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Published 20 Jul 2023, 12:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance, Storage, Erection & Dismantling of Festive Lighting Reference number: SLC/CE/23/009

Official notice

Authority: South Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,077,700exc. VAT · 1 value update18.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2023awarded 17 Jan 2024
Awarded to Lightways Contractors Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has an ongoing requirement for the provision of Festive Lighting, encompassing the maintenance, storage, erection and dismantling of Council owned Festive Lighting and associated kit for use throughout the towns and villages within the boundary of South Lanarkshire.

A suitable and accessible route to market has been identified: by using a single supplier contract in accordance with the Open procedure by advertising in the Find a Tender website.

The contract period for this contract is for a period of 4 Years from 7 January 2024 – 6 January 2028 with the option to extend up to a further 12 months.

CPV: Installation of road lighting equipment · Street-lighting maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The contract will be awarded via Open Procedure on the basis of the most economically…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,077,700

The contract will be awarded via Open Procedure on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender received.

The commercial weighting for this tender will be set at 70% and the technical weighting will be set at 30%.

The contract will be procured via Open route and will be in accordance with the NEC3 Term Service Short Contract.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Optional extension for up to a further 12 months.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 (2)
  • Technical: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities

    Bidders are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon

    SPD Question 2.D.1 Subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely

    Bidders are required to complete a shortened version of the SPD for each Subcontractor on whose capacity the bidder does not rely on

    Exclusion Criteria

    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.

    SPD Questions 3A – 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All the exclusion grounds will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. For the mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the Council of the self cleansing measures undertaken. For the discretionary exclusion grounds a bid may be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self cleansing measures undertaken.

    SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers

    It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Councils satisfaction that they…

  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: SPD Question 4B.4 Economic and Financial Standing The Council will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidders financial status: Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for thi…
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Jul 2023, 12:26 BST
Last source update
23 Jan 2024, 10:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
SLC/CE/23/009
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002185
Classification (CPV)
Installation of road lighting equipmentStreet-lighting maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM95)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e3ca Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Please note, the alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is:

Court of Session

Parliament House

Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

+44 1312252595

[email protected]

Publisher note: SPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime – Information Sharing Protocol It is a requirement of this tender that the bidder recommended for award completes and submits, when requested to by the Council, the Serious and Organised Crime – Information Sharing Protocol form for evaluation prior to any award being made. Declarations and Certificates In an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope. All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T. SPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate Declaration Section *NEC Form of Tender SPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate SPD Question 4C.6 Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence Declaration SPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates SPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration SPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration Declaration Section Health and Safety Questionnaire *The ‘Form of Offer to Tender’ must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Commercial Envelope. In the case of an open tender, the other Declarations listed above will not be required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will instead be requested by the Council following the conclusion of the evaluation of the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes and prior to the award of the tender. Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the SPD will invalidate the bid. In this scenario the Council will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on until a fully compliant bidder is identified. Under this contract bidders will be required to actively participate in the achievement of Community Benefits. A summary of the expected Community Benefits has been provided within the attachment area/technical envelope and bidders will be asked to provide details of the Community Benefits they can offer as part of their bid. The Council has calculated that the minimum total of 100 community benefit points which must be delivered under this contract. Further details are provided in the tender documents. (SC Ref:755923)

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
10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Oct 2023 → 23 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    31 Oct 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    23 Jan 2024, 10:10 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Oct 2023
  1. Published value published: £1,077,700
    11 Oct 2023, 15:49 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    11 Oct 2023, 15:49 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    11 Oct 2023, 15:49 BST
  4. Deadline published: 10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
    11 Oct 2023, 15:49 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    23 Jan 2024, 10:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,281,3231 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lightways Contractors LimitedSME£1,281,323 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton, Scotland, ML3 0AAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body HamiltonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.