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Official UK procurement notice

Ballistic Shields · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£225,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of two types of ballistic shield. 5 year duration.

  • Recurrence: 6 months prior to expiry.

CPV: Police equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Police Scotland require to procure two types of ballistic shieldRenewal

Police Scotland require to procure two types of ballistic shield.

Type one would be a shield that can be adapted to form part of a shield system.

Type two a larger shield.

The contract would be for a period of five years.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: renewal 6 months prior to expiry.Variant 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Price: 50%
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, the items indicated below:

    SPD Question 4B5 Insurances

    Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

    Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.

    Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and in the aggregate. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.

    Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

    EPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:

    The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the SPD to all…

What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
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 · 6 months prior to expiry.
First published
18 Aug 2023, 15:51 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2023, 15:51 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
PROC-23-2227
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024395
Classification (CPV)
Police equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f557 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the KPIs detailed below:

Quality–(50%)

Contract Outcome/Quality Control–70%

Continual Improvement/Innovation–30%

Cost–(20%)

Invoice Accuracy–100%

Service–(20%)

Communication–70%

Management Information–30%

Sustainability–(10%)

Sustainability–50%

Community Benefits–50%

The above KPIs shall make up the Balanced Scorecard and will be used to score the Contractor`s performance. The Contract Administrator and other relevant stakeholder shall score the Contractor against the expected results using the following scores.

4 - Exceeding Expectations (100)

3 - Meeting Expectations (75)

2 - Minor Concerns (50)

1 - Major Concerns (25)

0 - Not Performing (0)

This shall take place using the Public Contract Scotland Tender Contract and Supplier Management portal yearly, 6 monthly or monthly depending on the overall risk status of the contract.

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 24980. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:742185)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
26 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Aug 2023 → 6 Dec 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Aug 2023, 15:51 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    26 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    6 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sherriff courtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria