Energy Efficiency Installations

Lewisham Council wishes to enter into a framework agreement with a partner or partners to access funding and deliver energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).

UK-London: Building installation work

2013/S 086-145764

Public works concession

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

London Borough of Lewisham
4th Floor, Laurence House, Catford Road
For the attention of: Andy Murray
SE6 4RU London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2083148133
E-mail: andy.murray@lewisham.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2083143092

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.lewisham.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

1.3)Main activity

General public services

1.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

London Borough of Bexley
Bexley Civic Offices, Broadway
DA6 7LB Bexleyheath
UNITED KINGDOM

London Borough of Bromley
Civic Centre, Stockwell Close
BR1 3UH Bromley
UNITED KINGDOM

London Borough of Southwark
PO Box 64529
SE1P 5LX London
UNITED KINGDOM

Royal Borough of Greenwich
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street
SE18 6HQ London
UNITED KINGDOM

South East London Housing Partnership
Floor 5, Hub D, PO Box 64529
SE1P 5LX London
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the concession

II.1)Description of the concession

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Energy Efficiency Installations.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works

Realisation, by whatever means of work, corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting authoritiesNUTS code UKI

Main site or location of works Within the Greater London area.

II.1.3)Short description of the contract:

Lewisham Council wishes to enter into a framework agreement with a partner or partners to access funding and deliver energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). The framework agreement is intended to ensure Lewisham residents benefit from ECO by maximising the level of funding brought into the borough and can also be used by Registered Providers working within Lewisham, as well as neighbouring South East London boroughs.
The Contractor would be expected to build upon our existing successful projects and partnerships across the borough and in particular planned investment in our social housing stock managed.
The framework agreement also covers energy efficiency and carbon reduction activity funded from outside ECO that would be expected to be of mutual benefit. This could include, but is not limited to:
— Installing domestic energy efficiency measures funded from sources accessed by the Contractor, the Council or elsewhere.
— Providing market leading offers to ‘able to pay’ customers, including activity linked to the Green Deal.
— Energy and fuel poverty related advice services.
— Non-domestic energy efficiency works, for example on Council properties, schools, hostels and sheltered housing and so on.
— Promotion and installation of renewable technologies.

II.1.4)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45300000

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The Framework Agreement will be a single provider framework agreement and is being procured by the London Borough of Lewisham. Once the framework agreement has been set up and a contractor appointed onto the framework agreement, other Local Authorities in the South East London sub-region and any Registered Social Landlords with housing stock in the sub-region (“Buyers”) will be able to access the framework agreement. This will be achieved through an Access Agreement to be signed by the London Borough of Lewisham and the accessing party. The Buyers shall include:
— Any registered social landlords with housing stock in the London Borough of Lewisham.
— The London Borough of Bexley and any registered social landlords with housing stock in Bexley.
— The London Borough of Bromley and any registered social landlords with housing stock in Bromley.
— The London Borough of Southwark and any registered social landlords with housing stock in Southwark.
— The London Borough of Greenwich and any registered social landlords with housing stock in Greenwich.
— South East London Housing Partnership (SELHP).
Should any Participating Authority decide to use the Framework Agreement each will enter into an Access Agreement with the Council and the Contractor which will allow each of the Participating Authorities to enter into a call-off contract under the Framework Agreement to enable them to have a direct relationship with the Contractor.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 10 000 000 GBP

II.2.2)Minimum percentage of the works to be awarded to third parties:

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met Any tender may be rejected from a company/organisation who inter alia:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where its affairs are being administered by the court, where it has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where it has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1997 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA respectively;
(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Please refer to Regulation no 23 of the Public Procurement Regulations 2006 (SI No 5) for additional rejection criteria (see http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20060005.htm).

III.1.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met Economic and financial ability of economic operators will be based on the financial proposal submitted, and from an economic operator’s financial strength, financial capacity and financial risk. As part of this analysis, the Council may obtain a current financial assessment from its credit reference agency Dun & Bradstreet (http:// www.dnb.co.uk/). Economic operators will be assessed, amongst other matters, according to the level of risk stipulated by D&B. Any Economic Operator being given a higher than average (or worse) risk rating may be disqualified. Full details are in the Invitation To Tender (ITT) document.

III.1.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met Technical capacity will be examined from the completed tender and supporting documentation, and checking company track record and references in terms of providing, maintaining and emptying textile bring sites. Candidates must have in place acceptable management policies and procedures in terms of Health and Safety, Quality Management, Equality and Diversity, and Environment and Sustainability. Full details are in the Invitation To Tender (ITT) document.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Award criteria:

As stated in the tender documentation.

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

IV.2.2)Time-limit for the submission of applications

Date: 14.6.2013 – 12:00

IV.2.3)Language(s) in which applications may be submitted

English.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.2)Additional information:

V.1) Award criteria:
as stated in the tender documentation.

VI.3)Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:

30.4.2013