UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-1610 STFC Chiller, air source heat pump and dry air coolers maintenance, reactive and remedial works

UK-Swindon: Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235445000, Email: STFCprocurement@ukri.org
       Contact: STFC Procurement
       Main Address: www.ukri.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.ukri.org
       NUTS Code: UKK14

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1610 STFC Chiller, air source heat pump and dry air coolers maintenance, reactive and remedial works            
      Reference number: UKRI-1610

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         50730000 - Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of chiller, air source heat pump and dry air coolers maintenance, reactive and remedial works at its Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 354,020
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Oxfordshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This contract will cover chiller, air source heat pump and dry air coolers maintenance, reactive and remedial works at the following STFC sites:
a. The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), in Oxfordshire.
b. The STFC Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire.
c. The Cosener’s House, in Abingdon.

Currently there are no assets in Chilbolton or Cosener’s House, but this may change over the contract term.

The agreement shall be in place from 1st March 2022 for an initial period of 3 years until 28th February 2025, with an option to extend for an additional year until 28th February 2026 (3 + 1 years).

The estimated value of the opportunity is up to £440,000 excl. VAT across a potential 4 year term, broken down approximately as follows:
Planned Preventative Maintenance - up to £40,000 per year
Reactive and Remedial Works - up £60,000 per year
Inclusion of additional assets – up to £10,000 per year

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5U67P5926A


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-027561
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 25/02/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 5
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             J C Watson Mechanical Ltd, 09828997
             Coopers House, 65A Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 3AT, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2037333050
             NUTS Code: UKH3
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 354,020
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Yes
                  Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties:
                  
                  Proportion: 7%                   
         Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
          The maintenance of some of the assets is likely to be subcontracted to the manufacturer.          
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=671320363

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research and Innovation
          Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
          Email: commercial@ukri.org

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          TBC
          TBC, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          UK Research & Innovation
          Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxford, OX110QX, United Kingdom

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/03/2022