Salford City Council : Service Concession Framework Agreement for the Greater Manchester Green Deal and ECO Partnership

UK-Manchester: Energy and related services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Manchester City Council
      Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA, United Kingdom
      Contact: www.the-chest.org.uk
      Electronic Access URL: www.manchester.gov.uk
      Electronic Submission URL: www.the-chest.org.uk

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services
      Environment

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Service Concession Framework Agreement for the Greater Manchester Green Deal and ECO Partnership
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 11

         Region Codes: UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement                                                        

      II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:      
            Framework agreement with several operators
            maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3
         Duration of the framework agreement:
            Duration in year(s): 5             
         Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years:
         This is a concession framework agreement and is not subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2006 therefore the agreement is for three years with an option to extend for up to a further two years.
         Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
                                    
            Range between: 100,000,000 and 400,000,000
            Currency: GBP
                  
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Energy and related services. Marketing services. Help-desk and support services. Building surveying services. Financial and insurance services. Housing services. Construction work for houses. Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses. Provision of services to the community. Building completion work. Customer-care services. Energy-efficiency consultancy services. This is a services concession framework agreement for delivery of a programme of housing energy efficiency retrofit activity across Greater Manchester. This programme will be focused in the domestic sector.
It is anticipated that the date of commencement of the framework concession agreement will be from January 2014 (subject to change) to December 2017 with an option to extend for up to a further two years.
As this project is new to the market, the level of spend identified is estimated and will be dependent on consumer demand.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         71314000 - Energy and related services.
         
         79342000 - Marketing services.
         
         72253000 - Help-desk and support services.
         
         71315300 - Building surveying services.
         
         66000000 - Financial and insurance services.
         
         70333000 - Housing services.
         
         45211100 - Construction work for houses.
         
         45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses.
         
         75200000 - Provision of services to the community.
         
         45400000 - Building completion work.
         
         79342320 - Customer-care services.
         
         71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided      
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Manchester City Council, working on behalf of Greater Manchester authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan) wishes to appoint a panel of 3 providers onto a services concession framework agreement for delivery of a programme of housing energy efficiency retrofit activity across Greater Manchester. This programme will be focused in the domestic sector.

It is anticipated that the ‘Greater Manchester Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) Partnership’ will run for three years from 2014 to 2017, with an option to extend for a further two years.

This is a significant opportunity for the successful applicants to support some of Greater Manchester’s 1.2 million households improve the energy efficiency of their homes. The overall objective of the programme is to support a minimum of 15, 000 households across all tenures (privately owned, private and social rented sectors), to reduce both their household energy bills, and carbon emissions. In doing so, GM authorities aim to provide continued support for our most vulnerable households and to catalyse low carbon economic growth, driving business and skills growth in a developing market place.

The successful applicants must be accredited as Green Deal Providers, with this accreditation in place by 30th June 2013. Applications from consortia are welcomed, but at least one member of the consortium must have Green Deal Provider accreditation in place.

Energy efficiency works to households will be funded through a combination of Energy Company Obligation funding, Green Deal or other available loan finance, and other sources of finance available to the householder. Successful applicants will be expected to directly access these sources of finance for GM residents, as funding will not be provided by the local authorities.

The programme will be endorsed and supported by each participating local authority, and will benefit from local authority branding, resources and local market intelligence. In addition, the Greater Manchester Energy Advice Service (GMEAS) will coordinate the programme, making available its marketing, programme management and customer care services. In return, payment to the GMEAS for successful referrals into the programme is anticipated.

The Greater Manchester Authorities are looking for partners who can develop and deliver the following services:
•   Support for the GMEAS with marketing, demand creation, customer engagement and customer care services
•   Delivery of impartial household assessments and technical surveys (including Green Deal Assessments) across a wide range of housing archetypes
•   Provision of cost information and financial advice to householders
•   Access to Green Deal or other loan finance, and additional forms of financial support such as ECO on behalf of householders
•   High quality installation of energy efficiency measures, including all measures available and accredited under Green Deal and ECO
•   Liaison with energy companies in relation to Green Deal plans, as required
•   Delivery of the required levels of maintenance and warranty support to householders
•   Support for householders to realise sustained reductions in their energy consumption.
•   Programme management and governance expertise to help develop GM’s Low Carbon retrofit programme, and drive local innovation and best practice

Manchester City Council will act as the contracting authority for the Framework, on behalf of the ten local authorities in Greater Manchester. In addition, the Framework will be made available to registered housing providers in Greater Manchester, and other local authorities in the North West of England.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                  
      If known, in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts:
         Duration in months: 24
         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      A guarantee and/or bond may be required
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Energy efficiency works to households will be funded through a combination of Energy Company Obligation funding, Green Deal or other available loan finance, and other sources of finance available to the householder. Successful applicants will be expected to directly access these sources of finance for GM residents.
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Joint and several liability
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire.      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire.      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        Envisaged minimum number: 6 and maximum number: 10   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Not Provided      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

      Date: 11/06/2013
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 16:00      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 18/06/2013
         Time: 19:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 22/07/2013      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.The ten local authorities within Greater Manchester have committed to this GM Green Deal procurement but there will be the opportunity for the wider AGMA partners to access and to utilise the services should they choose to do so. The AGMA members www.agma.gov.uk include Manchester City Council, Salford City Council, Bury Council, Oldham Council, Rochdale Council, Stockport Council, Trafford Council, Bolton Council, Tameside MBC, Wigan Council, Blackburn and Darwin Council, Blackpool Council, Cheshire East, Warrington Council.
The framework can be used and is available to the list of bodies specified:- Accent Group, Adactus Housing Group, Affinity Sutton, AKSA, Arawak Walston Housing Association, Aroon Housing Association Ltd, Arena Housing, Ashton Pioneer, Aska, Bolton at Home, City South Manchester Housing Trust, City West Housing, Contour Housing, Eastlands Homes, Equity Housing, FCHO, Great Places Housing Group, Grove Village, Guiness Northern Counties, Harvest Housing Group, Harvest Housing, Housing 21, Irwell Valley Housing Association, Johnie Johnson Housing, Mossbank, Mosscare Housing Ltd, New Charter Housing, Northwards Housing, Parkway Green Housing Trust, Peak Valley Housing Association, People First Housing, Places for People, The Regenda Group, Riverside, Rochdale Borough Wide Housing, Salix Homes, Six Town Housing, Southway Housing Trust, St Vincent's Housing Association, Stockport Homes, Trafford Housing Trust, Tungside HA, Villages, Wigan and Leigh Housing, Willow Park, Wulvern Housing.

The Northwest authorities as listed within the advert will be made aware of the opportunity to work collaboratively. Documents are available via www.the-chest.org.uk. All interested applicants and interested parties must complete and submit a pre qualification questionnaire by way of application/expression of interest which is available from the chest www.the-chest/org.uk and this must be uploaded on to the portal by the due return date specified in IV.3.4.

N.B. THIS IS A SERVICE CONCESSION FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT, THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO THE FULL APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS REGULATIONS 2006 AND THE CONTRACT NOTICE IS A VOLUNTARY NOTICE.

THIS AGREEMENT WILL INVOLVE PAYMENT OF FEES/GENERATION OF INCOME FOR THE PUBLIC BODY/BODIES.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      High Court
      Manchester

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 17/05/2013

ANNEX A

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         1: Contracting Authority
      Salford City Council
      Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5DA, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         2: Contracting Authority
      Oldham Council
      Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL11UG, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         3: Contracting Authority
      Bolton Council
      Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         4: Contracting Authority
      Bury Council
      Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0SW, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         5: Contracting Authority
      Trafford Council
      Town Hall, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1HH, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         6: Contracting Authority
      Tameside MBC
      Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside., Manchester, OL6 6DL, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         7: Contracting Authority
      Rochdale Council
      Town Hall, Smith Street, Rochdale, Manchester, OL16 1XU, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         8: Contracting Authority
      Stockport Council
      Stopford House, Piccadilly, Stockport, SK1 3XE, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         9: Contracting Authority
      Wigan Council
      Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, WN1 1YN, United Kingdom