ForHousing: Gas Servicing and Repairs

UK-Eccles: Heating works.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       ForHousing Limited
       52 Regent Street, Eccles, M30 0BP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3001235522, Email: Mark.Bradshaw@forhousing.co.uk
       Contact: Mark Bradshaw
       Main Address: www.forhousing.co.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.forhousing.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   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:
      Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Gas Servicing and Repairs            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         45232141 - Heating works.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: WORKS

      II.1.4) Short description: The contract includes the planned and reactive servicing, maintenance and testing of heating systems to circa 23,000 dwellings owned and/or managed by ForHousing in the North West of England which are predominately fueled by natural gas. The contract also includes the installation of new heating systems, and includes both domestic and commercial plant and equipment. Additionally, the contract includes elements of other property inspections/testing e.g. smoke detectors etc. Under the contract, Liberty Group Investments Limited (Liberty) will provide RLO support to help obtain access to properties. ForHousing is appointing Liberty as a long-term partner to support stable operations and to invest in services and technology. The contract value is £6m per annum, with a total value of £60m over the 10-year term of the contract.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 60,000,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            45232141 - Heating works.
            50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating.
            45331100 - Central-heating installation work.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: ForHousing is a Member of the Fusion21 (F21) Member’s Consortium. The contract, which has been awarded to Liberty, has been awarded under Lot 1 and Lot 6 of the F21 Heating, Renewables, and Electrical Framework (2024-28) (2023/S 000-028807). ForHousing has awarded a 10 year contract to Liberty for the provision of planned and reactive servicing, maintenance and testing of heating systems, and certain services and works relating to domestic and commercial plant and equipment. Liberty is the number 1 ranked contractor across Lot 1 and Lot 6 for the North West of England, and the contract has been awarded using the Direct Award with Negotiation procedure as set out in Schedule 13 of the Framework. The core pricing model within the framework is based on a schedule of rates and the call-off pricing has been established by applying quantities to the tendered rates. The ability to direct award under the framework agreement allows the contract to be procured in compliance with the framework terms.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
            

      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: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   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: 2024/S 000-029627
      
   

   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: 13/09/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         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)
             Liberty Gas Group Limited, 04242416
             Garden Works, Charleywood Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7SG, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 60,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 60,000,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=892300060

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          High Court of England and Wales
          London, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          High Court of England and Wales
          London, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: ForHousing has conducted itself in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Cabinet Office
          London, United Kingdom

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/09/2024




ANNEX D

   2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

         The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

   3. Explanation
          For Housing Limited was not required to publish a call for competition in the Find a Tender Service for the call-off contract on the basis that this contract has been awarded pursuant to the Fusion21 framework. ForHousing Limited and Fusion 21 are satisfied that the call-off contract has been awarded in compliance with the framework agreement and in accordance with its terms. As such, the call-off contract is permitted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "PCR") and complies with the rules re. awarding contracts based on framework agreements as set out in regulation 33(8)(a) of the PCR. A Contract Notice (2023/S 000-028807) and corresponding Contract Award Notice (2024/S 000-003257) were published for the framework but the prior publication of a Contract Notice was not needed for this call-off.