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Published 2 Dec 2022, 13:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Audit Scotland Cleaning Services

Official notice

Authority: Audit Scotland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£265,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jan 2023awarded 21 Mar 2023
Awarded to Perfect Clean Edinburgh Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of works in this Specification covers cleaning services, including window cleaning, internal glazed partition cleaning, and removal of waste to common area in buildings.

CPV: Office cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Audit Scotland, “the Authority” is seeking to engage a Cleaning Service Contractor to…AwardedRenewal

Audit Scotland, “the Authority” is seeking to engage a Cleaning Service Contractor to be responsible for all cleaning activities associated with the offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow with the ability to:

  • Service modern professional open plan offices (including internal windows and

glass partitions)

  • Deliver a high standard of service within a standard office working environment
  • Clean a variety of different surfaces including specialist finishes
  • Implement sustainability
  • Deliver best practice solutions

This includes the administration, management, and co-ordination of all services and supplies to deliver the cleaning service.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: the option to extend for a further 24 months will applyVariant 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
Quality: 80Price: 30Environmental: 20
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Service Delivery: 15
  • Policies, Systems and Health and Safety: 20
  • Business Continuity: 20
  • Mobilisation: 10
  • Customer Relationship: 10
  • Fair Work Practices: 5
  • Cost: 30
  • Environmental and Sustainability: 20
Published award criteria (8)
  • Service Delivery: 15%
  • Policies, Systems and Health and Safety: 20%
  • Business Continuity: 20%
  • Environmental and Sustainability: 20%
  • Mobilisation: 10%
  • Customer Relationship: 10%
  • Fair Work Practices: 5%
  • Cost: 30%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: 4B.6 -Bidders must demonstrate Current Ratio values for the most recent two years and it is a minimum requirement that the ratios are within the acceptable range of not less than 0.8. The Ratio is to be calculated as follows: Total Net Current Assets/Total Net Current Liabilities…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
2 Dec 2022, 13:18 GMT
Last source update
22 Mar 2023, 16:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
2022/SD/CAP
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008385
Classification (CPV)
Office cleaning services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a31 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The Contract will be subject to a performance management system with KPI's.

Publisher note: real Living Wage - Tenderers are asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. Please note that tenderers who fail to answer “Yes” to this question will not have their tender considered further or proceed to the Price/Quality ratio calculation. Data Protection - Response must achieve a minimum moderated average 2 or higher score. Please note that tenderers who fail to achieve a 2 to this question will not have their tender considered further or proceed to the Price/Quality ratio calculation. Site Visits - 1 x Pre-tender site visit. Should Tenderers wish to attend a pre-tender site visit to be able to view the sites prior to submitting their tender submission, please note the following day and times for such visits: Edinburgh – 15th December 2022 at 12:00 pm Glasgow – 16th December 2022 at 12:00 pm Please contact: [email protected] to confirm your attendance at both site visits. Audit Scotland shall confirm arrangements to the site visits on the PCS portal no later than 9th December 2022. (SC Ref:726851)

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
20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jan 2023 → 22 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 Mar 2023, 16:15 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Mar 2023, 16:15 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £102,1691 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 85 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Perfect Clean Edinburgh LtdSME£102,169 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Audit Scotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawAudit 102 West Port, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9DNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Perfect Clean Edinburgh LtdAwarded supplier Centre House, Midlothian Innovation Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH25 9REContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.