Abri Group Limited

Abri

Collins House Bishopstoke Road Eastleigh

Hampshire

SO50 6AD

UK

Contact person: Sharon Hunt

Telephone: +44 01707339800

E-mail: gfp@echelonconsultancy.co.uk

Main address: https://greenerfuturespartnership.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45191

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  

Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:  

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

electronically via:  https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=58648&B=ECHELON

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

Body governed by public law

Housing and community amenities

Greener Futures Partnership Decarbonisation Delivery Framework

Reference number:  ECH 1205

Greener Futures Partnerships (GFP) are procuring a National framework of suitably qualified constructors and consultants for the delivery of retrofit works and services. As well as creating a route to market, GFP aspire to create a truly collaborative framework where all parties contribute and continually develop best practice in the field of decarbonisation. The Framework will be for a total of 7 years (4+3) to enable delivery of the works supported by the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and will be open to all Contracting Authorities in England and Wales to access. GFP intend to procure a separate Decarbonisation Delivery Framework for the delivery of retrofit works and services in Scotland, which will be the subject of a separate Contract Notice and procurement process conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (Scotland) 2015. Abri will be the CA for the purposes of this procurement who enters into the Framework Agreement with successful Suppliers.

Tenders may be submitted for  maximum number of lots: 5

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer:  5

Construction Works (up to £5m) North England & North Wales

Lot No:  1a

Lot 1a will cover Decarbonisation Construction works up to £5m in North England and North Wales.
Work under this Lot 1 could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (up to £5m) Midlands and Mid Wales

Lot No:  1b

Lot 1b will cover Decarbonisation Construction works up to £5m in the Midlands and Central Wales.
Work under this could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (up to £5m) South West England and South Wales

Lot No:  1c

Lot 1c will cover Decarbonisation Construction works up to £5m in South West England and South Wales.
Work under this could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (up to £5m) South and East England

Lot No:  1d

Lot 1d will cover Decarbonisation Construction works up to £5m in South and East England.
Work under this lot could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (up to £5m) London

Lot No:  1e

Lot 1e will cover Decarbonisation Construction works up to £5m in London.
Work under this Lot could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (over £2m) North England and North Wales

Lot No:  2a

Lot 2a will cover Decarbonisation Construction works over £2m in North England and North Wales.
Work under this lot could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (over £2m) Midlands and Mid Wales

Lot No:  2b

Lot 2b will cover Decarbonisation Construction works over £2m in Midlands and Central Wales.
Work under this lot could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (over £2m) South West England and South Wales

Lot No:  2c

Lot 2c will cover Decarbonisation Construction works over £2m in South West England and South Wales.
Work under this lot could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (over £2m) South and East England

Lot No:  2d

Lot 2d will cover Decarbonisation Construction works over £2m in South and East England.
Work under this lot could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Construction Works (over £2m) London

Lot No:  2e

Lot 2e will cover Decarbonisation Construction works over £2m in London.
Work under this lot could include Solar PV and Battery, Heat Pumps, Electric Heaters, Heat and Hot Water Controller, Mechanical Extract, Solid Floor Insulation, Low Energy, Lighting, Internal Wall Insulation, Suspended Floor Insulation, Loft Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Pitched Roof Insulation, Flat Roof Insulation, Windows, Front Doors, Hydrogen Boilers, Gas Boilers, Biomass, Combined Heating and Power and External Wall Insulation.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Consultancy Work - North England and North Wales

Lot No:  3a

Lot 3a will cover Decarbonisation Consultancy work in North England and North Wales.
Work under this lot could include provision of Managed Services including Retrofit lead generation and management to deliver eligible Customer referrals, Programme management to deliver eligible installations, Retrofit Advice, Assessment and Coordination Pre-Works, Retrofit Coordination and Evaluation, Deliver air permeability test to a dwelling, Deliver damp survey to a dwelling, Deliver thermographic image survey to a dwelling, Deliver EPR, Air Tightness Test and could also include the provision of interim support in some roles including Retrofit Coordinator, Retrofit Advisor, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Designer, Retrofit Evaluator, Project Administrator

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Consultancy Work - Midlands and Mid Wales

Lot No:  3b

Lot 3b will cover Decarbonisation Consultancy work in Midlands and Central Wales.
Work under this lot could include provision of Managed Services including Retrofit lead generation and management to deliver eligible Customer referrals, Programme management to deliver eligible installations, Retrofit Advice, Assessment and Coordination Pre-Works, Retrofit Coordination and Evaluation, Deliver air permeability test to a dwelling, Deliver damp survey to a dwelling, Deliver thermographic image survey to a dwelling, Deliver EPR, Air Tightness Test and could also include the provision of interim support in some roles including Retrofit Coordinator, Retrofit Advisor, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Designer, Retrofit Evaluator, Project Administrator

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Consultancy Work - South West England and South Wales

Lot No:  3c

Lot 3c will cover Decarbonisation Consultancy work in South West England and South Wales.
Work under this lot could include provision of Managed Services including Retrofit lead generation and management to deliver eligible Customer referrals, Programme management to deliver eligible installations, Retrofit Advice, Assessment and Coordination Pre-Works, Retrofit Coordination and Evaluation, Deliver air permeability test to a dwelling, Deliver damp survey to a dwelling, Deliver thermographic image survey to a dwelling, Deliver EPR, Air Tightness Test and could also include the provision of interim support in some roles including Retrofit Coordinator, Retrofit Advisor, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Designer, Retrofit Evaluator, Project Administrator

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Consultancy Work - South and East England

Lot No:  3d

Lot 3d will cover Decarbonisation Consultancy work in South and East England.
Work under this lot could include provision of Managed Services including Retrofit lead generation and management to deliver eligible Customer referrals, Programme management to deliver eligible installations, Retrofit Advice, Assessment and Coordination Pre-Works, Retrofit Coordination and Evaluation, Deliver air permeability test to a dwelling, Deliver damp survey to a dwelling, Deliver thermographic image survey to a dwelling, Deliver EPR, Air Tightness Test and could also include the provision of interim support in some roles including Retrofit Coordinator, Retrofit Advisor, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Designer, Retrofit Evaluator, Project Administrator

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Consultancy Work - London

Lot No:  3e

Lot 3e will cover Decarbonisation Consultancy work in North England and North Wales.
Work under this lot could include provision of Managed Services including Retrofit lead generation and management to deliver eligible Customer referrals, Programme management to deliver eligible installations, Retrofit Advice, Assessment and Coordination Pre-Works, Retrofit Coordination and Evaluation, Deliver air permeability test to a dwelling, Deliver damp survey to a dwelling, Deliver thermographic image survey to a dwelling, Deliver EPR, Air Tightness Test and could also include the provision of interim support in some roles including Retrofit Coordinator, Retrofit Advisor, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Designer, Retrofit Evaluator, Project Administrator

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Description of options:

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  120

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:  The framework includes an option to extend for a further 3 years beyond the initial 4 year term to align with the Government target of 2030 for retrofit and decarbonisation work.

Date:  28/02/2023

Local time:  12:00

Duration in months : 6  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Date:  28/02/2023

Local time:  12:00

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.
There is an intentionally large overlap between the band values for Lot 1a-e and Lot 2a-e. Where works to be carried out under the call off contract are estimated to have a value that falls in the overlap value between Lots 1a-e and 2a-e, the GFP member/Authorised User awarding the contract shall, at its complete discretion, be entitled to:
(i) award the contract by direct selection under the Framework Lot of it's choosing, in accordance with the provisions of the Framework
(ii) award the contract via a mini-competition under the Framework Lot of its choosing; or
(iii) award the contract via a mini-competition between all of the Framework suppliers appointed to the Framework Lots in question that are capable of carrying out the particular contract.
Where there is insufficient interest for a particular Call Off Contract under Lots 1a-e or 2a-e, the GFP Members/Authorised User may seek expressions of interest from the Framework Suppliers appointed to the corresponding regional Framework Lot. E.g., if the GFP Member/Authorised User wishes to award a contract under Lot 1a but considers there is insufficient interest for the contract from the suppliers appointed to that Lot it may seek expressions of interest from the suppliers appointed to Lot 2a. Whether there is "insufficient interest" for a contract will be determined by the GFP Member/Authorised User making the award, having regard to the requirements of it's own financial regulations and standing orders, and any other relevant matters.
It is intended that a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be procured at a later date to compliment the Framework and provide access to emerging technology.
The framework is to operate across England and Wales and will be open to the following organisations to access via an Access Agreement between the supplier, Abri and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who GFP has appointed to administer the framework on its behalf.
In addition to the GFP members, the following "Authorised Users" will be entitled to use this framework:
(i) any entity within the same group of companies as a GFP Member from time to time;
(ii) any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom from time to time (including Registered Providers, local authorities and Arm’s Length Management Organisations) A list of the current registered providers of social housing can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing/list-of-registered-providers-14-april-2022-accessible-version ;
(iii) any other “contracting authority” in the UK as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015; and
(iv) any supply chain member of a GFP member or of any of the above organisations.
Note that the estimated values given in this Notice are estimates only. Actual values may vary depending on how many organisations decide to access and call off contracts under the Framework.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with all or any part of the Framework Agreement. The Contracting Authority will not, under any circumstances, reimburse any expense incurred by suppliers in participating in this procurement exercise or in preparing their tender submissions.
With reference to Lots 1a-e and Lots 2a-e, Bidders can only bid for a specific region under Lot 1 or Lot 2, but not both (i.e. you can not bid for Lot 1a and Lot 2a, only 1a or 2a)
Therefore, the maximum number of bids that could be submitted by any one Bidder for Lots 1 and 2 is five, and the maximum number of bids that would be awarded to any one Bidder is five.
This is further explained in the procurement documents, specifically the Lot Bidding Form section 1.1

High Court of England and Wales

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

High Court of England and Wales

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

The Contracting Authority will observe a 10-day stand still period following the award to the framework and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

UK