Official UK procurement notice
Window Cleaning Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Lothian (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Lothian requires to appoint a single suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake all window cleaning, internal and external, within specified locations across the NHS Lothian estate. The contract will ensure that the NHS Lothian buildings are maintained to a high standard by regular maintenance and reactive window cleaning.
- Recurrence: It is expected that contract will be retendered in 2028.
CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£400,000
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: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Cost: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders are required to provide their average yearly turnover for the last 3 years.
Bidders should confirm that total revenue derived directly from NHS Lothian, including this contract, would not exceed 40% of their total average yearly turnover.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of 5 million GBP
Public Liability Insurance of 2 million GBP
Where the Bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the Bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must provide three examples of previous (or current) contracts giving information on type of environment, number of buildings and contact for references.
Please submit 3 references from past customers that support your application to provide this service. All references should be relevant to the type of work described on the General Specification.
Health and Safety. The Bidder must have the following:
A regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant operations and set out your company’s responsibilities of H&S management and compliance with legislation.
NOTE: Organisations with fewer than five employees are not required by law to have a documented policy statement.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Closed
- 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 · It is expected that contract will be retendered in 2028.
- First published
- 30 Jan 2023, 14:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2023, 10:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
LOTL338-22- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005396- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a127Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=720622. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:720622) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=720622
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Feb 2023 → 8 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published23 Feb 2023, 10:43 GMT
- Bids opened1 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT23 Feb 2023, 10:43 GMT+7 days · was 1 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 1 Mar 2023 | 8 Mar 2023 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 1 Mar 2023 | 8 Mar 2023 | +7 d |
Due to delay in answering clarifications we have extended the closing date for receipt of tenders until 8 March 2023.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.