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Published 6 Jan 2023, 11:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Kitchen Installations (Excluding Commercial Kitchens) - Fife Wide

Official notice

Authority: Fife Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksRestricted procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 6 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fife Council requires a Framework for Kitchen Installation (Excluding Commercial Kitchens) including all Associated Plumbing, Heating, Electrical, Plastering and Painting Work. The objectives of the procurement exercise is to ensure compliance with procurement regulations, provide a quicker route to market and deliver value for public money spent

CPV: Installation of fitted kitchens

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Fife Council requires a Framework for Kitchen Installations (Excluding Commercial…RenewalPublished value£10,000,000

Fife Council requires a Framework for Kitchen Installations (Excluding Commercial Kitchens) including all Associated Plumbing, Heating, Electrical, Plastering and Painting Work. The objectives of the procurement exercise is to ensure compliance with procurement regulations, provide a quicker route to market and deliver value for public money spent. Additional information: 5 candidates will be shortlisted from replies received during stage 1. This will later be reduced to 3 candidates based on Price/Quality

Delivery: Scotland · Fife wide
Extensions: One optional 24 month extensionSecond stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Your organisation should have a full and regulated membership of Gas Safe and NICEIC/Select

  • Economic & financial standing

    The current ratio will be applied. Tenders are to provide their current assets and current liabilities in relation to their audited published

    accounts for the last two years and to divide the current assets by the current liabilities figure. If a company does not have 2 years of

    audited published accounts an explanation should be given.

    The bidder is to confirm they have or commit to obtain the relevant cover for Professional Risk Indemnity.

    The Bidder is to confirm they have or commit to obtain the relevant cover for Employers Liability Insurance.

    The Bidder is to confirm they have or commit to obtain the relevant cover for Public Liability

    Minimum: Tenders are expected to achieve a ratio of 1 or more, Where a tenderer does not meet this requirement further details should be provided to confirm why and the Council may undertake additional financial checks using a tool such as Creditsafe and a qualitative judgement shall be m…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders are to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the works. Bidders are to provide

    full details of the projects including. Project Description, Price, Dates, Customer/Client etc. Bidders are to provide 3 examples of works

    contracts similar to the contract requirement. Please provide 500 words for each example. SCORED

    The following educational and professional qualifications are held by the service provider, the contractor itself or its managerial staff.

    NOT SCORED

    Please provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the contract.

    NOT SCORED

    Please provide details of the average annual manpower for the last three years. NOT SCORED

    Please provide details of the number of managerial staff for the last three years. NOT SCORED

    Minimum: Score of 0. Very Poor. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. Score of 1 Poor. Response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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.
  • “Kitchen Installations (Excluding Commercial Kitchens) - Fife Wide” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
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
6 Jan 2023, 11:39 GMT
Last source update
6 Jan 2023, 11:39 GMT
Authority reference
CW0125
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000360
Classification (CPV)
Installation of fitted kitchens
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039574 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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. Please see SPD Part II for full details and disclosure Bidders to provide list of proposed sub contractors. The bidders must hold a UKAS or equivalent accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 19001 or equivalent The bidder must have the following; A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has, and continues to implement a quality management policy which includes Documented procedures for periodically reviewing, correcting and improving quality performance. A documented process for ensuring that quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery Documented arrangements for providing the bidders workforce with quality related training and information appropriate to the type of work for which this organisation is likely to bid. A documented process demonstrating how the bidder deals with complaints, Health and Safety Procedures. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS ISO 18001 (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 (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set our responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set our your company's responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=718359. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 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: Tenderers shall provide a Community Benefits delivery plan/ methodology as part of their tender submission, fully describing how they would intend to: - Engage with the targeted unemployed persons and demonstrate an understanding of their employment-related needs. Engage with or provide the employability services required to support the targeted unemployed persons. Work with their sub-sub-contractors and suppliers who will provide the training placement and employment opportunities. Ensure that each employed individual has a high-quality experience maximising their chances of gaining and sustaining longer term future employment, describing the likely various stages of involvement and support to be given. (SC Ref:718359)

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
6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jan 2023 → 3 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Jan 2023, 11:39 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    3 Mar 2023

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fife Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, Scotland, KY7 5LTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kirkcaldy Sheriff CourtReview body Kirkcaldy

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.