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Published 10 Aug 2023, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Winter Maintenance Assistance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Glasgow City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£500,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2023
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Glasgow City Council invites suitably qualified and experienced bidders to submit bids for assistance in snow clearing and gritting operations during the winter maintenance period which is classified to start on 31st October and end 30th April.

Please note that such assistance is normally only required when there are severe snow conditions and when Councils are unlikely to be able to carry out their normal activities.

The framework is expected to run for 4 years and 4 months, commencing in November 2023, and ending in March 2028.

1.5.1 Lots

The tender has been allocated into two separate lots and they are as follows:

Lot No Description

1 Roads and Footways

2

Surrounding grounds of Care Homes & Residential Homes

Bidders may bid for one or all lots

CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Roads and Footways

Glasgow City Council, Neighbourhoods, Regeneration & Sustainability (NRS), are mainly responsible for the Winter Maintenance service within their designated boundaries. Their objective is to ensure that essential routes are available to the public to utilise regardless to the weather conditions in order to avoid risk to lives and damages to properties and vehicles. During periods of prolonged/severe winter weather it is necessary to supplement the council’s in-house resources using external contractor(s). This shall be referred to under Lot 1.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Surrounding Grounds of Care Homes & Residential Homes

Glasgow City Council, Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) main objective for this procurement exercise is to ensure that essential access is available to care homes and residential homes which provide services to the most vulnerable people in Glasgow. This will require all car parks and access roads within the grounds to be clear of snow to allow access for emergency vehicles. This services shall be referred to under Lot 2.

Delivery: Scotland
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
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please provide 2 relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last five years as specified in the Contract Notice:

    (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided)

    Example 1 - 50%

    Example 2 - 50%

    Total - 100%

    Minimum: Bidders must score a minimum of 60% for this question. Any Bidder who fails to achieve the minimum points score for any question will be disqualified.
What this means for your bid
  • “Winter Maintenance Assistance” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Aug 2023, 15:44 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2023, 15:44 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
GCC005835CPU
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023445
Classification (CPV)
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eec6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The tender shall be available on the PCS-T website from 3pm on 11/08/2023. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 24772. 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: Bidders must review the Community Benefits Menu (Document 5B) and indicate the type and volume of any Community Benefits outcomes which they propose to deliver through this framework. The outcomes offered must meet the minimum Community Benefits Points required for the framework. Responses will not be evaluated as part of the tender process. The Methodology the bidder will use to deliver their obligations should be provided as described in section 5.8. Service provider must offer outcomes equating to 50 points throughout the duration of the framework as and when the following thresholds are reached. Threshold 1 - 0 - 49,999 – Voluntary Threshold 2 - 50,000 - 99,999 – Minimum points required – 20 Threshold 3 - 100,000 - 499,999 – Minimum points required –20 Threshold 4 - 500 and above – Minimum points required – 10 Total points for thresholds 1-4 = 50 points (SC Ref:739720)

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
11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Aug 2023 → 11 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    10 Aug 2023, 15:44 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Glasgow City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 40 John St, City Chambers, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 1DUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria