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Published 20 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

01902 Working at Height Services

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Prison Service

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£141,0632 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Oct 2021awarded 27 Jan 2022
Awarded to K2 specialist services, Pendrich Height Services Ltd2 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Scottish Prison Service has a wide range of working at height activities carried out across its Establishments, and associated access and safety equipment that requires to be fully operational at all times. The Contract shall support this requirement by providing safe and suitable planned activities, and the integrity inspection, test, certification and preventive maintenance and reactive maintenance services in line with SFG20, British Standards, statutory regulations, manufacturer’s instructions and the operational requirements of the Establishment.

CPV: Lightning-protection equipment · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of building installations

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Maintenance of Access & Safety Equipment for Working at HeightRenewal

The SPS has a wide range of working at height activities carried out across its Establishments, and associated access and safety equipment that requires to be fully operational at all times.

The Contract shall support this requirement for Access & Safety Equipment by providing safe and suitable planned activities, and the integrity inspection, test, certification and preventive maintenance and reactive maintenance services in line with SFG20 British Standards, statutory regulations, manufacturer’s instructions and the operational requirements of the Establishment.

Equipment includes ladders, walkways, roof anchors, harnesses, lanyards etc.

The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to a further 3 years.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Optional extension period up to 3 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Maintenance of Lightning Protection SystemsAwardedRenewal

The Scottish Prison Services has a wide range of working at height activities carried out across its Establishments, and associated access and safety equipment that requires to be fully operational at all times.

The Contract shall support this requirement by providing safe and suitable planned activities, and the integrity inspection, test, certification and preventive maintenance and reactive maintenance services its lightning protection systems in line with SFG20, British Standards, statutory regulations, manufacturer’s instructions and the operational requirements of the Establishments.

The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to a further 3 years.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Optional extension period of up to 3 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3High Level Chimney, Flue & General Roof Maintenance ServicesAwardedRenewal

The Scottish Prison Services has a wide range of working at height activities carried out across its Establishments, and associated access and safety equipment that requires to be fully operational at all times.

The Contract shall support this requirement by providing safe and suitable planned activities, and the integrity inspection, test, certification and preventive maintenance and reactive maintenance services its High Level Chimneys, and Flues as well as general roof maintenance services (e.g. gutter cleaning) in line with SFG20, British Standards, statutory regulations, manufacturer’s instructions and the operational requirements of the Establishments.

The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to a further 3 years.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Optional extension period of up to 3 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40
  • Price: 60
Lot distribution rule: Any number of lots
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
Last source update
10 Mar 2022, 09:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
01902
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006538
Classification (CPV)
Lightning-protection equipmentMiscellaneous repair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d759 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Insurances required are Public Liability Insurance of 1 million pounds Employers Liability 5 million pounds Evidence of turnover for previous two financial years. (SC Ref:686414)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
26 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Aug 2021 → 10 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    27 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    26 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Mar 2022, 09:28 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    15 Oct 2021, 09:45 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    15 Oct 2021, 09:45 BST
  3. Deadline moved to 26 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
    15 Oct 2021, 09:45 BST
    +6 days · was 20 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
  4. Deadline published: 20 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
    15 Oct 2021, 09:45 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    10 Mar 2022, 09:28 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.220 Oct 202126 Oct 2021+6 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.720 Oct 202126 Oct 2021+6 d

The tender period has been extended to Tuesday 26th October at 2pm

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-08: 1 release · 20 Aug 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £141,0632 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 27 Jan 2022

Contracts

  • Lot 2 Maintenance of Lightning Protection Systems · K2 specialist servicesSME

    Signed
    27 Jan 2022
    Value
    £34,380
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 High Level Chimney, Flue & General Roof Maintenance Services · Pendrich Height Services LtdSME

    Signed
    27 Jan 2022
    Value
    £106,683
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Maintenance of Lightning Protection Systems3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——
3 · High Level Chimney, Flue & General Roof Maintenance Services2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Prison Service

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officePublic order and safety Calton House, 5 Redheughs Rigg, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9HWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria