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Published 16 Feb 2024, 12:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Inspection and Testing of Emergency Lighting Systems – Area 1

Official notice

Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£440,000exc. VAT45.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2024awarded 11 Jun 2024
Awarded to E.W. Edwardson (Electrical Contractors) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement process is to arrange a Contract for the Inspection and Testing of Emergency Lighting Systems – Area 1 for various Dundee City Council properties.

The works shall comprise the Inspection, Testing, Certification, written reporting and subsequent servicing and maintenance of the Emergency Lighting Systems and associated equipment within various Dundee City Council properties, along with minor and urgent repair works which may have not been foreseen.

CPV: Certification services · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Electricity · Lighting systems · Parts of lamps and lighting equipment · Repair and maintenance of plant · Repair and maintenance services · Technical inspection and testing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This procurement process is to arrange a Contract for the Inspection and Testing of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£440,000

This procurement process is to arrange a Contract for the Inspection and Testing of Emergency Lighting Systems – Area 1 for various Dundee City Council properties.

It is imperative that the contractor has a local office and is 100% confident of meeting response times detailed in section 14 of the specification (see file named “20-50036 EL Area 1 - Spec - Rev A”

The works shall comprise the Inspection, Testing, Certification, written reporting and subsequent servicing and maintenance of the Emergency Lighting Systems and associated equipment within various Dundee City Council properties, along with minor and urgent repair works which may have not been foreseen.

The Works shall include and take into consideration the following:

The routine servicing of emergency lighting systems together with urgent repair works ordered during the period of the contract.

The works shall comprise the servicing and maintenance, written reporting and subsequent repair work of the Emergency Lighting installations within the various Dundee City Council properties listed in this specification, to the requirements and recommendations set out in current applicable British Standards, European Standards & all statutory requirements, for a fixed period as stipulated in the Contract particulars.

The Contractor shall carry out the works as laid out in the specification at Section 12 - Inspection & Test Procedure.

Delivery: Scotland · Dundee
Extensions: After the initial 3 year contract period - options exist for extensions of +1 and +1 years, up to a maximum of 5 years in total.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    All electrical work shall be carried out by a Contractor within an approved body such as National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC) and/or a Trade Association or equivalent and operatives employed on these works shall be suitably qualified and experienced in the testing of emergency lighting installations to the requirements of BS 5266-1: 2016 – a copy of Company accreditation should be supplied with the returned Tender. Contractors are required to be a member of an applicable trade association.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
16 Feb 2024, 12:53 GMT
Last source update
12 Jun 2024, 15:22 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
Contract Ref: DCC/CD/243/23, Job Ref: 20-50036
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018209
Classification (CPV)
Certification servicesElectrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingElectricityLighting systemsParts of lamps and lighting equipmentRepair and maintenance of plantRepair and maintenance servicesTechnical inspection and testing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043ab5 Find a Tender

Publisher note: It is imperative that the contractor has a local office and is 100% confident of meeting response times detailed in section 14 of the specification (see file named “20-50036 EL Area 1 - Spec - Rev A” (SC Ref:769237)

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
20 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Mar 2024 → 12 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    12 Jun 2024, 15:22 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jun 2024, 15:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £239,1371 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
E.W. Edwardson (Electrical Contractors) LimitedSME£239,137 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dundee City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, Scotland, PA1 1ARContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Dundee

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria