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Published 17 Nov 2022, 12:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework for the Provision of Vehicle Body Repairs

Official notice

Authority: South Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£980,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2022awarded 19 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has an ongoing requirement for the Provision of Vehicle Body Repairs for use by South Lanarkshire Council Fleet Services.

The Provision shall include Vehicle Body Repairs to the Council’s fleet of approximately 1700 vehicles. All Vehicle Body Repairs shall be covered by those contractors appointed to the Framework Agreement as the Council does not have an in house facility to undertake this requirement.

This procurement requires to be progressed to enable operational delivery of key actions by achieving efficient and effective use of Resources in accordance with both the Council Plan and Fleet and Environmental Services Service Annual Statement.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
8 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1It is proposed a Framework shall be awarded via open procedure on the basis of the…AwardedPublished value£980,000

It is proposed a Framework shall be awarded via open procedure on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender(s) if possible, to a minimum of three contractors per category of vehicle.

The criteria discussed and agreed for the Framework Agreement is suppliers must meet the minimum essential requirements (SPD), those who do shall thereafter be evaluated and thereafter appointment to the Framework Agreement on the basis of MEAT, Award Criteria 40% Quality/60% Cost.

It is the intention to include all suppliers who meet the requirements on the Framework on the basis of limited supplier market and capacity. Suppliers will be ranked per category of vehicle on the Framework with works allocated on a direct award basis taking consideration of work already allocated and capacity of supplier. This process shall be fully described in a Framework User Guide.

Delivery: Scotland
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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    There are a number of questions/statements that have been included in the Contract Notice and within the Qualification Envelope which detail the minimum requirements that Bidders must be able to evidence for participation in this tender and ultimately will be required to evidence prior to any award being made. There are in addition further statements made that simply provide relevant information relating to the tender itself.

    These questions and statements form an integral part of the Single Procurement Document (the SPD) which the Council has decided to implement for all tenders in excess of 50K in value.

    SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities

    Bidders are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon

    SPD Question 2.D.1 Subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely

    Bidders are required to complete a shortened version of the SPD for each Subcontractor on whose capacity the bidder does not rely on

    Exclusion Criteria

    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.

    SPD Questions 3A – 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All the exclusion grounds will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. For the mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a…

  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: SPD Question 4B.4 Economic and Financial Standing The Council will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidders financial status: Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for thi…
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.
  • “Framework for the Provision of Vehicle Body Repairs” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Nov 2022, 12:27 GMT
Last source update
11 Jul 2023, 09:53 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
SLC/PS/COMENT/22/004
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019715
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM95)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038611 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Court of Session

Parliament House

Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

+44 1312252595

[email protected]

Publisher note: Declarations and Certificates In an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope. All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T. SPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate SPD Question 3D.3 Human Rights Act Declaration Declaration Section *Form of Tender SPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate SPD Question 4C.6 Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence Declaration SPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates SPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration SPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration *The ‘Form of Offer to Tender’ must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Commercial Envelope. In the case of an open tender, the other Declarations listed above will not be required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will instead be requested by the Council following the conclusion of the evaluation of the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes and prior to the award of the tender. Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the SPD will invalidate the bid. In this scenario the Council will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on until a fully compliant bidder is identified. (SC Ref:738346)

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
Appointment period ends
19 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Dec 2022 → 11 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    11 Jul 2023, 09:53 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Jul 2023, 09:53 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jun 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 019715-2023-SLC/PS/COMENT/22/004-1

    Signed
    19 Jun 2023
    Value
    £980,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton, Scotland, ML3 0AAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body haContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Agmors Coachwork LtdFramework contractor 620 south st, Whiteinch, glasgow, Scotland, G14 0TR
  • Bustec LtdFramework contractor 22 Melford Road, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, ml4 3lr
  • Riverside Truck RentalFramework contractor 1 Clark Way, Bellshill Ind Est, Motherwell, Scotland, ML4 3NX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.