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Published 22 Aug 2023, 15:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Engineering Inspection Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£400,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2023
Lots 2max 2 to bid

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR) Inspections and Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) Inspections.

  • Recurrence: 48 months

CPV: Technical inspection and testing services · Technical inspection services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR) InspectionsCancelledRenewal

An Open Procedure is being followed in accordance with regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Shetland Islands
Extensions: Options for extensions are detailed in the procurement documents.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) InspectionsCancelledRenewal

An Open Procedure is being followed in accordance with regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Shetland Islands
Extensions: Options for extension are detailed in the procurement documents.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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • as per procurement docs: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • as per procurement docs: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Lot 1 - PSSR Inspections; Must be registered with UKAS as an Inspection Body under Pressure Systems/Vessels.

    Lot 2 - LOLER Inspections; Must be a member of LEEA or equivalent.

    Full details of suitability can be found with the tender documents.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Three years accounts and business reports;

    A current bank reference to a minimum value of 75,000 GBP;

    Overall turnover, detailing those of similar services over the last three years;

    Employers Liability Insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity of 10,000,000 GBP (ten million pounds sterling);

    Public Liability Insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity of 5,000,000 GBP(five million pounds sterling); and

    Professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum level of 3,000,000 GBP (three million pounds sterling) for any one event

  • Technical & professional ability

    Lot 1 - PSSR Inspections:

    Technical criteria - Must be registered with UKAS as an Inspection Body under Pressure Systems/Vessels.

    Experience - Minimum three years experience carrying out inspections of this type of equipment.

    SHEQ - Accreditation to ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems;

    Inspectors employed on this contract must be suitably qualified to meet the criteria of "Competent Person" under PSSR (2000);

    Curriculum Vitaes must be provided for all personnel employed under this contract working in Shetland Islands Council properties.;

    Lot 2 – LOLER Inspections; Must be a member of LEEA or equivalent

    Technical criteria - Must be a member of LEEA or equivalent

    Experience – Minimum three years’ experience carrying out inspections of this type of equipment

    SHEQ – Accreditation to ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

    Inspectors employed on this contract must be suitably qualified to meet the criteria of "Competent Person" to carry out thorough inspections under LOLER (1998) & Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) where applicable

    Curriculum Vitaes must be provided for all personnel employed under this contract working in Shetland Islands Council properties.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Cancelled
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 · 48 months
First published
22 Aug 2023, 15:55 BST
Last source update
14 Feb 2024, 09:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Sept 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004876
Classification (CPV)
Technical inspection and testing servicesTechnical inspection services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM66)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f60e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Contract Performance Conditions are stated in the tender documents.

Publisher note: Please note that it is an essential requirement of the procurement process that Tenderers fully complete and submit a satisfactory Single Procurement Document (SPD) and satisfy all requirements specified or referred to in the Contract Notice and Procurement Documents. The contract shall be subject to Scots Law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. GBP means Great British Pounds. III.1.2 - Economic operators who do not obtain a satisfactory financial evaluation may not be considered for contract award. Capping liability below levels of insurance cover held will not be permitted. Economic operators seeking to cap liability will be excluded. The UK has left the EU and the transition period after EU came to an end on 31 December 2020.From 1 January 2021, relevant references to the EU and EU procurement legislation will either be updated or removed from the Public Contracts Scotland site where appropriate. Despite the reference to the EU Directives embedded in the header of the Contract Notice, the EU Directives do not apply to this procurement. III.1.2 - A Bank Reference Mandate Form is included with the procurement documents for completion by economic operators where a Bank Reference is not submitted direct by the economic operator. The Council will carry out an Equifax check where a Bank Reference cannot be obtained and this will form part of the economic and financial evaluation of economic operators. V1.4.1 - Review body. The review body noted is Lerwick Sheriff Court but economic operators should contact the Contracting Authority in the first instance if any issue needs to be addressed. The court may be contacted where legal proceedings are contemplated. (SC Ref:758202)

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
22 Sept 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Sept 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Sept 2023 → 14 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Sept 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Sept 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Feb 2024, 09:15 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    14 Feb 2024, 09:15 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2

2 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Shetland Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 8 North Ness, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, ZE1 0LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body LerwickContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.