Repair and Maintenance of Air Conditioning and Cooling Systems

The Contract has been awarded to cover the repair and maintenance of all air conditioning, cooling and refrigeration plant throughout the University Estate as described within the Specification. From time to time there may be a requirement for upgrading existing systems or the installation of new plant and equipment. All new systems must be backwards compatible.

The term of the Contract shall be for a period of three (3) years commencing on 01st August 2016 with an optional extension for up to two further 12-month periods. The maximum Contract duration is therefore five (5) years.

This requirement is not split into Lots. The need to coordinate the different contractors for the lots could seriously risk undermining the proper execution of the contract.

The Qualification Assessment was scored on a Pass/Fail basis in accordance with the standard qualification questions implemented by the Crown Commercial Services (CCS)/Cabinet Office and as detailed in the Scoring Methodology (Appendix 1). The requirements here included: • The Tenderer must have a minimum annual turnover of £1.5M • The Tenderer must have a Credit Safe Score of ≥30 • The Successful Contractor must have £5m Public Liability Insurance • The Successful Contractor must have £5m Employer’s Liability Insurance • The Tenderer must be F-Gas Registered • The Tenderer must hold an accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS OHSAS 18001 / a relevant Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) certificate • The Tenderer must be a member of the Institute of Refrigeration (or EU Equivalent body) • The Tenderer must hold ISO 14001 • The Tenderer must hold ISO 9001 • The Tenderer must be able to arrive on site within 1 hour of receiving an emergency call-out request • All Engineers must have minimum NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) and 3 years post-qualification experience

The deadline for submissions was 23rd June 2016, 9am.