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Published 19 Mar 2021, 10:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Workshop Equipment Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of Edinburgh Council wish to appoint a single Contractor to (1) calibrate, test and service/maintain its vehicle workshop equipment (2) provide breakdown cover for key vehicle workshop equipment (3) manage its vehicle workshop equipment Asset Register.

  • Recurrence: 2-year contract with the option to extend for 2 further 12-month periods thereafter (undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council).

CPV: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The City of Edinburgh Council’s (the Council), Fleet Service Workshops provide…CancelledRenewal

The City of Edinburgh Council’s (the Council), Fleet Service Workshops provide comprehensive vehicle repair and testing services for vehicles owned and operated by the Council (approx.1000) & Edinburgh, Midlothian & West Lothian licenced Taxis (approx.4500).

A list of current vehicle workshop equipment (the equipment) is provided within the Council’s Asset Register (document entitled Schedule of Rates and Asset Register).

To support the delivery of these services the Council require to appoint a single contractor to:

  • manage the Council’s vehicle workshop equipment Asset Register
  • calibrate, test and service/maintain its vehicle workshop equipment
  • provide a repairs/call out service for its vehicle workshop equipment
Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh.
Extensions: 2-year contract with the option to extend for 2 further 12-month periods thereafter (undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council).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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Part 4 (IV): Selection Criteria: Turnover - Question 4B.1 – In response to this question Bidders are required to provide their “general” annual turnover for the current year and for the prior year. Bidders are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of GBP 176,000 for the last two financial years.

    SPD Part 4 (IV): Selection Criteria: Economic and Financial Standing - Financial Ratio - Question 4B.4 – In response to this question Bidders are required to provide the following information:

    o Current Ratio for the current year

    o Current Ratio for the prior year.

    The formula for calculating a Bidder’s Current Ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities. The acceptable range for each year’s financial ratio is greater than 1.1.

    SPD Part 4 (IV): Selection Criteria: Economic and Financial Standing - Insurance - Question 4B.5a, 4B.5b, 4B.5c - Bidders are required to hold, or commit to obtaining prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    a. Professional Indemnity - GBP 5m

    b. Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - GBP 5m

    c. Public and Products Liability Insurance - GBP 10m

    Minimum: SPD Part 4 (IV): Selection Criteria: Turnover - Question 4B.1 – Where a Bidder does not have a “general” annual turnover of the acceptable value, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Bidder’s …
  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD Part 4 (IV): Selection Criteria - Technical and Professional Ability – Relevant Examples - Question 4C1.2 - In response to this question Bidders are required to provide a one case study which demonstrates that they have the technical and professional ability required to deliver the specified service. The case study should demonstrate capacity and experience of delivering the specified type and volume of services in a similar environment (as described in the Contract Notice and appended documents). The case study should include (1) the contract value (2) the contract start/end date (3) client details (4) a demonstration of experience in operating within LOLER, P.U.W.E.R and COSHH regulations. The case study contract must have been delivered within the last 3 years and have been ongoing for at least a 1-year period. The Bidder must be/have been the main Contractor employed to deliver the case study contract and be able to provide evidence of this.

    SPD Part 4 (IV): Selection criteria - Quality Assurance Schemes & Environmental Management - Question 4D.1 - It is a mandatory requirement that Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question and attach their Health and Safety Policy.

    Minimum: SPD Part 4 (IV): Selection Criteria - Technical and Professional Ability – Relevant Examples - Question 4C1.2 - Where a Bidder does not demonstrate suitability to the Council’s satisfaction, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition or may apply discretion seeking s…
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.
  • “Workshop Equipment Maintenance Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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

Yes · 2-year contract with the option to extend for 2 further 12-month periods thereafter (undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council).

First published
19 Mar 2021, 10:48 GMT
Last source update
5 May 2021, 14:34 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
CT2599
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009708
Classification (CPV)
Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d53 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:653007)

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
22 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Apr 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Apr 2021 → 5 May 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    22 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Apr 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 May 2021, 14:34 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    5 May 2021, 14:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.