Published date: 9 December 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 4 January 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Building services consultancy services - 71315210

  • Advisory and consultative engineering services - 71318000

  • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

    • Professional services for the gas industry - 76100000

Location of contract

SG17 5TQ

Value of contract

£100,000 to £150,000

Procurement reference

CBC-1170-T-BA

Published date

9 December 2020

Closing date

4 January 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 March 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Gas Safety Audit Services for Domestic and Communal Housing 2021

You are invited to tender for Gas Safety Audit Services for Domestic and Communal Housing
Main services required include:
1. Provision of an independent audit capability to ensure that the Council's processes, procedures and gas contractors meet with all regulatory standards
2. Annual Audits of the gas contractors who deliver our Gas Maintenance and Service Contract, and Gas Heating Replacement Contract
3. Annual On-site Audit of the Council's Housing gas management records & procedures
4. Audit of Domestic Gas Fired Central Heating Systems, servicing and new installations
5. Carbon Monoxide Investigation (CMDDA1) where required

This contract is anticipated to start in March 2021 and is for a period of 3 years and one month, with the option to extend for a period of up to 2 years subject to performance and service requirements.

Please see the tender documents and specification for full details of this project.

Help and Support - The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you though the Tender process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all firms quoting, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification of, then please contact us using the correspondence facility within the In-tend system.

Please review the 'Clarification' tab for any update or responses to any questions raised.

Deadline for Expressions of interest and availability of downloading documents 4th January 2021.

Please ensure that you inform us of your decision to participate. To submit a response, you will be required to Opt In.
Opt In- This will confirm to us of your involvement and your intention to submit a return.
Opt Out- This will confirm to us that you are not submitting a return. You will be able to provide a reason as to your decision and have the option to cease any system-generated communication. You will be able to opt back in at any point.

Completed tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, by the due date via our 'In-Tend' electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the 'My Return' section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered.

Your tender must be submitted via the 'In-Tend' system no later than Noon on Monday 11th January 2021.

More information

Links

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To express an interest, please log in or register on our electronic tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire in order to view the necessary tendering documents and respond accordingly.

Please note that once you have registered on In-tend a separate action (expressing an Interest) is required to access the documents, you must click on the actual Tender you wish to access. We accept no liability if you have not expressed an interest in the tender.

Please ensure that you inform us of your decision to participate. To submit a response, you will be required to Opt In.

Opt In- This will confirm to us of your involvement and your intention to submit a return.

Opt Out- This will confirm to us that you are not submitting a return. You will be able to provide a reason as to your decision and have the option to cease any system-generated communication. You will be able to opt back in at any point.

Once you are logged in to the system, tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of the website.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Barbara Alexander

Address

Priory House
Monks Walk
Shefford
SG17 5TQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0300 300 5316

Email

barbara.alexander@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk