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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Aberdeen City Council

Woodhill House, Westburn Road

Aberdeen

AB16 5GB

Email

mashaw [at] aberdeencity.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1467539600

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

Buyer's address

I.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

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

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Energy Advice Services 2026

Reference number

CRN00044128

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This is an ITT to provide Energy Advice 740Services. The Council requires a supplier to carry out the provision of a free impartial information, advice and support service on all aspects of fuel poverty and energy efficiencies. This is in order to help alleviate fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of housing, maximise residents’ income and reduce carbon emissions within the local area

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Main site or place of performance

Aberdeen City

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Energy Advice[GS2.1] Services. The Council requires a supplier to carry out the provision of a free impartial information, advice and support service on all aspects of fuel poverty and energy efficiencies. This is in order to help alleviate fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of housing, maximise residents’ income and reduce carbon emissions within the local area,

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Provision of Goods, Services, Works / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Resources / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability & Community Benefits / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work Practices / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Environmental Wellbeing (Climate Change Duties) / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 10

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend by further 24 months.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

In addition to any financial standing requirements within the SPD (Scotland) for each tender submission, the Council may conduct a financial appraisal based on the most recent filed accounts/credit check and by considering financial ratios produced in this appraisal alongside the total value of the contract. This allows the Council to assess the financial stability to undertake the contract.

Should the result from the Contractor not demonstrate appropriate financial standing and identify areas of concern or risk, further account related information may be requested for further assessment. The Council reserves the right not to award contracts beyond the demonstrated financial standing.

The Council reserves the right to make judgement upon the financial stability of any Bidder and to disqualify them on this basis if they are deemed not to be financially stable. The Council reserves the right to make judgement upon whether a Bidder is unable to comply with any mandatory requirement and in such instances the Response may be deemed invalid and disqualified from the evaluation process. The Council also reserves the right to revisit any checks on Financial Sustainability throughout the duration of the contract.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

The Bidder must confirm that staff proposed for delivery of the Contract hold all mandatory qualifications, registrations or accreditations required by law or industry standards to perform the Services.

As a minimum requirement Energy Advisors should have or be working towards City & Guilds Energy Awareness 6281-01 and City & Guilds Renewable Energy in the Home 6281-02.

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

7. Performance Targets / KPIs

- A minimum of 1200 home visits to residents’ homes per year.

2000 referrals to be made to other organisations on an annual basis

1200 Fuel poverty details to be taken annually.

Public engagement events attended annually, 100.

= Number of home visits;

- Number of householders taken out of fuel poverty following assistance

- Fuel bill savings of interventions;

- Carbon savings of interventions;

- Energy efficiency improvements of households

- Levels of grant funding secured;

- Ratio of income to fuel bill expenditure for each householder, before and after use of service;

- Number of unique households supported/engaged;

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

2 September 2026

Local time

12:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

10 September 2026

Local time

12:00pm

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Support the local economy and use local installers as far as possible

Create local job opportunities and support apprenticeship opportunities in the local community

(SC Ref:838912)

Download the ESPD document here:

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Castle Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1WP

Country

United Kingdom