Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Graffiti Coating Product, Removal Product and Equipment
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Street Cleansing Team within the City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is required to provide graffiti removal services for Council property. The Graffiti Team requires highly specialised chemicals to perform these services along with the equipment necessary to utilise the chemicals.
- Recurrence: October 2028
CPV: Chemical products · Various chemical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 12 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.3 per place) · 4 appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 17 Feb 2025
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1General Graffiti Removal ChemicalsAwardedRenewal
Supply of general graffiti removal chemicals (environmentally/skin safe) and equipment
Lot #2Specialised Graffiti Removal Chemicals Historic BuildingsAwardedRenewal
Specialised graffiti chemicals Historic Buildings, full details of the requirements are included in the attached specification.
Lot #3Specialised Anti-Graffiti (Graffiti Resistant Coating) ChemicalsAwardedRenewal
Specialised anti-graffiti (graffiti resistant coating) chemicals, full details of the requirements are included in the attached specification.
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)
- Full details in tender documentation: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Full details in tender documentation: 50
- Price: 50
- Economic & financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Part III: Section A, B, C & D - 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 [for above threshold)/8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland)Regulations 2016 (below threshold).
Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of 160,000 GBP for the last two financial years. Where a Tenderer does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition.
Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.4 - Tenderers will be required provide the following information in response to 4B.4:
Current ratio for Current Year: 1.10
Current ratio for Prior Year: 1.10
The formula for calculating a Tenderer’s current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities. The acceptable range for each financial ratio is greater than 1.1. Where a Tenderer’s current ratio is less than the acceptable value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition.
Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and…
- Technical & professional ability
Please see additional information
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply of Graffiti Coating Product, Removal Product and Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 12 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
- Yes · October 2028
- First published
- 28 Nov 2024, 09:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2025, 12:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CT1395- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011979- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c0a5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Prompt Payment – Question 4C.4 - It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Bidders should confirm that this condition will be met within the response to this question. Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Living Wage Payment – Question 4C.4. Tenderers are asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the contract, and/or any subsequent call off contract (including any agency or sub-contractor staff) directly involved in the delivery of the contract, and/or any subsequent call off contract, at least the real Living Wage. Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Environmental Management Measures – Question 4C.7 - Bidders will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to the provision of a carbon reduction plan. Where a Tenderer’s response is of a less than the acceptable standard, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition. Part IV: Selection criteria - D: Quality Assurance Schemes & Environmental Management – Question 4D.1 - It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a Health & Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition. (SC Ref:794794)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 3 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Jan 2025 → 31 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown3 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts17 Feb 2025
- Notice published31 Mar 2025, 12:07 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 Mar 2025, 12:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £132,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Specialised Graffiti Removal Chemicals Historic Buildings
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 16 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
Specialised Anti-Graffiti (Graffiti Resistant Coating) Chemicals
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2025
- Value
- £56,000
- Period
- … – 16 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
General Graffiti Removal Chemicals
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 16 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General Graffiti Removal Chemicals | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Specialised Graffiti Removal Chemicals Historic Buildings | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Specialised Anti-Graffiti (Graffiti Resistant Coating) Chemicals | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Eco-Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- Graffiti Removal LtdFramework contractor
- Nordic Products and Services LtdFramework contractor
- PPG Architectural Coatings UK LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.