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Published 30 Jan 2023, 15:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Service, Maintenance and Repairs of Passenger, Platform and Goods Lifts

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000≈ £133k / year
Submissions closed 1 Mar 2023awarded 13 Apr 2023
Awarded to Stannah Lift Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Ayrshire Council has an on-going requirement for the Service, Maintenance and Repairs of Passenger, Platform and Goods Lifts. It is a statutory requirement that Passenger & Goods lifts are serviced once a month and Stair / Platform lifts are serviced bi-annually. Industry Standards / regulations are LOLER – Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 created under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1999. Tenderers must agree to accept Tenderers must agree to accept the Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) Measured Term Contract (MTC/Scot) 2016, and NAC Model Form Additional Contract Terms and the contract will be let on these terms.

  • Recurrence: Contract start: 01/04/2023 Contract end: 31/03/2026 Maximum extension date: 31/03/2028 Extension say up to 24 months

CPV: Goods lifts · Lift and escalator installation work · Lift-maintenance services · Lifts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1It is a statutory requirement that Passenger & Goods lifts are serviced once a month…AwardedRenewal 3 yrs

It is a statutory requirement that Passenger & Goods lifts are serviced once a month and Stair / Platform lifts are serviced bi-annually. Industry Standards / regulations are LOLER – Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 created under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1999. Tenderers must agree to accept Tenderers must agree to accept the Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) Measured Term Contract (MTC/Scot) 2016, and NAC Model Form Additional Contract Terms and the contract will be let on these terms.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Contract start 01/04/2023 Contract end 31/03/2026 Maximum extension date 31/03/2028 Optional extension of 24 months.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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

    Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of (160,000)GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.

    North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidders financial information including information from credit reference agencies at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract, and seek clarifications if necessary. If clarifications are not satisfactory the bidder may be excluded from the tender process.

    Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

    Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = [10,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    Public Liability Insurance [10,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event

    Product Liability Insurance [5,000,000]GBP in the aggregate

    Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.

    Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. The minimum project value NAC will accept as an example is 50,000 (GBP). If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

    Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.

    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. 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 im…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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 · Contract start: 01/04/2023

Contract end: 31/03/2026

Maximum extension date: 31/03/2028

Extension say up to 24 months

First published
30 Jan 2023, 15:32 GMT
Last source update
24 Apr 2023, 13:59 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
NAC5113
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011664
Classification (CPV)
Goods liftsLift and escalator installation workLift-maintenance servicesLifts
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a130 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Quality Management Procedures 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 a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. 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 the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. Bidders 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. (SC Ref:730153)

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
1 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Mar 2023 → 24 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    24 Apr 2023, 13:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Apr 2023, 13:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 73 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stannah Lift Services Limited£400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Scotland, KA12 8EEContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Stannah Lift Services LimitedAwarded supplier 45 Carlyle Avenue, Hillington Industrial Estate, Glasgow, UK, G52 4XXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.