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Published 31 May 2022, 12:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC PROFILING BEDS & MATTRESSES

Official notice

Authority: Fife Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£203,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2022
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Fife Council requires electric profiling beds and mattresses. For more details see the tender document.

CPV: Medical equipments

How this framework works

From the published notice
Electronic auction
yes

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Electric Profiling Beds

Fife Council is looking for supplier/s who is/are to provide the following:

Methil - 36 beds -delivery by end of October 2022. (mini comp 1)

Cupar - 24 beds -delivery September 2024 (mini comp 2)

Anstruther - 24 Beds -delivery July 2025 (mini comp 3)

Delivery: Scotland · Fife
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Pressure Care Mattresses

Fife Council is looking for supplier/s who is/are to provide the following:

Methil - 36 Mattresses- delivery by end of October 2022. (mini comp 1)

Cupar - 24 Mattresses- delivery September 2024 (mini comp 2)

Anstruther - 24 Mattresses- delivery July 2025 (mini comp 3)

Delivery: Scotland · Fife
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    4B.4 - The Current Ratio will be applied. Tenderers are to provide their current assets and current liabilities in relation to their audited published accounts for the last two years and to divide the current assets by the current liabilities figure. If the resultant ratio is 1 or greater then no further analysis by Finance is required, however, verification of the figures provided may be necessary prior to award. Where a Tenderer does not meet this requirement, the tenderer will be asked to provide further details to confirm why they don’t meet this requirement and the Council may undertake additional financial checks and a qualitative judgement shall be made as to the financial capacity of the tenderer. If a company does not have 2 years of audited published accounts an explanation should be given.

    Tenderers are required to provide their annual turnover for their last two financial set of accounts.

    4B.5.1B & 4B.5.2 The successful Tenderer will be required to provide evidence of appropriate insurance policies prior to commencement of the Framework. The values of the policies must be as follows:

    Employer’s Liability - GBP 10 million

    Public Liability (including Product Liability where appropriate) – GBP 5 million

    Minimum: 4B.4 - The Current Ratio will be applied. Tenderers are to provide their current assets and current liabilities in relation to their audited published accounts for the last two years and to divide the current assets by the current liabilities figure. If the resultant ratio is 1 o…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC PROFILING BEDS & MATTRESSES” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 May 2022, 12:55 BST
Last source update
31 May 2022, 12:55 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
CFM0075
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015202
Classification (CPV)
Medical equipments
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034208 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Standard KPI

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21501. 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 are asked to detail any community benefits you may be able to bring to this contract for Fife Council (SC Ref:695378)

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
Appointment period ends
1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 May 2022 → 1 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    31 May 2022, 12:55 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fife Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, Scotland, KY7 5LTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of Peace CourtReview body Kirkcaldy

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.