CBC-0559-T-CE Gas Maintenance and Service Contract
Central Bedfordshire CouncilEstimated Value
£3,150,000 – £3,650,000
Deadline
25 November 2015
Published
23 October 2015
Type
services
Overview
Central Bedfordshire Council are looking for a suitably qualified contractor to carry out all their statutory and responsive maintenance for all heating appliances to approximately 5000 Council housing Properties, throughout Central Bedfordshire. The anticipated contract is to commence 1st April 2016 for the initial period of five years with the option to extend for a further two year period.
Contract : NHF Form of Contract 2011 Gas Appliance servicing and Maintenance Version 6.2 revised and updated in April 2014 TUPE applies to this contract. This is a Restricted process using PQQ (Pre Qualified Questionnaire) and ITT (Invitation to Tender) - At PQQ stage please only submit the PQQ and associated documents, you are NOT required to complete the ITT at this stage.
Any ITT returns that are submitted at PQQ stage will not be considered for evaluation. Help and support The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process.
Key dates
- Commences
- 1st April 2016
Submission
Only bidders who are successful will be invited through to the tender stage where the ITT return is to be submitted.
Contact & helpdesk
The estimated value of the contact is between £650,000 and £730,000 per annum.
Additional details
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 via the correspondence facility through the In-Tend Portal.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
UL VS Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 23 Jun 2026ends 14 Jun 2028£0
total awarded
- 2
M J Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 11 Jun 2026ends 30 Sept 2026£18,870
total awarded
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Central Bedfordshire CouncilKey Dates
Published
23 October 2015
Submission deadline
25 November 2015
Notice type
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