Mechanical Works and Associated Services

This Procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open Procedure. The Invitation to tender (ITT) will evaluate both the quality and cost elements and is weighted 70 percent Quality and 30 percent Cost. A Quality threshold will apply, bidders are required to achieve a score of 42 or more out of 70 to progress to award.

Bidders can bid for one or both Lots. The four highest scoring suppliers will be invited on to each Lot. For each Lot, suppliers will be ranked in order of highest Quality and Cost score achieved, with options to award contracts by direct award or mini competition. A bidder may only be ranked first in one of the Lots and consideration will be given to the bidder’s Lot preferences.

Bidders will be required to complete the following sections within PCS-T:

ITT Qualification Section (Pass/Fail):

Bidders will be required to complete the Single Procurement Document (Scotland) requesting general information concerning the bidder, exclusion criteria and selection criteria (including suitability, economic and financial standing, technical and professional ability, quality assurance schemes etc.).

Bidders will be required to provide three examples of works and associated services that demonstrate the range of project types and contracts undertaken by your Practice and carried out during the past five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience in delivering services of a comparative nature and of a similar scale and complexity for Lot 1 and Lot 2 Mechanical Works and Associated Services. The works to be carried out under the Framework Agreement are described in the General Directions, Tasks and Specification information in the NSR Schedule of Rates for mechanical services. See Section II.1.4 of this contract notice and Schedule 3 of the ITT for full details of scope of works and services required.

ITT Award l Section (70 percent Quality and 30 percent Cost)

Bidders must confirm compliance with mandatory service requirements.

Quality - Bidders will be required to answer weighted award criteria questions such as on Service Delivery, Approach to working with the University and Problem Solving, Quality Workmanship, Contract Management, The Team, Health & Safety and Fair Work and Sustainability practices. Technical Scores shall be allocated based on the total percentage achieved by the response out of the maximum possible percentage. This takes into account the score out of 4 and the weighting allocated to individual questions.

Objective Scoring Criteria:

0 Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.

1 Poor - Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.

2 Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.

3 Good Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.

4 Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.

Cost – The bidder will confirm the daywork rates and percentages of uplift applied the NSR schedule. The bidder who submits the lowest cost will be awarded the maximum score and others awarded a score pro rata, in relation to the lowest bid. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

This Procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open Procedure. The Invitation to tender (ITT) will evaluate both the quality and cost elements and is weighted 70 percent Quality and 30 percent Cost. A Quality threshold will apply, bidders are required to achieve a score of 42 or more out of 70 to progress to award.

Bidders can bid for one or both Lots. The four highest scoring suppliers will be invited on to each Lot. For each Lot, suppliers will be ranked in order of highest Quality and Cost score achieved, with options to award contracts by direct award or mini competition. A bidder may only be ranked first in one of the Lots and consideration will be given to the bidder’s Lot preferences.

Bidders will be required to complete the following sections within PCS-T:

ITT Qualification Section (Pass/Fail):

Bidders will be required to complete the Single Procurement Document (Scotland) requesting general information concerning the bidder, exclusion criteria and selection criteria (including suitability, economic and financial standing, technical and professional ability, quality assurance schemes etc.).

Bidders will be required to provide three examples of works and associated services that demonstrate the range of project types and contracts undertaken by your Practice and carried out during the past five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience in delivering services of a comparative nature and of a similar scale and complexity for Lot 1 and Lot 2 Mechanical Works and Associated Services. The works to be carried out under the Framework Agreement are described in the General Directions, Tasks and Specification information in the NSR Schedule of Rates for mechanical services. See Section II.1.4 of this contract notice and Schedule 3 of the ITT for full details of scope of works and services required.

ITT Award l Section (70 percent Quality and 30 percent Cost)

Bidders must confirm compliance with mandatory service requirements.

Quality - Bidders will be required to answer weighted award criteria questions such as on Service Delivery, Approach to working with the University and Problem Solving, Quality Workmanship, Contract Management, The Team, Health & Safety and Fair Work and Sustainability practices. Technical Scores shall be allocated based on the total percentage achieved by the response out of the maximum possible percentage. This takes into account the score out of 4 and the weighting allocated to individual questions.

Objective Scoring Criteria:

0 Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.

1 Poor - Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.

2 Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.

3 Good Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.

4 Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.

Cost – The bidder will confirm the daywork rates and percentages of uplift applied the NSR schedule. The bidder who submits the lowest cost will be awarded the maximum score and others awarded a score pro rata, in relation to the lowest bid. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public

Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015