Official UK procurement notice
Installation and Maintenance of Network Cabling & Related Services
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council has an on-going requirement for the Installation & Maintenance of Network Cabling and Related Services (including works to small phone systems) across the full estate of Council properties (office accommodation, schools, libraries, training facilities, community centres, etc.) including the Islands of Arran & Cumbrae.
The Council is seeking to appoint a suitable technically competent Contractor to meet this requirement. This will be as a framework agreement and there will be no guaranteed volumes of business
CPV: Installation services (except software) · Installation services of communications equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1North Ayrshire Council has an on-going requirement for the Installation and…RenewalPublished value£480,000
North Ayrshire Council has an on-going requirement for the Installation and Maintenance of Network Cabling and Related Services (including works to small phone systems) across the full estate of Council properties (office accommodation, schools, libraries, training facilities, community centres, etc.) including the Islands of Arran & Cumbrae.
The Council is seeking to appoint a suitable technically competent Contractor to meet this requirement.
The Services provided by the successful bidder will typically include (but not be limited to):
-Installation and termination of Category 6a structured cabling (including any dado or mini trunking that may also be required)
-Installation and termination of Multicore telephony cabling
-Installation and termination of Optical fibre cabling
-Supply and installation of comms/data cabinets and associated power (PDUs)
-Supply / maintenance / decommissioning of small telephone systems
-Additions, moves, changes to small phone systems
-Undertake site surveys for cabling / telephony requirements
-Installation of Wireless Access Points (APs)
The duties listed are not comprehensive and are included for guidance only and are indicative of the services that may be required. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
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)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Cost: 60
- Suitability
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 240,000 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.
North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidders financial information including information from credit reference agencies at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract, and seek clarifications if necessary. If clarifications are not satisfactory the bidder may be excluded from the tender process.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
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.
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 = 10 million GBP
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Public Liability Insurance 5 million GBP
Product Liability Insurance 5 million GBP
Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders are required to demonstrate they have (or have access to) the relevant tools, plant or technical equipment to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice.
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance w…
- 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.
- “Installation and Maintenance of Network Cabling & Related Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
- Closed
- 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
- 19 May 2022, 16:09 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2022, 16:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Jun 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NAC/5095- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013506- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033b67Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 44270. 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 will be required on a voluntary basis for: 1. Fair Work: promotion of job opportunities within North Ayrshire; employability targets for specific priority groups. 2. Upskilling (including curriculum development): work experience placements; taster sessions; training opportunities; work within education establishments. 3. Entrepreneurial, Inclusive and Sustainable Economy: monitoring spend within North Ayrshire; with micro, small and medium enterprises; and the Third Sector. 4. Wish List: delivery of community and Third Sector requests for support from the NAC Community Benefit Wish List. (http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist-application-form/) (SC Ref:693887)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
19 May 2022 → 21 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published19 May 2022, 16:09 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.