Fire Alarm & Security Systems Maintenance & Repair

SPD [4A1a] Suppliers will be BAFE SP203-1 Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems registered 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

Bidders must confirm and provide evidence, that they hold

BESA, NICEIC, ASFP, Institution of Fire Engineers, NSI Accreditation, Safe Contractor Accreditations, Fire Industry Association (or equivalents.)

[4B1b] Bidders are required to provide their average yearly turnover for the last 3 years.

Bidders should confirm that total revenue derived directly from NHS Lothian, including this contract, would not exceed 40% of their total average yearly turnover.

[4B4] Bidders will require to provide the following ratios for the three most recent financial years.

• Current Ratio (Liquidity Ratio) of the Company (total current assets divided by total current liabilities) — Acceptable Range is >0.99
• Net Profit Margin of the Company (net profits divided by revenue x100) -- Acceptable Range is >0 (i.e. positive)

These ratios will be used to assess the Bidders financial strength and security. This is a Pass/Fail requirement. Failure to provide this information will result in your bid being rejected.

Bidders should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. Should these not be available, or should this show financial instability of the organisation, this may result in a Fail.

[4B5b] - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of 5 million GBP

[4B5c] - Public Liability Insurance of 2 million GBP

[4B6] Where the Bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the Bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract.

[4C1.1/4C1.2] Bidders must provide three 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 fire and security systems, and value of contract.

Examples should demonstrate experience of reactive, non-reactive maintenance and working on closed protocol systems.

Bidders’ examples should include the following details:

• Detailed description and location of the service (including detail of whether the service was reactive or non-reactive)
• 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.

[4C6] Bidders must demonstrate that they have the relevant qualifications, continued professional development and competence within their team, to deliver contracts similar in size and complexity to this contract. Your response should include information the number of Engineers and Account Managers are developed and supported in their role.

This is a pass/fail question, if demonstrable and clear evidence your tender will be rejected.

[4D1] Quality Management. The Bidder must have the …