Official UK procurement notice
Supply, Delivery, Servicing and Maintenance of Fire Safety Products
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis contract notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Supply, Delivery, Servicing and Maintenance of Fire Safety Products.
CPV: CO2 fire-extinguishing equipment installation work · Fire blankets · Fire extinguishers · Fire-detection systems · Fire-extinguisher agents · Fire-extinguisher charges · Fire-extinguisher powder · Fire-extinguishers installation work · Fire-prevention services · Fire-protection devices · Firefighting equipment · Firefighting equipment installation work · +7 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 15 suppliers · 15 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.0 per place) · 8 appointed
- Electronic auction
This is at the discretion of each Scotland Excel Council, Associate Member or other bodies Participating and applicable requirements will be set out by them during the procedure for the call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement (subject to law).
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Supply and Delivery of Fire Safety Equipment including SignageCancelledPublished value£3,500,000
This Contract Notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Fire Safety Products and Services.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “1122 Information and Instructions to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators 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.
Lot #2Service, Repair and Maintenance of Fire Safety EquipmentCancelledPublished value£500,000
This Contract Notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Fire Safety Products and Services including maintenance.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “1122 Instructions and Information to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators 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.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Weighting: 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Weighting: 20
- Price: 80
- Economic & financial standing
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: It is a requirement of the contracts to be procured under the proposed framework agreement that tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: ALL L… - Technical & professional ability
- Subcontracting
- Quality Management Procedures
- Environmental Management Systems or Standards
- Health and Safety Procedures
For full details please see the Procurement Documents. In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: SUBCONTRACTING: Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capa…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply, Delivery, Servicing and Maintenance of Fire Safety Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 15 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Jun 2023, 10:58 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2023, 15:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
1122- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033214- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc60Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework Agreement, and contracts to be called-off thereunder (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the procurement documents (details of how to access these being set out in section “I.3) Communication” of this Contract Notice).
It should be noted that, in accordance with Regulations 20 (7) and 20 (8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Scotland Excel may, where it is considered necessary, impose conditions for the performance of the contract by a group of economic operators which are different from those imposed on individual participants (for example Scotland Excel may require the group of economic operators to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract), and may require groups of economic operators to assume a specific legal form for the purposes of the award of the contract.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts
(Scotland)Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446)(as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): - The 32 local authorities in Scotland listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx; - Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies; - NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. - Scotland Excel associate members listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx; - any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland) Act 2014 The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Retrospective rebates apply to this framework. For further details, please see the Special Conditions of Contract Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed Framework Agreement. Tenderers are advised that whether electronic ordering, invoicing and payment will be used or accepted is at the discretion of each contracting authority entitled to use this proposed framework agreement. This will be settled by them during call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TENDERERS: For some lots particular requirements apply, including but not limited to, a Minimum Bid Requirement for Lot 1, and the requirement to evidence conformance with the Tender Specification in all lots . Bids MAY be excluded from evaluation (in whole, or in part) if they do not include the information required in accordance with instructions given. Bids may be subject to a specific EVALUATION APPROACH in particular circumstances detailed in the instructions. Further detailed information and instructions are contained within the tender documents The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 23052. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:749901)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
25 Jul 2023 → 9 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published9 Nov 2023, 15:45 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Nov 2023, 15:45 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Supply and Delivery of Fire Safety Equipment including Signage
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2023
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Service, Repair and Maintenance of Fire Safety Equipment
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2023
- Value
- £5,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply and Delivery of Fire Safety Equipment including Signage | 15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad | 9 | — | — |
| 2 · Service, Repair and Maintenance of Fire Safety Equipment | 15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad | 9 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- Bell Fire and Security LtdFramework contractor
- Boyd GroupFramework contractor
- Caledonia Fire and Security LimitedFramework contractor
- Churches Fire Safety LtdFramework contractor
- Core Fire LimitedFramework contractor
- Lion SafetyFramework contractor
- M & S Fire Protection LtdFramework contractor
- Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.