Official UK procurement notice
EICR Testing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lothian Health Board
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contractor will be expected to implement a fully comprehensive Schedule of Inspection and Testing (EICR) schedule across NHS Lothian as per the asset listing.
CPV: Electrical services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Lothian utilises SFG 20 to determine suitable workplaces and schedulesAwardedRenewal
NHS Lothian utilises SFG 20 to determine suitable workplaces and schedules.
Work plan ‘44-11 & SHTM 06-23 – Period Inspection and Testing’ defines the requirements of this service.. Each distribution board shall be subject to 5 year inspection and test.
There will be occasions where power cannot be removed from Distribution Boards due to clinical risk. If this event exists, then there is a requirement to carry out Thermal Imaging of Electrical Systems (under 1000VAC) SFG Work plan 44-16 with Earth Loop Impedance test. Prior to this change being implemented it must be agreed by Head of Estates and Hard FM Area Manager and recorded through contract governance.
The SFG 20 work plan is contained within the suite of procurement documents available for download on PCS-Tender.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
SPD [4A1a] Any person(s) undertaking the services will be City & Guilds qualified in the Initial and Periodic Electrical Inspection and Testing (2391), and ITC Level 1 Thermal Certified by the contract start and for the duration of the contract; registration shall be demonstrated within proposal.
NHS has adopted Safe Contractor. The successful bidder must be Safe Contractor registered by the contract start date and for the duration of the Contract, registration shall be demonstrated within proposal
- Economic & financial standing
[4B1.2] Bidders are required to provide their average yearly turnover for the last 3 years.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded
contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
[4B5.1a] - Professional indemnity insurance 5 million GBP
[4B5.1b] - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of 5 million GBP
[4B5.2] - Public Liability Insurance of 10 million GBP
Minimum: [4B1b] Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 300,000 GBP for the last 3 years. Bidders should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. Should these not be available, or should this show financial instability of the organisation, … - Technical & professional ability
[4C1.1/4C1.2] Bidders must provide two examples of services carried out during the past three years that demonstrate experience to deliver the services described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice and the ITT, and in particular:
- a similarly complex estate; &
- with a similar volume of assets, and value of contract.
Examples must demonstrate experience in non-reactive maintenance.
Bidders’ examples should include the following details:
- Detailed description and location of the service.
- Value of the contract/service
- Contract period
- Complexity of estate managed
- Details of multi/complex stakeholder engagement
- Contact details of a reference (this may be used for information purposes only)
This is a pass/fail question, if relevant previous experience and correct level of service is not demonstrated this will result in your tender
being rejected.
4D1]
- Quality Management. The Bidder must have the following:
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO
9001 (or equivalent).
- Health and Safety Procedures. The Bidder must have the following:
A regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or
equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out
responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy mu…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 3 Jun 2024, 12:48 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2024, 15:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
LR3-106-2024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028824- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046cf9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: 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. Objective criteria for ensuring the selection of suitably qualified candidates: This procedure will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) Portal. All queries must be made via the PCS-T messaging system. For further instructions, please refer to the SPD Guidance document attached to this project in PCS-T. We will apply a single stage process: Pre-Qualification via the SPD. The SPD asks bidders general questions; when completing, bidders must have regard for the statements in this Notice that detail specific requirements. Bidders must: a) Pass the Minimum Standards in ESPD Sections 4A, 4B, and 4D in the PCS-T Qualification envelope. Statements for these questions can be found in Sections III.1.1, III.1.2, and III.1.3 of this Notice. TUPE won't apply. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22211. 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: Community Benefits as described within the procurement documents. (SC Ref:777522)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Jul 2024 → 9 Sept 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts6 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published9 Sept 2024, 15:39 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Sept 2024, 15:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Veritas | £150 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 028824-2024-LR3-106-2024-1 · Bureau Veritas
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2024
- Value
- £150
- Period
- … – 5 Aug 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bureau VeritasAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.