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Published 11 Dec 2025, 10:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Servicing and Repair of ASN Equipment, North Ayrshire

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT1.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Jan 2026awarded 13 Apr 2026
Awarded to Beaucare Medical

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Ayrshire Council (“NAC”) invites tenders for the servicing and repairs of ASN equipment in non-housing properties within the NAC area, including the Islands of Arran and Cumbrae. This includes but is not limited to mobile/tracking hoists, medical beds and changing tables.

The anticipated contract start date is 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2029, with the option to extend by up to 24 months. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.

  • Recurrence: This is a recurring contract.

CPV: Devices for the disabled · Devices for the elderly · Hoists · Lifting and handling equipment · Lifting equipment for health care sector · Medical equipments · Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment · Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment · Slings

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This procurement will follow the GPA open tender processAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000

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

    If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

    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 “general” yearly turnover of 80,000 GBP for the last three years.

    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.

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

    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:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of any one event

    Public Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of any one event

    Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in the aggregate

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must provide two examples that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the contract. Examples must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last three years. Unsatisfactory experience will result in a fail and exclusion from the tender process. If you submit more than two examples, NAC will only evaluate the first two examples provided.

    Bidders must also provide two satisfactory references for the same two contracts. References must be fully completed and signed by previous customers and must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last three years. If any of the referees score less than two, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. If you submit more than two references, NAC will only evaluate the first two references provided.

    Bidders must complete a separate experience / reference template for each experience example. Bidders must complete Section 1 Experience and then forward to the relevant customer/client to complete Section 2 Reference Proforma. The customer/client must return the completed template to the bidder and the bidder in turn will upload the fully completed template.

    The completed templates for both examples must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1.2 of the qualification envelope on PCS-T.

    Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

    Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organis…

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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 · This is a recurring contract.
First published
11 Dec 2025, 10:52 GMT
Last source update
16 Apr 2026, 09:07 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Jan 2026 – …
Authority reference
NAC/5222
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034472
Classification (CPV)
Devices for the disabledDevices for the elderlyHoistsLifting and handling equipmentLifting equipment for health care sectorMedical equipmentsRepair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipmentRepair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipmentRepair and maintenance services of medical equipmentSlings
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f376 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Quality Management Procedures 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. Health and Safety Procedures 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 A documented policy regarding health and safety. Environmental Management Procedures The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate. OR A documented policy regarding environmental management. 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:829385)

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
27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jan 2026 → 16 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline275 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened275 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published196 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 09:07 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2026, 09:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £197,4111 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Beaucare MedicalSME£197,411 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 034472-2026-1 · Beaucare MedicalSME

    Signed
    13 Apr 2026
    Value
    £197,411
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 0 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
  • Beaucare MedicalAwarded supplier Hornbeam square west, Hornbeam park, Harrogate, Scotland, HG2 8PA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.