Colville Heat Network - Metering and Billing Services Contract

Suppliers must meet the Authority’s Conditions of Participation relating to legal standing and economic and financial capacity. This includes confirmation of eligibility and exclusion grounds, registration on the Central Digital Platform, minimum financial turnover requirements, appropriate insurance cover, compliance with data protection and cybersecurity obligations, and adherence to applicable legislation including the Modern Slavery Act 2015. These requirements will be assessed on a pass/fail basis at selection stage.

Suppliers must demonstrate the technical and professional ability to deliver the contract requirements, including relevant experience, systems capability, delivery capacity and service performance. Where specific standards, certifications or qualifications are referenced, the Authority will accept equivalent qualifications, standards or evidence demonstrating equivalent capability. Assessment will be undertaken in accordance with the Procurement Specific Questionnaire.

Suppliers will be selected to tender based on their responses to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), including satisfaction of the Conditions of Participation and assessment of relevant experience, technical capability, delivery capacity, customer service approach and social value. Only suppliers meeting all mandatory requirements and achieving the highest scores at selection stage will be invited to submit a tender.