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Published 15 Aug 2023, 10:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SPS-02143 Electrical Goods, Appliances and Accessories

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£199,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 13 Oct 2023awarded 4 Dec 2023

Awarded to I & A Grant Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The SPS requires a Supplier to provide a catalogue of standard electrical goods, appliances and accessories (including televisions, irons, vacuum cleaners and microwaves) across the SPS estate.

CPV: Electrical domestic appliances

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The SPS has commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of…AwardedRenewal

The SPS has commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (Scotland) (SPD) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders on Public Contract Scotland-Tender (PCS-T). Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT

Delivery: Scotland · All SPS establishments

Extensions: This contract may be extended by up to an additional 36 monthsVariant 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: 30%Price: 70%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 30
Price: 70

Conditions of participation1

Economic & financial standing
Financial information will be evaluated as Pass or Fail using turnover as a percentage of SPS business, the ratio between assets and liabilities, interest cover, gross margin and operating margin.
- Assessment will reflect SPS’s consideration that there are no adverse financial factors noted and the bidder assessed as a low or acceptable level of commercial risk for SPS – (Pass).
- Where, in the view of the SPS the bidder has insufficient financial or economic resources to undertake a contract of this scale and/or the bidder’s financial position is likely to put the contract at risk should they be awarded the contract, the SPS reserves the right to exclude (Fail) an organisation from the tender stage.
- Failure to provide the requested financial information will result in a Fail.
Minimum: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: in accordance with any legal requirements for the time being in force Public Liability: 5million GBP Product Liability: 1million GBP

What this means for your bid

Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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: 15 Aug 2023, 10:15 BST
Last source update: 22 Jan 2024, 11:43 GMT
Award evaluation window: 13 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference: SPS-02143
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-002061
Classification (CPV): Electrical domestic appliances
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03efc4 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: as stated in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:755830)

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: 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Sept 2023 → 22 Jan 2024 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
13 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Notice published
22 Jan 2024, 11:43 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Sept 2023

Status changed to active
13 Sept 2023, 09:10 BST
Procurement method changed
13 Sept 2023, 09:10 BST
Deadline published: 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
13 Sept 2023, 09:10 BST
Status changed to complete
22 Jan 2024, 11:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £199,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
I & A Grant LtdSME	£199,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002061-2024-SPS-02143-1 · I & A Grant LtdSME
Signed
4 Dec 2023
Value
£199,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Prison Service

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officePublic order and safety One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9DJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sherriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

I & A Grant LtdAwarded supplier Unit 7, Wishaw Business Centre, 14-16 King Street, Wishaw, Scotland, ML2 8BSContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria