Official UK procurement notice
Play Area Inspection and Maintenance
Authority: Perth & Kinross Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlaypark Inspections, repair and maintenance in Perth and Kinross Council area.
- Recurrence: July 2026
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Perth and Kinross Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced…RenewalPublished value£1,668,000
Perth and Kinross Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to undertake inspection, maintenance, with the potential to undertake repairs and replacements of units and or surfacing to the Councils 146 Play Areas. The contractor will be expected to inspect and maintain the play areas on a bi-monthly basis, with Premier sites being visited monthly due to the high usage of the sites. The form of contract is SBCC Measured Term.
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: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
N/A
- Economic & financial standing
4B.4 Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio(s):
Current Ratio (Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities)
Net Assets (Net Worth) (value per the Balance Sheet, no calculations required)
4B.5.1 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Minimum: The acceptable range for each financial ratio is: 4B.4 Current Ratio It is expected that the ratio is equal to or greater than 1, i.e. Current Assets will equal or exceed Current Liabilities in each of the 2 years. Reasons for not meeting the required test to be disclosed by tend… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide 2 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum: 4C.1.2 Play area maintenance, inspection, repair and installation. Quality Management Procedures 4D.1 The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), Or The bidder must ha…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Closed
- 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 · July 2026
- First published
- 15 Jul 2022, 10:56 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2022, 10:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
PKC11911- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019383- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03525fFind a Tender
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21724. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Tenderers responding to this tender opportunity are requested to adopt the following community benefits approach. Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) is committed to maximising community benefits. Community Benefits improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the specific local authority area. To find information about current community requirements in the Perth and Kinross Council area please look at our website. Based on estimated spend of this contract any successful supplier will be required to meet a minimum number of Community Benefits points (please see below spend thresholds). If you are successful in the award of this contract and meet the minimum Annual Spend Threshold you will be required to communicate with the Council’s designated person to finalise the benefits that you are offering. (SC Ref:700432)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
15 Jul 2022 → 19 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published15 Jul 2022, 10:56 BST
- Submission deadline19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Perth Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.