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Published 6 Sept 2022, 12:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance and Repair of High Volume Air Samplers

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2022awarded 16 May 2023
Awarded to UK Health Security Agency

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SEPA has established a network of high volume air samplers (HVAS) across Scotland both around the nuclear licensed sites and remote from nuclear sites.

SEPA is seeking to establish a contract with suitably qualified, skilled and experienced organisation to undertake management and maintenance of the high volume air monitoring network.

  • Recurrence: 12 - 18 months before end of existing contract

CPV: Air pollution monitoring or measurement services · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Monitoring and control services · Repair and maintenance of plant · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus · Toxic substances monitoring services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Yes · 12 - 18 months before end of existing contract
First published
6 Sept 2022, 12:22 BST
Last source update
12 Jun 2023, 15:21 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
22020
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016601
Classification (CPV)
Air pollution monitoring or measurement servicesEnvironmental monitoring other than for constructionMiscellaneous repair and maintenance servicesMonitoring and control servicesRepair and maintenance of plantRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatusToxic substances monitoring services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036629 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per procurement documentation

Publisher note: (SC Ref:725567)

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
14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Oct 2022, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Oct 2022 → 12 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    7 Oct 2022, 12:30 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    12 Jun 2023, 15:21 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Oct 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
    5 Oct 2022, 16:09 BST
    +7 days · was 7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    12 Jun 2023, 15:21 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.27 Oct 202214 Oct 2022+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.77 Oct 202214 Oct 2022+7 d

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Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UK Health Security Agency——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
SEPA has established a network of high volume air samplers (HVAS) across Scotland both…2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1—£54,483 – £113,586
Whole notice———£54,483 – £113,586

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Strathallan House, Castle Business Park, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4TZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview body Edinburgh

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