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Published 1 Jun 2022, 16:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IA2729 Framework Agreement for the Inspection and Testing of Electrical Appliances and Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2022awarded 23 Aug 2022
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirements are for the Visual and Combined Inspection and Testing work of electrical

appliances and equipment which are installed within properties under the administration of

Staffordshire County Council.

Please note this is a Single Supplier Framework.

CPV: Electrical services · Instruments for measuring electrical quantities · Other electrical installation work

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids received (5.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Oct 2022

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Please note the above value includes the service element, any potential remedial…Awarded 4 yrsPublished value£400,000

Please note the above value includes the service element, any potential remedial works, costs of replacement parts not covered in the service cost and flexibility to add additional properties over the 4 years.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2022 – 30 Sept 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Staffordshire
Extensions: Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 30th September 2025 and 30th September 2026Variant 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: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Staffordshire County Council require its successful Supplier to have ongoing 3rd party

    accreditations which meet the following requirements during the term of the Framework:

    1. To have a compliant Health & Safety accreditation performed by a Safety Schemes in

    Procurement (‘SSIP’). For more information refer to the link ssip.org.uk/members/ ↗

    1. Valid and compliant member of an independent pre-qualification accrediting body. For

    example, Constructionline (accredited to a minimum membership level of ‘SILVER’) or other

    equivalent bodies, offer such a service.

    Note 1 - the accrediting bodies must allow for annual refreshes/vetting of the Supplier in the

    areas above

    Note 2 - where brand names are mentioned, the Authority will consider equivalents

    Note 3 - evidence of the above accreditations MUST be provided to the Authority by

    successful Supplier prior to Contract Award

    1. PAS91 C4: Health and safety: policy and capability or provide an exemption (details

    provided in the Questionnaire).

    Suppliers are required to make sure trained members of staff meet the competency

    requirements detailed in points 4-6 below:

    1. City and Guilds 2382 qualification (18th Edition Wiring Reg Regulations) Must have for Fixed Appliance Testing and inspection works
    2. City and Guilds 2391-52 qualification (Fixed Electrical Appliance Testing) Must have at least one of the above qualifications for testing Fixed Appliance equipment which are directly wired into the electrical supply e.g. via a spur u…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “IA2729 Framework Agreement for the Inspection and Testing of…” 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes
First published
1 Jun 2022, 16:31 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2022, 10:25 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
IA2729
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026816
Classification (CPV)
Electrical servicesInstruments for measuring electrical quantitiesOther electrical installation work
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0342d8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
5 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jul 2022, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2022 → 1 Oct 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jul 2022, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Sept 2022, 10:25 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2022, 10:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Aug 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 026816-2022-IA2729-1

    Signed
    23 Aug 2022
    Value
    £400,000
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street, Stafford, UK, ST16 2DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.