council Area of operation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of a Domestic Gas Heating Maintenance and Annual Servicing/Safety Checks to Council Housing Properties within the Falkirk Council Areas of Operations. Key aims is the delivery of annual service & safety checks of all Council gas central heating installations to all applicable Council houses within the Falkirk Council Area, timeously and to the required standard, providing a competitive, reliable and customer-focused service. The works mainly comprise of:- - Maintenance Service of gas appliances including all breakdowns - Emergency response time of 3 hours of notification - 24 hours / 7 days a week emergency cover - Provide sufficient heating (temporary heaters) and hot water facilities in the event that gas appliances will be inoperative overnight or long period of time. - Provision of spare parts and components - Annual Safety Checks/Servicing as instructed on a monthly basis. Where hot water facilities are unavailable, the Contractor should aim to re-instate hot water supplies within 24 hours as per the Priority 1 response requirement or provide a temporary means of supply until rectification of issue. Arranging program of service works as instructed to ensure each Council property with gas appliances is safety checked within the timescales provided. This is a framework agreement to which a maximum of up to 5 contractors will be appointed. In practice The Authority may therefore utilise a number of organisations for provision of the service dependent on price, availability and local circumstances.. 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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000812728
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544009
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50531200 - Gas appliance maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,300,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,300,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Nov 20252 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
1 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
November 2029

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FALKIRK COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cpu@falkirk.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1324506070

Buyer Location

Locality
LARBERT
Postcode
FK5 4RU
Post Town
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM12 Falkirk
Delivery Location
TLM76 Falkirk

Local Authority
Falkirk
Electoral Ward
Bonnybridge and Larbert
Westminster Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth

Further Information

Notice Documents

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    Domestic Gas Boiler/Appliance Maintenance and Annual Servicing/Safety Checks - Falkirk Council wishes to undertake a tendering process to enter into a Framework Agreement with suitably experienced Gas Safe registered contractors for the provision of Gas Heating Maintenance and Annual Servicing/Safety Checks to Council Housing Properties within the Falkirk Council Area of operation.

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