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Published 25 Jun 2025, 10:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Occupational Therapy Equipment Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£270,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for the provision of an Occupational Therapy Equipment Maintenance Contract throughout the Western Isles covering:

  • Twice-yearly overhauling, servicing, checking and general maintenance of various bath lifts, stair lifts, ceiling track hoists, riser-recliner chairs, changing tables as listed
  • Replacement of defective fittings and components as instructed
  • Inspection and written report on equipment
  • Reactive response to repairs within 24 hours of notification throughout the Western Isles.

The routine inspections shall be carried out twice a year; August/September and February/March of each year.

Locations: Council Properties, residential homes, private dwellings and Community Equipment Service Stores throughout the Western Isles.

  • Recurrence: Renewal expected at end of contract

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Scotland · Council Properties, residential homes, private dwellings and Community Equipment Service Stores throughout the Western Isles
Extensions: Renewal expected at end of contractVariant 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: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    See tender docs

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
Closed
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 · Renewal expected at end of contract
First published
25 Jun 2025, 10:33 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2025, 10:33 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Jul 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034955
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM64)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05531a Find a Tender

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28979. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:795489)

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
25 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2025 → 25 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 10:33 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    25 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, Sandwick Road, Stornoway, Scotland, HS1 2BWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stornoway Sheriff CourtReview body Stornoway

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