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Published 27 May 2022, 08:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHSScotland CDM / Construction and Property Health and Safety Advisor Framework

Official notice

Authority: NSS Health Facilities Scotland

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 29 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Framework will provide CDM / Construction and Property Health and Safety Advisor services to NHSScotland on a call-off basis. The role of the CDM / Construction and Property Health and Safety Advisor is varied and may include inputs to health and social care projects to be delivered via a variety of procurement routes. It will be a key requirement of this Framework to provide CDM / Constrcution and Property Health and Safety Advisor services for construction projects procured under the NEC4 suite of contracts, ensuring that the Framework Customers are supported and advised in their duties under CDM 2015 Regulations together with providing other Construction and Property Health and Safety advice that may be required.

The authority is not able to guarantee the volume, type or value of any work called off under the framework however the current estimate of the total potential value over the term of the framework is noted below.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction consultancy services · Construction work · Construction-related services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Health and safety consultancy services · Health and safety services · Management-related services · Supervision of project and documentation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1As per the procurement documentsPublished value£400,000

As per the procurement documents. 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.

Delivery: Scotland · Across Scotland
Second 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
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Bidders must confirm if they hold memberships / accreditation of professional bodies. Minimum requirements for H&S Professional Qualifications are valid membership of the Association of Project Safety (APS) at Incorporated Member (IMAPS) category, or equivalent.

    Certified Membership status (CMAPS) level category of APS, or equivalent, will be considered as an enhanced qualification as part of the SPD response evaluation.

    Equivalence to these qualifications is acceptable provided that the relevant qualification criteria as specified in the Statement of Requirement are evidenced.

    Checks on qualifications will be carried out as part of the evaluation process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    This section refers to Section B of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland) (“SPD Scotland”) and covers questions 4B.2 – 4B.6.1 of the SPD (Scotland) and responses will be assessed on a pass/fail basis:

    4B1.2 Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 200,000 GBP for the last 3 years based on submitted accounts for this period.

    As part of the moderation process NSS will assess information provided by bidders related to reduced turnover linked to the pandemic.

    4B2.2 Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 200,000 GBP for the last 3 years based on submitted accounts for this period.

    As part of the moderation process NSS will assess information provided by bidders related to reduced turnover linked to the pandemic.

    4B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date on which they

    were set up or started trading.

    4B.4 Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the financial ratio(s) from their last three years accounts and will be evaluated as set down in the CDM / Construction and Property Health and Safety Advisor Framework Economic/Financial Standing Evaluation guidance attached to this SPD Question.

    4B.6 - Qualitative Moderation - As a requirement for the financial economic and financial standing evaluation, each potential supplier must complete Question 4B.6 of the SPD setting out the information as indicated in the instructional attachm…

    Minimum: It is a requirement of this Framework that bidders hold, or can commit to obtaining prior to award of the Framework the forms and levels of insurance indicated below: 4B.5.1 Employer’s Liability Insurance of not less than the sum of 10 million GBP in respect of each and every cla…
What this means for your bid
  • “NHSScotland CDM / Construction and Property Health and Safety Advisor…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Services
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
27 May 2022, 08:40 BST
Last source update
27 May 2022, 08:40 BST
Authority reference
NHSSA / HFS CDM /C&PH&S Advisor 2022
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014836
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesConstruction consultancy servicesConstruction workConstruction-related servicesConsultative engineering and construction servicesHealth and safety consultancy servicesHealth and safety servicesManagement-related servicesSupervision of project and documentation
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03409a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Conditions relating to Contract Performance are included within the Statement of Requirement.

Publisher note: Please refer to the Statement of Requirement for further details together with the SPD (Scotland) Questionnaire. This Framework is a procurement method for publicly funded Health and Social Care Projects. Under this procurement all economic operators will be required to support the Authority's economic and social regeneration activities. The CDM / Construction and Property Health and Safety Advisor Framework is intended to provide accessible independent consultancy support to NHSScotland organisations on a call-off basis. The Estimated Contract Notice Value is an approximate amount for the framework and is not a guaranteed value which will be achieved through this framework. Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded: Contracts will be entered into with the economic operator only. Whilst a “partnership” or consortium model may, in practice, be adopted by the economic operator from a contractual perspective the economic operator will be required to assume the role of a “prime contractor” in respect of any subcontractors and will be required to assume liability and responsibility for the acts and omissions of any subcontractors utilised by them to deliver services under the framework. 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: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: As indicated in the Statement of Requirement The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 21414. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 21414. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 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: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: As indicated in the Statement of Requirement (SC Ref:689985)

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
29 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 May 2022 → 28 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    27 May 2022, 08:40 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    29 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    28 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NSS Health Facilities Scotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria