Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scotland Excel
Renfrewshire House
Paisley
PA1 1AR
UK
Contact person: Richard Bridgen
E-mail: oss@scotland-excel.org.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383
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:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply and Delivery of Road Signage Materials
Reference number: 2222
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34928470
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This contract notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for the Supply and Delivery of Road Signage Materials
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Permanent Road Signage and Associated Products
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34928470
34928471
34928472
34992000
34992100
34992200
34992300
44423400
31523000
31523200
34924000
45233290
45316211
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Throughout Scotland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Notice is in relation to a renewal framework opportunity for Road Signage Materials.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “2222 Information and Instructions to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the Buyer Attachment Area of the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
80
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial period of the Framework Contract is 24 months from the commencement date with an option to extend for up to a further two 12 month periods subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel
Duration is 48 months if all options are exercised as stated above
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Temporary Road Signs and Associated Products
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34928470
34928471
45316211
45233290
34924000
34928472
34992000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Throughout Scotland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Temporary Road Signs and Associated Products
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “2222 Instructions and Information to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the Buyer Attachment Area of the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
80
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial period of the Framework Contract is 24 months from the commencement date with an option to extend for up to a further two 12
month periods subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel
Duration is 48 months if all options are exercised as stated above
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Road signposts and associated products
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45316211
45233290
34928470
34928471
34928472
34992000
34992100
34992200
34992300
44423400
31523000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Road Signage Materials.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “2222 Information and Instructions to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the Buyer Attachment Area of the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
80
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 850 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial period of the Framework Contract is 24 months from the commencement date with an option to extend for up to a further two 12
month periods subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel
Duration is 48 months if all options are exercised as stated above
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
electronic road signage and associated products
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34928470
34928471
34928472
34992000
34992100
34992200
34992300
44423400
31523000
31523200
34924000
45233290
45316211
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Road Signage Materials.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “2222 Information and Instructions to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the Buyer Attachment Area of the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
80
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
750 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial period of the Framework Contract is 24 months from the commencement date with an option to extend for up to a further two 12 month periods subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel
Duration is 48 months if all options are exercised as stated above
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:
It is a requirement of the contracts to be procured under the proposed framework agreement that tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
ALL LOTS
EMPLOYERS (COMPULSORY) LIABILITY = a minimum indemnity limit of 10 million GBP per occurrence.
PUBLIC/PRODUCTS LIABILITY = a minimum indemnity limit of 5 million GBP per occurrence, and in the aggregate in respect of Products.
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE = a minimum indemnity level of 1 million GBP in respect of third party property damage, without limit to the number of claims; unlimited in respect of personal injury. For full details please see the Procurement Documents.
OTHER ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A search of the tenderer against Equifax's Protect must not return a 'Warning' or 'Caution' returnable code or any neutral code, unless the tenderer confirms that it can provide any other document which Scotland Excel considers appropriate to prove to Scotland Excel (acting within its permitted discretion under the applicable public procurement rules) that the tenderer does/would not present an unmanageable risk should it be appointed on to the proposed Framework Agreement. Equifax's protect is a fraud indicator/credit risk search and analysis of five areas of threat in relation to a particular company:credit history; disqualification; validation and investigation bureau; connected data; and bureau information. For full details please see the Procurement Documents.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
1. Subcontracting
2. Quality Management Procedures
3. Environmental Management Systems or Standards
4. Health and Safety Procedures
For full details please see the Procurement Documents. In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
SUBCONTRACTING:
Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capacity you do not rely on to satisfy the selection criteria, you must secure that each subcontractor completes a separate SPD (Scotland) Response for all Parts of the SPD (Scotland) Qualification Envelope, except Part 4 (Selection criteria).
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES:
The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BSEN ISO 9001 (or equivalent).
OR
A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the tenderer has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OR STANDARDS:
The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BSEN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate.
OR
A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, authorised by the Chief Executive, or equivalent. This policy must include and describe the tenderer's environmental emergency response procedures including the preparedness and response procedures for potential accidents and emergency response situations that give rise to significant environmental impacts (for example hazardous substances spill control).
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES:
The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer 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 scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum.
OR
A regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company's responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework Agreement, and contracts to be called-off thereunder (to the extent
known or settled at this stage), please see the procurement documents (details of how to access these being set out in section “I.3)
Communication” of this Contract Notice).
It should be noted that, in accordance with Regulations 20 (7) and 20 (8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Scotland
Excel may, where it is considered necessary, impose conditions for the performance of the contract by a group of economic operators
which are different from those imposed on individual participants (for example Scotland Excel may require the group of economic
operators to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract), and may require groups of economic operators to assume a
specific legal form for the purposes of the award of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
Additional information about electronic auction:
This is at the discretion of each Scotland Excel Council, Associate Member or other bodies Participating and applicable requirements will be set out by them during the procedure for the call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement (subject to law).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-033890
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
17/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
17/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and
successor bodies):
- The 32 local authorities in Scotland listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx;
- Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education
sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies;
- NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards,
Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated
Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
- Scotland Excel associate members listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx;
- any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland) Act 2014
The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access
agreement with Scotland Excel.
Retrospective rebates apply to this framework. For further details, please see the Special Conditions of Contract
Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed Framework Agreement.
Tenderers are advised that whether electronic ordering, invoicing and payment will be used or accepted is at the discretion of each
contracting authority entitled to use this proposed framework agreement. This will be settled by them during call-off of a contract under
this proposed framework agreement.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TENDERERS: For some lots particular requirements apply, including but not limited to, a Minimum Bid
Requirement for ALL Lots, and the requirement to evidence conformance with the Tender Specification in all lots . Bids MAY be excluded
from evaluation (in whole, or in part) if they do not include the information required in accordance with instructions given. Bids may be
subject to a specific EVALUATION APPROACH in particular circumstances detailed in the instructions.
Further detailed information and instructions are contained within the tender documents
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 23926. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
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:
It has become clear that there is scope within the legal framework which applies to public contracts, to deliver wider social benefits such as:
* Targeted recruitment and training
* Community engagement
As part of your response within the Technical criteria, Tenderers will be requested to confirm if they will offer community benefits for this framework.
(SC Ref:729129)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts
(Scotland)Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446)(as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/12/2023