Official UK procurement notice
Legionella Prevention, Control and Risk Management Services 2024-26
Authority: East Renfrewshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Renfrewshire council are seeking bids for a Measured Term Contract to provide a Legionella Bacteria Control, Prevention and Risk Management Service for East Renfrewshire Council Properties (Housing and Non-Housing) 2019-21 programme in compliance with the following:
-Legionnaires’ Disease (The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems) L8 Approved Code of Practice and Guidance on Regulations;
-Legionnaires’ Disease Technical Guidance Parts 1, 2 and 3;
-Current E.C. Guidelines;
-Workplace Regulations;
-Food Safety Act;
-The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974;
-The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002;
-The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999;
-The Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations 1992.
East Renfrewshire Council requires the Legionella Bacteria Control, Prevention and Risk Management service for approximately 128 non housing properties, 8 sheltered housing complexes, 1 homeless unit and 2939 domestic dwellings (housing properties). All the non-housing properties require a risk assessment and the subsequent monitoring service carried out to ensure statutory compliance. A percentage of the housing properties require a risk assessment and the subsequent monitoring service carried out to ensure statutory compliance the provision for this is included within the contract.
- Recurrence: Q1 2027
CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction · Contamination-monitoring devices · Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Open Route 3 Tender (Services Contract) Utilising Public Contract Scotland TenderAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,800,000
Open Route 3 Tender (Services Contract) Utilising Public Contract Scotland Tender
The form of contract for will be the SBCC Measured Term Contract for use in Scotland (2011 Edition).
For the avoidance of doubt bidders should note that the value in this notice is a ceiling value and is not guaranteed or implied and will only be utilised should the winning contractor be performing effectively, have capacity when such works arise and provide a quick cost effective option for such spend. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
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 sub-criteria (7)
- Methodology & Approach: 40
- Contract Management: 30
- Recording And Storage Of Information -: 15
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Working Practices: 5
- price: 60
- Net Zero: 5
Published award criteria (7)
- Methodology & Approach: 40
- Contract Management: 30
- Recording And Storage Of Information -: 15
- Net Zero: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Working Practices: 5
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Due to the nature of the works it is mandatory that all of the successful contractor’s staff or staff of a sub-contractor(s) are accredited under the Construction Skills Competence Scheme (CSCS) or the Scottish Construction Operative Registration Executive (SCORE).
Requirement: Bidders must provide 2 examples of previous contracts providing a similar service as specified in the contract notice and within all tender document . Examples must be within the last 3 Years to demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the work .
The examples provided must be of a similar value, size and scope and bidders should provide a summary of the scope of each contract. Bidders must also provide the name , address and contact information so the council can seek a reference
Failure to provide the relevant experience as requested will result in disqualification from the tender
East Renfrewshire Council required all bidders to be a member a Fully Certified member of Legionella Control Association .
- Economic & financial standing
The Council reserves the right at its own discretion to seek such other information from the Applicant in accordance with Regulation61(7) or Regulation 61(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to determine the Applicant’s economic and financial standing.
Renfrewshire Council requires to ensure that the economic operator has the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform and complete the contract. In the current difficult economic environment, the Council seeks to ensure that the contractor who undertakes the works has suitable financial strength and capacity to complete these works
Where an economic operator wishes to be considered for selection under this contract but cannot meet the turnover or Credit Safe score that economic operator must provide financial information which will satisfy the Council that they have an equivalent level of economic and financial standing; and must provide related guarantees or formal assurances to support their right to participate and be considered for any contract award ( Regulation 61(8)). Please note that any financial information disclosed should evidence the financial strength of the economic operator tendering, therefore additional supporting information will need to be provided where joint or group accounts are provided in support of a bid to explain to the Council the relevance of that information.
Where the economic bidder relies upon or intends to reply upon any Key Subcontractors in performance of the con…
Minimum: 1 . Public Liability and Employers Liability 5m GBP Professional Indemnity/ Contractors all risk 2m GBP 2. To establish the financial standing of a potential Tenderer, the Council will firstly take into account a risk report provided independently by Credit Safe. Tenders are aske… - Technical & professional ability
Due to the nature of the works it is mandatory that all of the successful contractor’s staff or staff of a sub-contractor(s) are accredited under the Construction Skills Competence Scheme (CSCS) or the Scottish Construction Operative Registration Executive (SCORE).
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate
OR
A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management
Failure to confirm necessary accreditations/ memberships or qualifications will result in the bidder being automatically disqualified from the evaluation process
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. Bidders must provide a response at SPD Q4.C.4 and this will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment performance. It should be noted that …
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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 · Q1 2027
- First published
- 30 Nov 2023, 12:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2024, 10:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ERC000305- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032186- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041df5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The conditions of contract will be the SBCC Measured Term Contract for use in Scotland (MTC/Scot 2011)
Publisher note: Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice (SC Ref:779936)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Jan 2024 → 8 Oct 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Oct 2024, 10:39 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2024, 10:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WQS WONDERSEAL LtdSME | £1,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032186-2024-ERC000305-1 · WQS WONDERSEAL LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2024
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WQS WONDERSEAL LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.