Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Shetland Islands Council
8 North Ness Business Park
Lerwick
ZE1 0LZ
UK
Contact person: Graeme MacDonald - Procurement Manager
Telephone: +44 1595744595
E-mail: contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM66
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.shetland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00402
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
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of 2 (two) Engine Room Propulsion Engines MV Fivla
Reference number: I/1/24
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34512100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The type of contract to be awarded is a Contract for the Supply of Equipment. The contract is for the Supply of 2 (two) Engine Room Propulsion Engines for MV Fivla. The procedure being followed in an Open Procedure.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
280 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34311000
34310000
34512000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM66
Main site or place of performance:
Sella Ness, Shetland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is for the Supply of 2 (two) Engine Room Propulsion Engines for MV Fivla, an inter-island ferry in the Council’s fleet.
Suppliers must be manufacturer authorised agents for the engines and all associated equipment as quoted and must be able to provide after sales backup service support at short notice and OEM parts when required to maintain warranties.
The successful Tenderer must be able to supply the equipment specified in order for delivery to be completed by 16/09/2024.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
16/09/2024
End:
17/09/2024
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:
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
- Three years accounts and business reports for the contracting entity;
- Evidence of current Employer’s Liability Insurance to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and Public Liability Insurance to a minimum of 5,000,000 GBP respectively;
- Evidence of product liability insurance to a value of 1,000,000.00 GBP;
- A current Bank Reference to a minimum of 60,000.00 GBP.
The Council will carry out an Equifax check where a Bank Reference cannot be obtained and this will form part of the economic and financial evaluation of economic operators.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
- Evidence detailing manufacturers authorised agent;
- Evidence of same/similar supplies in the last three years;
- Contact Details for two previous customers which Tenderer has supplied with a similar type of equipment within the last three years.
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:
29/02/2024
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/02/2024
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
- GBP means Great British Pounds.
- Section III The economic, financial and technical information detailed must be submitted in addition to any other information detailed in the Single Procurement Document (SPD).
- The SPD must be fully completed, including all information concerning the bidder and exclusion grounds.
- A Bank Reference Mandate Form is included for completion by economic operators where a Bank Reference is not submitted directly by the economic operator.
- The UK has left the EU and the transition period after EU came to an end on 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, relevant references to the EU and EU procurement legislation will either be updated or removed from the Public Contracts Scotland site where appropriate.
Despite the reference to the EU Directives embedded in the header of the Contract Notice, the EU Directives do not apply to this procurement.
- V1.4.1 - Review body. The review body noted is Lerwick Sheriff Court but economic operators should contact the Contracting Authority in the first instance if any issue needs to be addressed. The court may be contacted where legal proceedings are contemplated.
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=756005.
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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.
(SC Ref:756005)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Lerwick Sheriff Court
King Erik Street
Lerwick
ZE1 0DH
UK
Telephone: +44 1595693914
E-mail: Lerwick@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/lerwick-sheriff-court
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/01/2024