Official UK procurement notice
Servicing and Repair of ASN Equipment, North Ayrshire
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council (“NAC”) invites tenders for the servicing and repairs of ASN equipment in non-housing properties within the NAC area, including the Islands of Arran and Cumbrae. This includes but is not limited to mobile/tracking hoists, medical beds and changing tables.
The anticipated contract start date is 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2029, with the option to extend by up to 24 months. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
- Recurrence: This is a recurring contract.
CPV: Devices for the disabled · Devices for the elderly · Hoists · Lifting and handling equipment · Lifting equipment for health care sector · Medical equipments · Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment · Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment · Slings
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This procurement will follow the GPA open tender processAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 80,000 GBP for the last three years.
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.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
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 types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of any one event
Public Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of any one event
Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in the aggregate
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗
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.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must provide two examples that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the contract. Examples must be of a similar scope, size, and value 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 value 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 must complete a separate experience / reference template for each experience example. Bidders must complete Section 1 Experience and then forward to the relevant customer/client to complete Section 2 Reference Proforma. The customer/client must return the completed template to the bidder and the bidder in turn will upload the fully completed template.
The completed templates for both examples must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1.2 of the qualification envelope on PCS-T.
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 organis…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 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 · This is a recurring contract.
- First published
- 11 Dec 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2026, 09:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NAC/5222- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034472- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f376Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Quality Management Procedures The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) OR A documented policy regarding quality management. Health and Safety Procedures The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum. OR A documented policy regarding health and safety. Environmental Management Procedures The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate. OR A documented policy regarding environmental management. Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:829385)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Jan 2026 → 16 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline275 days ago27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened275 days ago27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published196 days ago16 Apr 2026, 09:07 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Apr 2026, 09:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaucare MedicalSME | £197,411 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034472-2026-1 · Beaucare MedicalSME
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- £197,411
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 0 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Beaucare MedicalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.