Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Wheatley Housing Group Limited
25 Cochrane Street
Glasgow
G1 1HL
UK
Telephone: +44 8004797979
E-mail: ian.brown@wheatley-group.com
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wheatley-group.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10306
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Housing Association
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Lift Maintenance — Dunedin Canmore 2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50750000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Lift Maintenance for 96 lifts
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
270 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lift Maintenance
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
270 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
24 Months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Must be a member of the Lift and Escalator Industry Association UK (LEIA)
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders will be required to have an annual turnover threshold value of ten (10) times the estimated Value of the contract (2.7M GBP) for the previous three (3) years.
The Wheatley Group will also utilise Equifax to assist in its determination of the organisations financial status and risk. It is recommended that Bidders review their own Equifax Score in advance of submitting their Tender Submission. If, following this review, Bidders consider that the Equifax Score does not reflect their current financial status, the Bidder should attach a document giving a
Detailed explanation, together with any relevant supporting independent evidence. The Wheatley Group will review any such information as part of the evaluation of Bidders financial status. Where the Bidder is under no obligation to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Equifax or equivalent rating, they must provide their audited financial accounts for the previous 2 years as part of their Tender submission in order that the Wheatley Group may assess these to determine the suitability of the Bidder to undertake a contract or contracts of this size.
Bidders(s), if requested, will also be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent prior to the award of contract.
Where a Bidder does not pass the minimum requirements indicated, the Wheatley Group will exclude the Bidder from the competition.
Insurance Requirements:
— Employer's Liability insurance to the value of at least 10 000 000 GBP,
— Public Liability insurance to the value of at least 10 000 000 GBP,
— Product Liability insurance to the value of at least 10 000 000 GBP.
The above insurances shall be with an insurance company registered with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, or equivalent body for other EU member states.
Should the Bidder not have the specified insurances at the time of tendering then, the Bidder must certify in their response to the ESPDS that the specified insurance will be obtained.
Where a Bidder does not hold or commit to obtaining the types and levels of insurance indicated, the Wheatley Group will exclude the bidder from the competition.
Quality, Health and Safety and Environmental Policies:
— The Supplier must be ISO9001 accredited for Quality Management,
— The supplier must have a current Environmental Policy signed and dated,
— The supplier must have a current Health and Safety policy statement signed and dated.
Tenderers must confirm:
Their Organisation compliance with relevant statutory obligations in regards to being an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
— Supplier Turnover must be a minimum of 2 700 000 GBP,
— Employer's Liability insurance to the value of at least 10 000 000 GBP,
— Public Liability insurance to the value of at least 10 000 000 GBP,
— Product Liability insurance to the value of at least 10 000 000 GBP.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
12/09/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
28/12/2018
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/09/2018
Local time: 12:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
This contract is for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 24 months at the sole discretion of the Group.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=551173
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Please detail the Community Benefits you can offer as part of this contract?
(SC Ref:551173)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Wheatley Housing Group Limited
25 Cochrane Street
Glasgow
G1 1HL
UK
Telephone: +44 8004797979
E-mail: ian.brown@wheatley-group.com
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.wheatley-group.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/08/2018