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Published 16 Dec 2021, 11:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CT2837 Half Hourly Meter Operator

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£350,000exc. VAT · 1 value update6.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2021awarded 24 Feb 2022
Awarded to SP Dataserve Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) wish to put a contract in place with a single Contractor for the provision of a Half Hourly Meter Operator (MOP) and a Data Collection/Data Aggregator (DC/DA) for the Council’s half hourly settled supplies. This will include 00 profile classes along with 05-08 profile classes.

CPV: Electricity meters · Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
Delivery: Scotland · City of Edinburgh
Extensions: Contract will be let for 5 (five) years, with an option to extend for 5 (five) more on a rolling basis dependant on performance.Variant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    SPD features Question 4D.1.2 It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations are an ELEXON BSC party. Tendering Organisations are required to provide certification of membership, accreditation or SVG Qualification that allows it and its staff to operate within the Industry.

    Where a Bidder does not demonstrate that it is an ELEXON BSC party, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition. www.elexon.co.uk/reference/market-entry/ ↗

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.5 - Tenderers are required to hold, or commit to obtaining prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    o a. Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - 5m GBP

    o b. Public Liability Insurance - 10m GBP

    o c. Professional Indemnity - 5m GBP

    Where a Tenderer does not hold or commit to obtaining the types and levels of insurance indicated, the Council will exclude the Tenderer from the competition

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
16 Dec 2021, 11:15 GMT
Last source update
11 Mar 2022, 13:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
CT2837
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006715
Classification (CPV)
Electricity metersRepair and maintenance services of electricity meters
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f71e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:685555)

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
16 Dec 2021, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Dec 2021, 11:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Dec 2021 → 11 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Dec 2021, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    16 Dec 2021, 11:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    11 Mar 2022, 13:01 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2021
  1. Published value published: £350,000
    16 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    16 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    16 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
  4. Deadline moved to 16 Dec 2021, 11:00 GMT
    16 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
    +0 days · was 16 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2022, 13:01 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.216 Dec 202116 Dec 2021+0 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.716 Dec 202116 Dec 2021+0 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.216 Dec 202116 Dec 2021+0 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.716 Dec 202116 Dec 2021+0 d

An additional hour has been added onto the submission deadline to resolve an acknowledged IT fault with the SPD module of the PCS website.

Due to an IT error blocking some submission to the Postbox, the original deadline was extended until 12pm to allow PCS to ascertain the cause of the issue. The issue has now been found and resolved within the SDP module on the website. As this caused a 1 hour delay in site access, a new deadline of 13:00 (1pm) 16/12/2021 has been set for any Tenderer's affected to submit Tenders for this procureme…

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-12: 1 release · 16 Dec 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £372,8001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SP Dataserve Ltd£372,800 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 006715-2022-CT2837-1 · SP Dataserve Ltd

    Signed
    24 Feb 2022
    Value
    £372,800
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SP DataserveAwarded supplier 320 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 5ADContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria