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Published 16 Jun 2025, 12:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pressure washer units (East Lothian Council)

Official notice

Authority: East Lothian Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£248,000exc. VAT14.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2025awarded 30 Jul 2025
Awarded to Rhinowash Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ELC requires the provision of 4 pressure washer modular units with suitable hose sand lance combination for the purpose of vehicle/plant washing at 2 site locations. These site locations, Macmerry and Kinwegar require 2 wash units per site. The equipment is required to have an evergreen lifecycle, provided with a lifetime guarantee and designed to reduce the carbon footprint of the organisation through its operating model. The solution offered should align with the Circular Economy Act 2024 (Scotland).

CPV: Washers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 5 + 5 (15 years total)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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial Standing

    A copy of your audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years (2 sets of signed, audited accounts), along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.

    Minimum: -Employers Liability insurance to the value of at least five million pounds Sterling (GBP5,000,000) in respect of any one event. -Public Liability insurance to the value of at least five million pounds Sterling (GBP5,000,000) in respect of any one event. -Product Liability insura…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Part 4C: Technical and Professional Ability – Prompt Payment

    It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Bidders should confirm that this condition will be met within the response to this question.

    Part 4C: Technical and Professional Ability – Living Wage Payment

    Tenderers are asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the Contract, (including any agency or sub-contractor staff) directly involved in the delivery of the Contract, at least the real Living Wage.

    Part 4C: Environmental Management Measures

    Bidders will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to:

    A completed copy of “Schedule 4- Climate Change Plan” including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions. This does not need to contain calculated carbon emissions. Please note this document is supplied as an individual document…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Goods
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
16 Jun 2025, 12:01 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2025, 15:34 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Jul 2025 – …
Authority reference
ELC-25-0449
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046614
Classification (CPV)
Washers
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054927 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

East Lothian Council Terms and Conditions

Publisher note: This Contract includes an obligation for the delivery of Community Benefits [once the aggregate spend with the Council reaches GBP 50,000 in any financial year. The Community Benefits information included in the Tender documentation outlines the Community Benefits that the Council is seeking as part of this Contract. (SC Ref:806625)

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
17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Jul 2025 → 6 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 15:34 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2025, 15:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £284,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rhinowash LtdSME£284,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 046614-2025-ELC-25-0449-1 · Rhinowash LtdSME

    Signed
    30 Jul 2025
    Value
    £284,400
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Lothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services John Muir House, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, EH41 3HAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Rhinowash LtdAwarded supplier 149A Glasgow Road, Wishaw, UK, ML2 7QJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.