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Published 19 Dec 2023, 11:21 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

School and Nursery Cycle and Scooter Storage

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jan 2024awarded 5 Mar 2024
Awarded to LockIt Safe Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of Edinburgh Council requires cycle and scooter storage for various locations across the city.

CPV: Parts and accessories for bicycles · Storage units

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Initial requirement for cycle and scooter storage at various primary schoolsAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · City of Edinburgh Council
Extensions: Contract is for initial requirements which are detailed in the ITT documentation, the contract will also include any ad hoc as yet unknown requirements in this area arising in the next 24 months. · Option to extend by a further 12 monthsVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Part III: Section A, B, C & D - Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 [for above threshold)/8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (below threshold).

    Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of 400,000 GBP 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.

    Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.4 - Tenderers will be required provide the following information in response to 4B.4:

    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.

    Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.5 - Tenderers …

  • Technical & professional ability

    Pease see Additional Information

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Dec 2023, 11:21 GMT
Last source update
7 Mar 2024, 12:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
CT1311
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007326
Classification (CPV)
Parts and accessories for bicyclesStorage units
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0426c3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Prompt Payment – Question 4C.4 - It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract 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. Bidders should confirm that this condition will be met within the response to this question. Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Living Wage Payment – Question 4C.4 Tenderers are asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the [contract, and/or any subsequent call off contract] (including any agency or sub-contractor staff) directly involved in the delivery of the [contract, and/or any subsequent call off contract]), at least the real Living Wage. Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Environmental Management Measures – Question 4C.7 - Bidders 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 the provision of a carbon reduction plan 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. Part IV: Selection criteria - D: Quality Assurance Schemes & Environmental Management – Question 4D.1 - 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 Bidder does not have a Health & Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=748598. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:760276)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
18 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jan 2024 → 7 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Mar 2024, 12:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Mar 2024, 12:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £900,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LockIt Safe LtdSME£900,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 007326-2024-CT1311-1 · LockIt Safe LtdSME

    Signed
    5 Mar 2024
    Value
    £900,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 8BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LockIt Safe LtdAwarded supplier G9, The Innovation Centre, Innovation Way, Europarc, Grimsby, UK, DN379TT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.