Official UK procurement notice
Hostile Vehicle Mitigation · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a supplier who can provide rental of rated hostile vehicle mitigation equipment and associated works to support the security of events and public spaces. Acceptable ratings are IWA-14 or PAS68
CPV: Bollards · Installation of bollards · Installation of traffic guidance equipment · Road traffic-control equipment · Traffic control services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Electronic auction
- yes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a supplier who can provide rental of rated…AwardedRenewal
The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a supplier who can provide rental of rated hostile vehicle mitigation equipment, deployment of the equipment and provide associated services to support the security of events and public spaces. The equipment must be suitable for deployment in high-traffic areas, including pedestrian permeable solutions. The supplier must also provide storage and deployment options.
The rental period for the equipment will vary depending on the individual event needs, and suppliers must be able to provide flexible rental terms to accommodate these varying requirements.
Interested suppliers should upload their submissions via the Public Contract Scotland Tender Website/ portal. Further tender information can be found via Public Contract Scotland Tender.
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 award criteria (2)
- quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of 50000GBP for the last two financial years. Where a Tenderer does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition.
Tenderers will be required provide the following information:
Current ratio for Current Year: 1.15
Current ratio for Prior Year: 1:15
The formula for calculating a Tenderer’s current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities. The acceptable range for each financial ratio is greater than 1.15. Where a Tenderer’s current ratio is less than the acceptable value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition.
Minimum: Minimum “general” annual turnover of 120000GBP for the last two financial years. Current ratio for Current Year: 1.15 Current ratio for Prior Year: 1:15 Employer’s Liability Insurance (minimum of 5 Million GBP) Public Liability Insurance (minimum of 10 Million GBP) Where a Tender… - Technical & professional ability
It is a mandatory requirement of this Framework that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment
performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Tenderers will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to: A completed copy of “Climate Change Plan” including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions. This does not need to contain calculated carbon emissions. Where a Tenderer’s response is of a less than the acceptable standard, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may
apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition. It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidde…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Hostile Vehicle Mitigation” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Apr 2023, 08:40 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Mar 2024, 11:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CT2967- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007307- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c4ecFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. . A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service /OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: It is a mandatory requirement of this Framework Agreement that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. (SC Ref:760288)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Jun 2023 → 7 Mar 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected15 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Mar 2024, 11:16 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2023- Published value published: £240,00013 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST
- Status changed to active13 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT13 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST
- Status changed to complete7 Mar 2024, 11:16 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 007307-2024-CT2967-1
- Signed
- 19 Feb 2024
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- CrowdguardFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.