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Published 24 Jun 2021, 11:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PS-21-48 - Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Maintenance MTC

Official notice

Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£859,997published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2021awarded 7 Sept 2021
Awarded to Fortress Security Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Name: Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Servicing, Maintenance & Repair Term Contract.

Nature: The nature of the works envisaged within this contract relates to both the planned inspection, servicing & testing, and to emergency/reactive repairs of fire alarm systems and emergency lighting. It is anticipated that the vast majority of work will be carried out during normal working hours.

Location: Premises listed in Appendices to ITT document.

Contract length: 3 year plus option of three 1 year extensions.

  • Recurrence: 3 years

CPV: Alarm systems · Burglar and fire alarms · Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-alarm systems · Fire-detection systems · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 35%Price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 35
  • Price: 65
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    For the purpose of this Contract, all Contractors (including any Sub-Contractors if appropriate) must hold appropriate Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) registration throughout the entire Contract period.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial Standing

    The Council shall commission an independent third party business credit report from Creditsafe Business Solutions Ltd using the Company Registration number supplied by the Tenderer. Any Tenderer who does not meet the minimum threshold of a Credit Score of 30 out of 100 will have their submission regarded as a “Fail” and will not be considered further. Where a Tenderer receives a Credit Score of between 30-50 out of 100, the Council reserves the right to request further financial information to determine the risk to the Council. In the event that such additional measures are requested, the Council shall, in its sole discretion, determine the terms of those measures that it deems as acceptable. If Tenderers cannot provide measures to the satisfaction of the Council then their submission may be rejected.

    Risk or Credit reports from other agencies will not be considered.

    It is the Tenderers responsibility to ensure that all information held by Experian is current and accurate when submitting their Tender. The Council will not enter into discussions with Tenderers who fail to ensure that their Experian scores are accurate by the due submission date.

    Insurances

    It is a requirement of this Contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the insurances indicated below.

    Public & Products Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.

    Employers (…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
Yes · 3 years
First published
24 Jun 2021, 11:34 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2022, 11:14 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
PS-21-48
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029556
Classification (CPV)
Alarm systemsBurglar and fire alarmsFire-alarm system installation workFire-alarm systemsFire-detection systemsRepair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bfa7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:710860)

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

Timeline

28 Jul 2021 → 20 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Oct 2022, 11:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2022, 11:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £859,9971 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fortress Security LtdSME£859,997 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 7BUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body Kilmarnock

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria