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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Plumbing & Heating Materials

APUC Limited · tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 08:10.

Opportunity overview

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Plumbing & Heating Materials for all Scottish Higher (HE) and Further (FE) Education sector and some other public sector bodies in Scotland. This includes all full members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd, as detailed at: https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/!#/members More details can be found within Appendix E - List of Institutions. The Authority are also seeking to gain a level of price normalisation across the sector. A maximum of 5 Contractors will be appointed per lot.

Classification

  • CPV39715000 — Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
  • CPV39715200 — Heating equipment
  • CPV39715300 — Plumbing equipment
  • CPV42130000 — Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances
  • CPV42131400 — Sanitary taps, cocks
  • CPV44115200 — Plumbing and heating materials
  • CPV44115210 — Plumbing materials
  • CPV44115220 — Heating materials
  • CPV44160000 — Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items
  • CPV44163121 — Heating pipes
  • CPV44167300 — Bends, tees and pipe fittings
  • CPV44411000 — Sanitary ware
  • CPV44411100 — Taps
  • CPV44411300 — Washbasins
  • CPV44411700 — Lavatory seats, covers, bowls and cisterns
  • CPV44620000 — Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts

Lots

  • Lot 1 - Plumbing ConsumablesValue not stated
  • Lot 2 - Heating ProductsValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
EFM1070 AP
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
44115210
Description
Plumbing materials

Lot Details

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Minimum
With reference to 4B.5 of the SPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP Product Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP With reference to 4B.6 of the SPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award: To demonstrate and evidence suitable economic standing, successful Contractors will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent if awarded the Framework Agreement. Alternatively, if the contractor is unable to provide the required accounting information e.g. a new business without the required accounts, then they will be required to provide a bankers letter demonstrating their willingness to support the Contractors organisation over the them of the Framework Agreement. Please refer to section 4B.6 of the SPD.

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Submission of Management Information Following commencement of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor will provide a performance report to The Authority on a quarterly basis to include spend by institution under the Framework Agreement for the reporting period. Contractors must provide the information on a quarterly basis, within 10 working days following the start of each quarter. Data must be uploaded to the website: http://ucsp.ac.uk/ using the template provided (template shall be provided during the lead-in period). The supplied template is the only format permissible and should contain Contractor name, tender reference, total net spend by institution each month. If there has been no spend for the quarter, then this will still require you to log in and record a nil spend return.
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed
Has Electronic Payment
Yes

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
10

Covered By

GPA

Tender Period

Ends
29 Jun 2026, 12:00

Submission terms

Languages

en

Expected award period

Starts
29 Jun 2026, 13:00

Bid Opening

Date
29 Jun 2026, 13:00

Recurrence

Description
The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 - Heating Products
Description
The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of Heating Materials and associated products. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 74.31% (136 out of 183 items) of the products listed in the Core Product List for Lot 2. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
No
Status
active

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
60

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 - Plumbing Consumables
Description
The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of Plumbing Consumables and associated products and materials. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 74.46% (242 out of 325 items) of the products listed in the Core Product List for Lot 1. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
No
Status
active

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
60

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
44115200
Description
Plumbing and heating materials
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
39715200
Description
Heating equipment
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
39715000
Description
Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
44163121
Description
Heating pipes
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
44115220
Description
Heating materials
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
44620000
Description
Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Item 2
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
39715300
Description
Plumbing equipment
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
44115210
Description
Plumbing materials
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
42131400
Description
Sanitary taps, cocks
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
44411000
Description
Sanitary ware
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
44160000
Description
Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
44411300
Description
Washbasins
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
42130000
Description
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
44411100
Description
Taps
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
44411700
Description
Lavatory seats, covers, bowls and cisterns
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
44167300
Description
Bends, tees and pipe fittings

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
APUC Limited
Id
GB-FTS-2420

Identifier

Legal Name
APUC Limited

Address

Street Address
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen
Locality
Stirling
Region
UKM
Postal Code
FK8 2DZ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1314428930

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Education
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
APUC
Id
GB-FTS-182439

Identifier

Legal Name
APUC

Address

Street Address
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre
Locality
Stirling
Postal Code
FK8 2DZ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stirling · UKM · FK8 2DZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 050712-2026tender ·