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Published 20 May 2021, 15:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply & Delivery of PAVA Live & Inert Spray

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£480,000exc. VAT29.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2021awarded 21 Sept 2021
Awarded to Civil Defence Supply Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Police Scotland require a contract for the Supply & Delivery of live and inert PAVA spray.

  • Recurrence: 6 months prior to expiration of existing contract.

CPV: Police equipment · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Police Scotland required a contract for the Supply & Delivery of live and inert PAVA sprayAwardedRenewal

Police Scotland required a contract for the Supply & Delivery of live and inert PAVA spray. Samples of inert sprays had to be submitted by the closing date of the tender. The Suppliers Product Specification must meet the standard contained within the latest Home Office publication: CAST Standard for Police Chemical Irritant Sprays: CS and PAVA (Publication Number 23/14) and must be certified as Non-Flammable by the Home Office or alternatively that the spray is compatible for use with CED.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland wide
Extensions: 2 options to extend by 12 months eachVariant 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 sub-criteria (2)
  • technical: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • technical: 40
  • Price: 60
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
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
Yes · 6 months prior to expiration of existing contract.
First published
20 May 2021, 15:55 BST
Last source update
10 Mar 2022, 15:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
PROC_444
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006603
Classification (CPV)
Police equipmentSecurity, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b351 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed below:

Quality – Category Weight (60%)

Contract Outcome – 60%

Service – Category Weight (30%)

Communication – 20%

Management Information 10%

Sustainability – Category Weight (10%)

Sustainable Processes – 10%

The above KPIs shall make up the Balanced Scorecard and will be used to score the Contractor`s performance. The Contract Administrator and other relevant stakeholder shall score the Contractor against the expected results using the following scores.

4 - Exceeding Expectations (100)

3 - Meeting Expectations (75)

2 - Minor Concerns (50)

1 - Major Concerns (25)

0 - Not Performing (0)

This shall take place using the Public Contract Scotland Tender Contract and Supplier Management portal yearly, half yearly or monthly depending on the overall risk status of the contract.

Publisher note: ***This is and award Notice only*** (SC Ref:686508)

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: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
23 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Jun 2021 → 10 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    16 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    10 Mar 2022, 15:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Mar 2022, 15:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £338,1001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Civil Defence Supply LtdSME£338,100 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Civil Defence Supply LtdAwarded supplier Ashby Hall, Ashby de la Launde, Ashby, Lincolnshire, UK, LN4 3JGContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria