Provision of Internal and External Hand / Grab Rails

If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

As this contract includes working in the homes of vulnerable service users, bidders must confirm all staff engaged in the contract hold a Basic Disclosure - sight of the certificate is not required.

Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 185,956 GBP per year for the last three years.

Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

• Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of any one event
• Public Liability Insurance 5 million GBP in respect of any one event
• Product Liability Insurance 5 million GBP in the aggregate
• Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance - A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for business p…

Bidders must provide two examples that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the contract. Examples must be of a similar scope and size and be from within the last three years. Unsatisfactory experience will result in a fail and exclusion from the tender process. If you submit more than two examples, NAC will only evaluate the first two examples provided.

Bidders must also provide two satisfactory references for the same two contracts. References must be fully completed and signed by previous customers and must be of a similar scope, size and be from within the last three years. If any of the referees score less than two, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. If you submit more than two references, NAC will only evaluate the first two references provided.

Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:

• Staff involved in the delivery of this contract are required to hold Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) in Carpentry and Joinery (Construction) at SVQ Level 3 / SCQF Level 6 or equivalent.

Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2D.1.2 of the qualification envelope.