North Ayrshire Council

Cunninghame House, Friars Croft

Irvine

KA12 8EE

UK

Contact person: Raymond Hamilton

Telephone: +44 1294324038

E-mail: raymondhamilton@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM93

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: NAC/5189

II.1.2) Main CPV code

45331100

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

NAC require to implement a Measured Term Contract for the Replacement Central Heating and Electrical Re-Wiring Programme to various domestic properties throughout North Ayrshire.

The Council is required to undertake and upgrade central heating & electrical rewiring installations to tenants of North Ayrshire to comply with Scottish Housing Quality Standards. Electrical re-wiring follows a 40-year cycle and central heating has a 15-year cycle.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 11 086 430.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of (4,434,572)GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.

Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

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.

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 in respect of any one event

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf

Public Liability Insurance [10,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event

Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance

A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for business purposes), a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority - confirming that the company has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure their employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of works carried out in the past 5 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the works described in the Contract Notice. The works must be of a similar value, size and scope and be of a minimum value of 1,000,000 GBP over a 12 month period. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.

Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.

Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:

a) their standard payment terms.

b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.

Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment performance.

Bidders are required to confirm that all staff are GasSafe registered and NICEIC / ECA / SELECT or equivalent accredited.

Bidders are required to demonstrate knowledge of the climate emergency and the impact of their organisation, including their organisation’s own scope 1 and 2 emissions. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to:

- a completed copy of the Bidder ‘priority contract’ Climate Change Plan Template, including the bidder’s calculated scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions and their planned projects and actions to reduce their carbon emissions.

Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2D.1.2 of the qualification envelope.

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 03/02/2025

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

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 03/02/2025

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body