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Published 10 Feb 2021, 10:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Periodic Inspections & Testing of Fixed Electrical Installations; FESE (Electrical Inspection)

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT26.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Mar 2021awarded 19 May 2021
Awarded to SS Testing Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Undertake a fully comprehensive contract which shall ensure that Dumfries and Galloway Council are compliant within the realms of the (HSE) Health and Safety Executives guidelines for Periodic Inspections & Testing of Electrical Installations (FESE). Various provision of the services, as detailed in the tender, to ensure compliance to all regulations for the Council.

CPV: Building-inspection services · Electrical circuits · Electrical contacts · Electrical services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Company Registration must have either NICEIC Inspectors Competency or Select as a minimum.

    All personnel undertaking the service comprising this contract must be fully trained, competent and experienced and in full compliance; as stated below:

    with the IET Guidance Note 3. Section 1.2 Required competence and clause 3.10.1 Periodic testing general and in the employment of the appointed provider, who will be required to submit clear evidence of such training, competency and experience to the Purchaser.

    City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate, Requirements for Electrical Installations (BS7671 January 2008) (current Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations) and City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate, Inspection, Testing & Certification of Electrical Installations

    or

    City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate, Inspection, Requirements or Electrical Installation (BS7671) (current Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations) and City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate, Requirements for Electrical Installations Update (BS7671 January 2008) (current edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations). And City and Guilds Level3 Certificate, Inspection, Testing & Certification of Electrical Installations.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
10 Feb 2021, 10:56 GMT
Last source update
5 Jul 2021, 10:04 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
DGT/1302/20
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015314
Classification (CPV)
Building-inspection servicesElectrical circuitsElectrical contactsElectrical services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0291e9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Details of conditions relevant to the proposed Contract and purchase orders to be issued thereunder (to the extent known/settled

at this stage), see the " Electrical Inspection ITT" in the Information + Instructions folder of the Buyer Attachments area of ITT 38144. A set

of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will be used to manage the purchase orders and performance. These are detailed in the Key Performance Indicators table contained in the Electrical Inspection Supplementary Conditions of Contract at the section headed ‘Monitoring of Progress’ clause 37.4. Dumfries and Galloway will require the members of any tendering group of entities (including but not limited to consortium members, members of a group of economic operators) to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract (no matter the legal form taken by those entities in order to enter into the contract).

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)

Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:659546)

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
15 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Mar 2021 → 5 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    5 Jul 2021, 10:04 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jul 2021, 10:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £183,4211 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SS Testing LtdSME£183,421 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 015314-2021-DGT/1302/20-1 · SS Testing LtdSME

    Signed
    19 May 2021
    Value
    £183,421
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SS TestingAwarded supplier Unit 18H, Lake Enterprise Park, UK, HU7 0YQContact phone

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