Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Turner and Townsend
33 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 6NL
UK
Telephone: +44 1412215358
E-mail: steven.colquhoun@turntown.co.uk
NUTS: UKM34
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.turnerandtownsend.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA14202
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 following address:
Turner and Townsned
33 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 6NL
UK
Contact person: Steven Colquhoun
Telephone: +44 1412215358
E-mail: steven.colquhoun@turntown.co.uk
NUTS: UKM34
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Gutter Cleaning Contract supplier.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Thenue Housing Association is seeking to appoint a Contractor to undertake their Gutter Cleaning Contract 2017 — 2021 (with the option of a further 2 years) to areas across the housing stock.
Work will involve cyclical gutter cleaning to various property types ensuring the gutters and down pipes are free from obstruction.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
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:
UKM34
Main site or place of performance:
Within Association's Housing Stock.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Procurement of a Contractor to undertake cyclical Gutter Cleaning services throughout the duration of the Contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This Contract will be renewed upon its conclusion. The advertised Contract is based on 4 years, with the option of a further 2 year extension.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
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:
If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Where it is required, within a bidder's country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 250 000 GBP for the last 3 years.
Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 250 000 GBP in the business area covered by the contract for the last 3 years.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio(s):
Ratio 1 the Acid Test — (Current Assets-stock)/Current Liabilities. A company with an Acid Test Ratio of less than 1 cannot currently pay
back its current liabilities. Therefore to pass the Acid Test Ratio question the bidder must have a score of greater than 1.
Ratio 2 Return on Capital Employed % — Profit/Capital employed. Return on capital employed or ROCE is used to prove the value the
business gains from its assets and liabilities. To pass this question Thenue HA requires the bidder to score a positive figure/percentage.
Ratio 3 Current Ratio — Current Assets/Liabilities. The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term
obligations. To pass this question Thenue HA requires the bidder to achieve a score of greater than 1.
Thenue HA will consider a Pass in any two of the three ratios as an overall Pass for this part of the assessment.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the OJEU Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Responses should be limited to 5 projects
with a maximum of 1 page per project.
Bidders should provide details of what qualifications are held, i.e. Health & Safety etc.
Bidders will be required to confirm their average annual manpower for the last three years.
Bidders will be required to confirm their and the number of managerial staff for the last three years.
Bidders will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the relevant tools, plant or technical equipment to deliver the types of requirements detailed in II.2.4 in the OJEU Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Bidders should describe what Quality Control Systems are in place for monitoring contract performance.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/02/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
06/03/2017
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
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Approx 4 years from Contract Commencement.
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
In addition to the Electronic upload to PCS, 2 x Hard Copy responses must be delivered by the deadline to;
Steven Colquhoun
Turner and Townsend
33 Bothwell Street
Glasgow, G2 6NL
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=471361.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://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.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause in this contract.
(SC Ref:471361)
Download the ESPD document here: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=471361
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Turner and Townsend
33 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 6NL
UK
Telephone: +44 1412215358
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.turnerandtownsend.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/12/2016