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Published 17 Nov 2021, 13:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Measured Term Contract for Water Quality Control 2022 – 2025; Corporate Property

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2021awarded 26 May 2022
Awarded to SPIE Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

There is an ongoing requirement for risk assessments and monitoring and sampling of water quality to be undertaken within the Council’s Corporate property portfolio throughout the North Lanarkshire Council geographical area. This service will include implementation of a planned monitoring regime for the relevant communal hot and cold-water systems and carrying out any remedial works required to ensure compliance with the relevant statutory requirements, including the Approved Code of Practice on Legionnaires’ disease (ACOP L8).

To comply with the regulations, the Council will appoint a qualified and competent contractor to carry out the following on our behalf:

identifying and assessing sources of risk;

preparing a programme of work to prevent or control the identified risks;

implementing, managing and monitoring precautions taken to prevent or control the identified risks; and

record keeping in line with the requirements of ACOP L8.

  • Recurrence: 2ND QUARTER 2024

CPV: Bacteriological analysis services · Environmental indicators analysis for construction · Environmental quality control services · Technical inspection and testing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Risk assessments, monitoring and sampling of water quality to be undertaken within the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000

Risk assessments, monitoring and sampling of water quality to be undertaken within the Council’s Corporate property portfolio throughout the North Lanarkshire Council geographical area.

Delivery: Scotland · North Lanarkshire Council area
Extensions: Initial Contract will be 17 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months (each extension period or periods being no less than 3 months provided that the max extension in aggregate will be a period of 12 months from the expiry of the initial contract period), subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any periods of extension will be at the Council's sole discretion.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
Quality: 70Price: 60Environmental: 30
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • End User Satisfaction: 25
  • Programme Adherence: 30
  • Fair Work Practices: 5
  • Community Benefits Offered for the minimum contract period of 17 months: 5
  • Community Benefits Offered for the duration of the possible extension periods (up to 12 months): 2.5
  • Community Benefits Supporting Methodologies: 2.5
  • price: 60
  • Health & Safety and Environmental: 30
Published award criteria (8)
  • End User Satisfaction: 25%
  • Programme Adherence: 30%
  • Health & Safety and Environmental: 30%
  • Fair Work Practices: 5%
  • Community Benefits Offered for the minimum contract period of 17 months: 5%
  • Community Benefits Offered for the duration of the possible extension periods (up to 12 months): 2.5%
  • Community Benefits Supporting Methodologies: 2.5%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    SPD Selection Criteria, Part IV Section A: Suitability

    4A.1 and 4A.1.1 Minimum level of standards required:

    4A.1 - Bidders must be registered or enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register kept in its country of establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015). Bidders should confirm they are registered or enrolled on the relevant trade register and provide information relating to this, i.e. registration number, member number etc.

    4A.1.1 - If the relevant documentation is available electronically please indicate.

    Bidders that are unable to meet all of the minimum level(s) of standards required for questions 4A.1 and 4A.1.1 (Part IV, A Suitability of the SPD), will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition.

    Bidders may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the competition if they fail to provide a response to any of the questions in this section, i.e., 4A.1 and 4A.1.1.

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Selection Criteria, Part IV, Section B: Economic and Financial Standing, the following questions:

    4B.4, 4B.4.1, 4B.5.1b, 4B.5.2, and 4B.5.3

    Minimum: 4B.4- Candidates will be required to meet the undernoted Current Ratio minimum requirements. Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio(s): Acid Test Ratio The acceptable range for the Acid Test Ratio is: Minimum value required: a value of gr…
  • Technical & professional ability

    SPDS Selection Criteria, Part IV Section C: Technical and Professional Ability:

    4C.1.2 4C.6 and 4C.10.

    Owing to the character limitations in this section of the Contract Notice it is not possible to provide all of the information relating to this section (III.1.3) in the Contract Notice). Therefore the Objective and Non-Discriminatory Criteria for Questions 4C.1.2, 4C.6 and 4C.10 are set out in full in the SPD(S) and SPD(S) Minimum Requirements document, which can be accessed through the buyer attachment area within the portal.

    SPD Selection Criteria, Part IV Section D: Quality Assurance Schemes and Environmental Management Standards: 4D.1, 4D.1.1, 4D.1.2, 4D.2, 4D.2.1 and 4D.2.2.

    List and brief description of selection criteria:

    Owing to the character limitations in this section of the Contract Notice it is not possible to provide all of the information relating to this section (III.1.3 in the Contract Notice). Therefore the Objective and Non-Discriminatory Criteria for Questions 4D.1, 4D.1.1, 4D.1.2, 4D.2, 4D.2.1, and 4D.2.2 are set out in full in the SPD(S) and the SPD(S) Minimum Requirements document, which can be accessed through the buyer attachment area within the portal.

    Minimum: 4C.1.2 - please provide relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last three years as specified in the Contract Notice. 3 examples are required, at least one example should be from the last 3 years. Question 4C.1.2 carries an overall weighting of 100% w…
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · 2ND QUARTER 2024
First published
17 Nov 2021, 13:04 GMT
Last source update
26 May 2022, 15:13 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
HO MS 21 066 NLC-CPT-21-104
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014769
Classification (CPV)
Bacteriological analysis servicesEnvironmental indicators analysis for constructionEnvironmental quality control servicesTechnical inspection and testing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f783 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will contain the relevant contract performance conditions and requirements

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:694890)

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
17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Dec 2021 → 26 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    26 May 2022, 15:13 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 May 2022, 15:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SPIE Limited£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 014769-2022-NLC-CPT-21-104-1 · SPIE Limited

    Signed
    26 May 2022
    Value
    £500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SPIE LimitedAwarded supplier 2nd Floor, One Rutherglen Links, Rutherglen Links Business Park, Farmeloan Road, Glasgow, Scotland, G73 1EE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.