Official UK procurement notice
Upgrade of Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting and PA to PAVA System at Caird Hall, Dundee, DCC/CD/219/23
Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDundee City Council seeks to appoint competent supplier to supply & install increased Fire Alarm coverage, New Emergency Lighting and PAVA system at Caird Hall, Dundee. The programme of works is a 24 weeks.
CPV: Fire-alarm system installation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Dundee City Council have a requirement to provide increased Fire Alarm Coverage, new…Awarded
Dundee City Council have a requirement to provide increased Fire Alarm Coverage, new emergency lighting to meet current standards and upgrading the current PA system to a PAVA system at the Caird Hall Building, City square, Dundee
The requirement is for:
The supply & installation of new wired and wireless fire alarm devices and associated equipment linked to existing addressable fire alarm system to extend coverage to meet Category L1/P1/M. Associated electrical installation to meet BS 7671 IET Requirements for Electrical Installations 2018, including all current amendments.
New Voice Evacuation system to be designed/installed to encompass designated areas.
New Emergency Lighting to meet current standards and be supplied from existing Central Battery system via existing Emergency Lighting
DBs.
The complete fire alarm and voice evacuation proposals and Contract Works are to be in the form of Contractor Design Portions (CDP)
The Emergency Lighting design will remain the responsibility of Dundee City Council, however the Contractor shall work with the Council to ensure a compliant installation.
DCC will provide specific and performance requirements that the Contractor shall include within his Design Proposals. These requirements
shall be highlighted on and within the Contract Drawings and Specification.
The Main Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating their design information with their subcontractor design information and for co-ordination of the various sub-contractor design info. The Main Contractor is also responsible managing the procurement of all proposed materials/equipment and for its installation in line with their programme.
The Contractor carrying out electrical alterations to suit new proposals shall be designated "APPROVED" by the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting, SELECT or equal and approved and proof of designation shall be submitted to the CA if requested.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Delivery of Contract and Quality of Service: 20%
- Resourcing of Requirements: 20%
- Programme of Work: 15%
- Community Benefits Q1: 2%
- Community Benefits Q2: 1%
- Fair Work First: 2%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (7)
- Delivery of Contract and Quality of Service: 20
- Resourcing of Requirements: 20
- Programme of Work: 15
- Community Benefits Q1: 2
- Community Benefits Q2: 1
- Fair Work First: 2
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Contractor must hold:
Emergency Lighting – SELECT or NICEIC or equivalent
Fire Alarm - GENT APPROVED VAR & BE ACCREDITED TO BAFE SP203
a copy of your certificate of incorporation or equivalent.
- Economic & financial standing
The Council will utilise Equifax Score check to assess the Economic and financial standing of organisations bidding for contracts. Tenderers (including all participants in a group) are required to have a Score check Score of 35 or above in order to demonstrate their financial strength and stability.
It is recommended that Tenderers review their own Score check score in advance of submitting a Tender Submission. Where the Tenderer does not have a Score check score, or where the Tenderer does not consider that the Score check score reflects their current financial status; the Tenderer may give an explanation within the Tender Submission, together with any relevant supporting alternative evidence which demonstrates its financial strength/stability.
Where the Tenderer is under no obligation to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Score check score, they must provide their audited financial accounts for the previous 2 years as part of their SPD Submission in order that the Council may assess these to determine the suitability of the Tenderer to undertake a contract of this size.
As an alternative to the above requirement but only for bidders who started trading less than 3 years prior to the return date for the Tender response set out below, those bidders must demonstrate adequate financial capacity for the Contract by the following evidence:
A business plan for a minimum 3-year trading period setting out projected annual average turnover;
audited or unaudited (if the co…
Minimum: Equifax Score of 35 or above in order to demonstrate their financial strength and stability. Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance: 2,000,000 GPB in respect of each and every claim Employer’s Liability: 1000000 GBP in respect of each and every claim Public Liability: 10,000,000 G… - Technical & professional ability
Bidding organisation to provide relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last 5 years as specified in the Contract Notice. This will include evidence of previous experience in carrying out installations similar in scale and complexity.
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001/14001 (or equivalent),full details are included in the ITT documentation)
Tenderers 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 (full details are included in the ITT documentation)
Minimum: Full details are included in the ITT documentation
- 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
- Works
- 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
- 9 Oct 2023, 14:10 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2024, 14:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Mar 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DCC/CD/219/23- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029118- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040905Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
COMMUNITY BENEFITS: Bidding Organisation to deliver 2 Community Benefit activities for the duration of this contract.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
In accordance with Scotland's Climate Change Commitments, local authorities are expected to assume a leadership role at a local/regional level in terms of responding to the challenges presented by climate change.
FAIR WORK FIRST
Fair Work First (www.gov.scot/publications/fair-wo… ↗) is the Scottish Government’s policy for driving good quality and fair work in Scotland. Further details are provided at www.scottishlivingwage.org ↗
Full details of Dundee City Council's requirements of successful contractors can be found in the ITT documentation.
Publisher note: The Caird Hall is a live events venue which is used regularly throughout the year. As such it may be that the successful contractor will be required to reschedule the programme or timings of certain aspects of the works to meet the needs of the venue and the Service Manager. It is possible that such requests may come at short notice. The works must be delivered with minimum disruptions to users of the building. (SC Ref:777782)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 14 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Mar 2024, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Nov 2023 → 11 Sept 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected23 Nov 2023
- Submission deadline14 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Mar 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Sept 2024, 14:37 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2024- Status changed to active13 Feb 2024, 15:19 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Feb 2024, 15:19 GMT
- Deadline published: 14 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT13 Feb 2024, 15:19 GMT
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2024, 14:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.W. Edwardson (Electrical Contractors) LimitedSME | £629,516 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029118-2024-DCC/CD/219/23-1 · E.W. Edwardson (Electrical Contractors) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 10 May 2024
- Value
- £629,516
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Scottish Court ServiceReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- E.W. Edwardson (Electrical Contractors) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.