Closed Systems Water Quality Specialist

List and brief description of selection criteria:

SPD ref. 4A2.1 Question 1

Bidders must confirm and provide evidence that they have the relevant qualifications (membership of the Closed Systems Control Association), undertake continued professional development and have the relevant competence within their team to deliver a contract of this nature, size and complexity.

SPD ref. 4A2.1 Question 2

Bidders must confirm and provide evidence that they hold the relevant accreditation certificate from UKAS accredited laboratory.

Details of the water analysis laboratory should be provided including confirmation of their UKAS accreditation (BS 8552: 2012 Sampling and Monitoring of Water from Building Services Closed Systems – Code of Practice).

SPD ref. 4A2.1 Question 3

The bidder must obtain “Asbestos Awareness Training” as described in the HSE’s L143 Approved Code of Practice associated with Regulation 10 the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012”.

Economic and financial standing

SPD ref. 4B1.1

Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of 1,463,369.52 GBP for the last 3 financial years. Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the Bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading in question 4B3.

SPD ref. 4B5.1a

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

• Employer’s Liability - 5,000,000 GBP
• Public/Product Liability - 10,000,000 GBP
• Professional Indemnity - 2,000,000 GBP

SPD 4B.6 Statement 1 (PCG):

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.

SPD 4B.6 Statement 2 (Financial Strength):

Bidders will be required to provide adequate assurance of financial strength to successfully complete their contractual obligations.

Bidders must be able to provide upon request, their 3 most recent sets of annual audited accounts, including profit and loss information, and the following ratios:

• Current Ratio
• Quick Ratio
• Debtors Turnover Ratio
• Return on Assets
• Working Capital
• Debt to Equity Ratio
• Gross Profit Ratio

A review of ratios and audited accounts may be undertaken. In some cases, this review may lead to an additional…

Technical Minimum Standard 1

Bidders must confirm that, if awarded the Contract, they will provide testing records and valid calibration certificates for all testing equipment used in the delivery of the Contract.