Assistive Technology Installation

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  "date": "2022-07-19T15:55:25+01:00",
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    "name": "South Lanarkshire Council"
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        "description": "South Lanarkshire community alarm service supports around 9000 social work service users to live safely and well within their own homes with approximately 7300 of these service users having dispersed community alarms within their homes.\nAssistive technology is usually linked to either dispersed community alarms or to a stand-alone pager in service users’ homes. These devices automatically alert carers or the community alarm receiving centre of an event or incident.\nThe contract will be procured via the open tendering procedure which is available to all suppliers.\nThe contract will be awarded for a period of 1 year with optional extension of a further 1 year subject to satisfactory performance, financial standing and availability of funding. Additional information: If you are interested in responding to the tender opportunity when it becomes available, please ensure that you are registered with PCS-T.",
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            "description": "Alarm-monitoring services"
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    "title": "Assistive Technology Installation",
    "value": {
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      "date": "2022-08-25T12:00:00+01:00",
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    "description": "South Lanarkshire Council is seeking to engage with the market regarding the installation, repair and removal of assistive technology and linked community alarms/pagers in service users’ homes.\nSouth Lanarkshire community alarm service supports around 9000 social work service users to live safely and well within their own homes with approximately 7300 of these service users having dispersed community alarms within their homes.\nAssistive technology is a range of sensors and devices provided to the most vulnerable of our community alarm service users as part of the arrangements to monitor their welfare, and enhance their support, care, and independence.\nAssistive technology is usually linked to either dispersed community alarms or to a stand-alone pager in service users’ homes. These devices automatically alert carers or the community alarm receiving centre of an event or incident.\nAll installers will need to be PVG approved.",
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    "classification": {
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      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Installation services (except software)"
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    "selectionCriteria": {
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          "description": "SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers\nIt is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Councils satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.\nIf the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.\nSPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership\nWhere it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.\nBidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships."
        },
        {
          "type": "economic",
          "minimum": "The Council will apply the following levels to the ratios to evaluate a Bidders financial status:\nProfitability - if a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio;\nLiquidity - if greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio;\nGearing - if less than or equal to 100% it is considered a pass for this ratio.\nSPD Questions 4B.5 Insurance\nThe Bidder must confirm that they have or will commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following levels of Insurance Cover:\nEmployer’s Liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injuries to employees of the bidder arising out of and in the course of their employment in connection with this contract to the level of 10000000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.\nPublic Liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injury to a person (not an employee of the bidder) or loss of or damage to property resulting from an action or failure to take action by the bidder to the level of 5000000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.\nProfessional Indemnity Insurance covering the failure of the bidder to use the skill and care normally used by professionals providing the services described in this tender to the level of 5000000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.",
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          "description": "SPD Question 4B.4 Economic and Financial Standing\nThe Council will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidders financial status:\nProfitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio;\nLiquidity – this is calculated as current assets less stock and work in progress, divided by current liabilities. If the answer is greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio\nGearing – this is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (short term and long term) divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. If the answer is less than or equal to 100% it is considered a pass for this ratio.\nBidders must provide the name and value of each of the 3 ratios within their response to SPD question 4B.4.\nThe Council requires bidders to pass 2 out of the 3 financial ratios above.\nWhere 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, the Council may take the undernoted into consideration when assessing financial viability and the risk to the Council, providing that the Bidder can supply evidence to substantiate any of the mitigating criteria when requested to do so. The following list is not exhaustive and other criteria may be considered where proposed by a bidder as mitigating factors:\nWould the bidder have passed the checks if prior year accounts had been used?\nWere any of the poor appraisal outcomes \"marginal\"?\nDoes the bidder operate in a market which, traditionally, requires lower liquidity or higher debt finance?\nDoes the bidder have sufficient reserves to sustain losses for a number of years?\nDoes the bidder have a healthy cashflow?\nIs the bidder profitable enough to finance the interest on its debt?\nIs most of the bidder's debt owed to group companies?\nIs the bidder's debt due to be repaid over a number of years, and affordable?\nHave the bidder's results been adversely affected by \"one off costs\" and / or \"one off accounting treatments\"?\nDo the bidder's auditors (where applicable) consider it to be a \"going concern\"?\nWill the bidder provide a Parent Company Guarantee?\nIs the bidder the single supplier/source of the Goods/Works/Services in the marketplace?\nThe Council will request submission of and assess the bidders financial accounts, and may use financial verification systems to validate the information provided.\nSPD Question 4B.5 Insurance\nThe bidder must confirm that they have or will commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following Insurances:\nEmployers Liability Insurance\nPublic Liability Insurance\nProfessional Indemnity Insurance"
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          "description": "SPD Question 4C.1.2  Technical and Professional Ability\nIt is a requirement of this tender that the Bidder can demonstrate in their response to question 4C.1.2 that they have held contracts of similar nature, size and value to those mentioned in Specification, within the last three years. A minimum of 3 examples and a maximum of 5 examples should be provided.\nThe Council reserves the right to verify any information supplied with the relevant Company / Authority.\nSPD Question 4C.6  Technical and Professional Ability (Qualifications)\nThe bidding company (or individual if a sole trader) and any subcontractor used by them to deliver services as part of the contract must hold PVG declaration; all individuals who will be engaged in the delivery of the contract must be appropriately vetted in accordance with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.\nSPD Question 4C.10  Technical and Professional Ability (Sub-Contracting)\nBidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract."
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    "submissionMethodDetails": "http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure"
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      "name": "South Lanarkshire Council",
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        "locality": "Hamilton",
        "postalCode": "ML3 0AA",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Council Headquarters, Almada Street"
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      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk",
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            "scheme": "COFOG",
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      "contactPoint": {
        "url": "http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk",
        "name": "Marie McGowan",
        "email": "marie.mcgowan@southlanarkshire.gov.uk",
        "telephone": "+44 1698454184"
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      "name": "Hamilton Sheriff Court",
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      "address": {
        "locality": "Hamilton",
        "postalCode": "ML3 0BT",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.scotscourts.gov.uk"
      },
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        "legalName": "Hamilton Sheriff Court"
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  "description": "SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities\nBidders are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon\nSPD Question 2.D.1 Subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely\nBidders to complete a shortened version of the SPD for each Subcontractor on whose capacity the bidder does not rely on\nExclusion Criteria\nEconomic 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.\nSPD Questions 3A – 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds. SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All exclusion grounds will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. For mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the Council of the self cleansing measures undertaken. For discretionary exclusion grounds a bid may be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self cleansing measures undertaken.\nDeclarations and Certificates\nIn an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope.\nAll certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T.\nSPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate\nSPD Question 3D.3 Human Rights Act Declaration\nDeclaration Section *Form of Tender\nSPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate\nSPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates\nSPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration\nSPD Question 4C.6 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Declaration\nSPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration\nDeclaration Section Health and Safety Questionnaire\nDeclaration Section Equalities\n*The ‘Form of Offer to Tender’ must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Commercial Envelope.\nIn the case of an open tender, the other Declarations listed above are not required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will be requested by the Council following the conclusion of  evaluation of Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes and prior to award of the tender.\nFailure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the SPD will invalidate the bid. In this scenario the Council will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on until a fully compliant bidder is identified.\nContract Notice Review Bodies\nFollowing instruction from Scottish Government and agreement from SLC Legal Services, please detail the review bodies on the Notice pages as follows:\nVI.3) Additional Information\nPlease note, the alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is:\nCourt of Session\nParliament House\nParliament Square\nEdinburgh\nEH1 1RQ\n+44 1312252595\nsupreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk\nThe buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21837. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343\nA sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363\nCommunity benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/\nA summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:\nThe Council is committed to securing Community Benefits through its contracts.\nBidders are required to detail any Community Benefits you wish to offer the Council as part of your bid.\n(SC Ref:700522)",
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