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Published 22 Jun 2023, 15:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EDC/2023/3771 - Coal Tar Testing Services

Official notice

Authority: East Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2023awarded 6 Nov 2023
Awarded to Mattest Site Services Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

EDC, as the Employer, requires a suitably qualified and experienced materials testing consultant (the Supplier) to carry out testing for the presence of coal tar in advance of resurfacing works on both carriageways and footways. The areas to be tested will be issued to the Supplier in the form of proposed Work Orders which will individually detail the areas to be tested. In return the Supplier will carry out coring and testing for the presence of coal tar and submit reports of their findings to the Employer.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The following is a summary of the scope of Services the Supplier provides under this…AwardedRenewal

The following is a summary of the scope of Services the Supplier provides under this contract.

  1. Coring through the existing carriageways and footways.
  2. PAK Testing and PAH Testing (if necessary) of the cores taken.
  3. Reporting on the presence of coal tar in advance of potential resurfacing works.
  4. Reinstatement core hole with Highways Authority Product Approval scheme (hereinafter abbreviated to “HAPAS”) approved material. Additional information: 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.
Delivery: Scotland · Local government area of East Dunbartonshire.
Extensions: The Term Contract will endure for an initial period of three years with an option to extend it (either singly or in phases) for a further period of up to one year after the expiry of the initial period, at the sole discretion of the Council.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: 75Price: 70Environmental: 25
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Management of the Contract: 25
  • Recent Participation: 20
  • Providing the Services: 25
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 70
  • Health, Safety & Environment: 25
Published award criteria (6)
  • Management of the Contract: 25%
  • Recent Participation: 20%
  • Providing the Services: 25%
  • Health, Safety & Environment: 25%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The relevant selection criteria for Suitability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.

    Minimum level(s) of standards

    East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Suitability on a PASS/FAIL basis as follows:

    FAIL = Bidder is not enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established i.e. Registrar of Companies (Companies House).

    PASS = Bidder is enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established i.e. Registrar of Companies (Companies House).

    Failure of a bidder to achieve a PASS against any of the assessed questions will automatically result in its exclusion from the procurement exercise.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria for Economic and Financial Standing is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice and outlined below:

    SPD 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 1,200,000 GBP for the last three years.

    SPD 4B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

    SPD 4B.5. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.

    Public Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.

    Professional Indemnity Insurance = 2,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.

    Minimum: East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Economic and Financial Standing on a PASS/FAIL basis as follows: FAIL = Response fails to meet the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council. PASS = Response meets the selection criteria…
  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria for Technical and Professional Ability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.

    Minimum: East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to SPD (Scotland) question 4C.1.2 and 4C.3 as follows: FAIL = Nil or inadequate response which fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to this criterion or the response is partially relevant but gener…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 170 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. Quality carries 75 of 170: the paper moves it further than 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
22 Jun 2023, 15:03 BST
Last source update
16 Nov 2023, 10:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
EDC/2023/3771
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033884
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dbb5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:750593)

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
24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Jul 2023 → 16 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 Nov 2023, 10:35 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Nov 2023, 10:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mattest Site Services Ltd.SME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The following is a summary of the scope of Services the Supplier provides under this…3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£328,650 – £337,612
Whole notice———£328,650 – £337,612

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Dunbartonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEnvironmental protection Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G66 1TJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Clerks OfficeReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.