Supply of Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) Welding Simulators

Tenders will be evaluated within the following process and contract award will be on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender, having regard to the price and quality of the Tender, as follows.

Firstly, the Tenderer will be judged on the basis of the Single Procurement Document (SPD) response:

Tenderers Details

-Information concerning the tenderer

-Information about the tenderer

-Information about the reliance on the capacities of the other entities

-Information concerning subcontractors on whose capacity the tenderer does not rely

Exclusion Grounds

Tenderers (Economic Operators) may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred within Part 3 of the Qualification Envelope. In accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations 2015 and Regulation 8, 9 and 10 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Selection Criteria

The Tenderer will be assessed on the responses within Part of the Qualification Envelope and any supplementary information obtained on whether it has met the satisfactory minimum standards of: (the following selection criteria will be assessed on a pass or fail basis). This information will be used to assess the Tenderers economic and financial standing.

Tenderers are required to provide details of yearly turnover for the last three financial years – 2021/22, 2020/2021 and 2019/20 The annual turnover must not be lower than 50% of the overall contract value.

Insurance Requirements

It is the requirement of this contract that tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract

A copy of the Insurance Certificate or Brokers Letter to be provided at the award stage to demonstrate that the Insurance Requirements can be met.

All Insurance requirements are minimum standards and are mandatory. A fail will result in elimination of the procurement exercise.

It is the requirement of this contract that tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP,

Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP

Technical or Professional Ability

Tenderers will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services.

Provide three relevant examples of services carried out during the last three years. The information provided should cover the following areas -

• a description of the goods and services delivered (relevant to the subject matter of the tender)
• contract value and dates.
• previous or current customer details

Technicians and Technical Bodies

Tenderers are required to provide details of technicians and technical bodies who they can call upon, especially those responsible for quality control.

Sub Contacting

Tenderers are required to provide details of the proportion (i.e., percentage) of the contract that is intended for subcontracts.

Environmental Management and Health & Safety Standards

Tenderers must be able to demonstrate that it has a robust approach to Environmental Management and Health & Safety Standards.

Environmental Management Systems or Standard

Tenderers 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.

Health and Safety Procedures

Tenderers must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 45001 (or equivalent).