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Published 4 Dec 2024, 10:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Portable and Fixed Appliance Testing 2025

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North West (UKD42)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 6 Jan 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jan 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blackpool Council is looking to appoint a single supplier to carry out testing of electrical equipment – portable and fixed appliances.

Blackpool Council wish to appoint a Contractor who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most economically advantageous bid.

Please note that the qualifications deemed satisfactory for engineers employed on this contract will be qualified electricians who hold C&G 18th Edition and also hold City and Guilds 2377-22 or equivalent.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1It shall be the duty of the successful Contractor to carry out the testing of all…Renewal 2 yrs

It shall be the duty of the successful Contractor to carry out the testing of all portable and fixed appliances, as defined in this Specification. This will include:

Testing the portable and fixed appliances to protect the value of Blackpool Borough Council’s (BC) assets.

Maintaining a working environment for the building users and tenants that fulfils BC’s obligations as defined in the lease(s).

Making adequate arrangements for the Health and Safety of persons in or around the buildings and to fulfil all safety requirements particularly in regard to the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act. 1974.

Scope of Works/Services

The scope of work comprises the following:-

(a) Testing of all portable appliances every year to include plug in sockets on desks.

(b) Testing of fixed appliances at an interval to be agreed with Blackpool Council

(c) Visually inspect & thermal image equipment in server rooms as per COP 5th edition

(d) Replacing incorrect rating fuses

(e) Replacing damaged 13A plugs

(f) Remaking connections to plugs where necessary.

It is anticipated that the term of the contract will be from 1st February 2025 to 31st January 2027 with the option to extend for a futher 12 plus 12 months.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2025 – 31 Jan 2027 (2 yrs)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: The Contract may be extended incrementally by a further 12 plus 12 months subject to satisfactory review and budget availability.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: 40%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
First published
4 Dec 2024, 10:04 GMT
Last source update
4 Dec 2024, 10:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN696822
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038999
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
Delivery area
North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c20f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

4 Dec 2024 → 1 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Dec 2024, 10:04 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 4, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.