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Published 19 Sept 2023, 11:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Term Maintenance Contract for Electrical Works - Emergency Lighting Inspection and Test

Official notice

Authority: East Lothian Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT42.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2023awarded 5 Feb 2024
Awarded to Invincible Security Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Lothian Council (the Council) is inviting bids from suitably qualified, competent, capable and experienced contractors who wish to be a preferred contractor to carry out the Term Maintenance Contract for Emergency Lighting Inspection and Test to Public Buildings.

  • Recurrence: Yes, renewal is anticipated for January 2029

CPV: Building-inspection services · Emergency lighting equipment · Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Term Maintenance Contract will be to undertake electrical services works to Public…AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000

The Term Maintenance Contract will be to undertake electrical services works to Public Buildings in relation to the Inspection and testing of Emergency lighting systems which will include (but not limited to) the following:

Properties are to be inspected and tested on 12 visits per year. i.e. One visit per month per property.

The operatives employed to carry out the work on site shall be experienced professional electrical engineers, who are “skilled persons (electrically)” within the meaning of the Electricity at Work Regulations and BS 7671 2008 IET Wiring Regulations for:

(a) Inspecting and testing emergency lighting installations

Contractors will undertake that all work is carried out by “skilled persons” to a standard not less than that laid down in BS 5266 including appropriate verification and shall conform with the requirements of BS 7671 and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. 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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Council assets will be under review during the life of the contract, it is anticipated any new assets will be included in this contract. · Renewal of the contract is expected to be January 2027Variant 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: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Relevant Experience of this type of Work: 10%
  • Key Staff & Their Experience: 5%
  • Quality of Service: 5%
  • price: 80%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Relevant Experience of this type of Work: 10
  • Key Staff & Their Experience: 5
  • Quality of Service: 5
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The bidder is required to be a member of a member of SELECT or NICEIC and should confirm this below.

    The bidder is required to be accredited through BAFE SP203-4 scheme - Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Emergency Lighting Systems

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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 · Yes, renewal is anticipated for January 2029
First published
19 Sept 2023, 11:53 BST
Last source update
5 Mar 2024, 08:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
ELC-22-3089
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006939
Classification (CPV)
Building-inspection servicesEmergency lighting equipmentMaintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lightsRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilitiesTechnical inspection and testing servicesTechnical inspection services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0401e7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Community Benefits are a requirement of this contract. A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Service Provider shall engage with the Council with regard to delivering proportionate Community Benefits in relation to the Contract in terms of social, economic, and environmental benefits, in order to achieve sustainability and best value from public spending to benefit the community. (SC Ref:757175)

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
19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Oct 2023 → 5 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Mar 2024, 08:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Mar 2024, 08:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £854,8001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Invincible Security Ltd.SME£854,800 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Lothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services John Muir House, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, EH41 3HAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Invincible Security Ltd.Awarded supplier Invincible House, Harbour Place, ardrossan, Scotland, ka22 8buContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria