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Published 1 Sept 2022, 12:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EC/IR Servicing, Calibration & Gas Provision

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 6 Oct 2022
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

2 lot tender for;

Lot 1 servicing and calibration of Intoximeter EC/IR devices

Lot 2 supply and delivery of calibration gas

  • Recurrence: 6 months prior to contract expiry

CPV: Police services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1servicing and calibration of Intoximeter EC/IR devicesRenewal

Police Scotland require the servicing and calibration of Intoximeter EC/IR devices and the supply of calibration gas.

Lot 1 relates to the servicing and calibration of the EC/IR devices, in order to carry out servicing and calibration of the EC/IR devices a company must be UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited for the servicing of the Intoximeter EC/IR devices

Lot 2 relates to the supply and deliver of suitable calibration gas for the devices.

Delivery: Scotland · All Scotland
Extensions: 6 months prior to contract expiryVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2supply and delivery of calibration gasRenewal

Lot 2 relates to the supply and deliver of suitable calibration gas for the EC/IR devices.

Delivery: Scotland · all Scotland
Extensions: 6 months prior to contract expiryVariant 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 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • technical: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • technical: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    For Lot 1;

    in order to carry out servicing and calibration of the EC/IR devices a company must be UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited for the servicing of the Intoximeter EC/IR devices

  • Economic & financial standing

    It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract indicated below:

    ESPD Question 4B5 Insurances

    Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

    Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.

    Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and in the aggregate. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.

    Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

    ESPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:

    The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the ESPD to allow the A…

  • Technical & professional ability

    Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.

    The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:

    ESPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability

    With reference to the nature and details of the supplies/services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the supplies/services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Closed
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
Yes · 6 months prior to contract expiry
First published
1 Sept 2022, 12:40 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2022, 12:40 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
Proc 22 - 1630
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024427
Classification (CPV)
Police services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0364c2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed below:

Quality – Category Weight (100%)

Contract Outcome

Cost – Category Weight (0%)

Service – Category Weight (0%)

Sustainability – Category Weight (0%)

The above KPIs shall make up the Balanced Scorecard and will be used to score the Contractor`s performance. The Contract Administrator and other relevant stakeholder shall score the Contractor against the expected results using the following scores.

4 - Exceeding Expectations (100)

3 - Meeting Expectations (75)

2 - Minor Concerns (50)

1 - Major Concerns (25)

0 - Not Performing (0)

This shall take place using the Public Contract Scotland Tender Contract and Supplier Management portal yearly, half yearly or monthly depending on the overall risk status of the contract. The risk status shall be confirmed at Contract Award.

Publisher note: Economic Operators Applicable to OJEU Notices: 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. Assessment of Employment Status Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017, the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful tenderer’s detailed employment status. For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation Living Wage Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only. Equality and Diversity Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form. Subcontractor Detail Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to complete this section as part of the ESPD. Data Protection Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22268. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as: - Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships) - SME and social enterprise development - Community engagement As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract. (SC Ref:705246)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
6 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Sept 2022 → 27 Feb 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    1 Sept 2022, 12:40 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    27 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sherriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.