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Published 18 Jan 2024, 09:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Legionella and Water Quality

Official notice

Authority: East Lothian Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT17.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Mar 2024awarded 30 Apr 2024
Awarded to WQS WONDERSEAL Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Lothian Council is looking to appoint a suitably qualified, competent, capable and experienced contractor to carry out the Term Maintenance Contract for Legionella & Water Quality.

  • Recurrence: April 2028

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Environmental monitoring for construction · Environmental services · Pressurised water cleaning apparatus · Technical inspection and testing services · Water containers · Water filtration apparatus · Water mains · Water tanks · Water-treatment plant construction work · Works related to water-distribution pipelines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1East Lothian Council is looking to appoint a provider for Legionella and Water QualityAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000

East Lothian Council is looking to appoint a provider for Legionella and Water Quality.

The Term Maintenance Contract will be to undertake Legionella & Water Quality Management & Associated Works primarily to Public Buildings (although there is a limited amount of Estates, HMO Building’s etc) which include the following:

  1. Risk Assessments (including Reassessments).
  2. Monitoring Tasks.
  3. Inspections.
  4. Cleaning & Disinfection Tasks.
  5. Analytical Testing.
  6. Water Cooler Servicing.
  7. Reactive Maintenance.
  8. Remedial Works (where necessary). Additional information: 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. This includes an employer’s obligations under National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010.
Delivery: Scotland · East Lothian
Extensions: There is an option to extend once by a further year (3+1)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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Relevant Experience: 10%
  • Key Staff: 5%
  • Quality & Availability of Service: 10%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Relevant Experience: 10
  • Key Staff: 5
  • Quality & Availability of Service: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    An organisation must be a member of a professionally accredited Body Legionella Control Association or other equivalent body.

    An organisation must be a member of SNIPEF or Waster Safe Approved Body or equivalent.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Yes · April 2028
First published
18 Jan 2024, 09:32 GMT
Last source update
28 May 2024, 13:43 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
ELC-23-0172
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016619
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesEnvironmental monitoring for constructionEnvironmental servicesPressurised water cleaning apparatusTechnical inspection and testing servicesWater containersWater filtration apparatusWater mainsWater tanksWater-treatment plant construction work
+1 moreWorks related to water-distribution pipelines
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042e14 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:765245)

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
1 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Feb 2024 → 28 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 May 2024, 13:43 BST

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Feb 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
    8 Feb 2024, 14:49 GMT
    +4 days · was 19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Deadline moved to 1 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
    20 Feb 2024, 16:09 GMT
    +7 days · was 23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 May 2024, 13:43 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.219 Feb 202423 Feb 2024+4 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.719 Feb 202423 Feb 2024+4 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.223 Feb 20241 Mar 2024+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.723 Feb 20241 Mar 2024+7 d

Amended Tender Document uploaded

Request for extension

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-01: 1 release · 18 Jan 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £586,2201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 106 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WQS WONDERSEAL LtdSME£586,220 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 016619-2024-ELC-23-0172-1 · WQS WONDERSEAL LtdSME

    Signed
    30 Apr 2024
    Value
    £586,220
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Lothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services John Muir House, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, EH41 3HAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WQS WONDERSEAL LtdAwarded supplier 10/61 Springfield Road, Salsburgh, Shotts, UK, ML7 4LPContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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