Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Police Authority
1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor
Glasgow
G51 1DZ
UK
E-mail: rebecca.hall@scotland.police.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.spa.police.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19762
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
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:
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
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PROC 23-2187 Provision of Fully Hosted Energy Management Monitoring, and Utilities Bureau
Reference number: PROC 23-2187
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Contractor for the provision of an online energy management software system and a full energy bureau service.
Contractors applying for this contract must be capable of supplying and maintaining a Fully Hosted Energy Management Monitoring and Targeting System, complete with a Utilities Bureau Service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service must include the following but is not limited to ongoing utility bill validation, liaising with utility companies, scanning invoices and a complete monitoring and targeting software system capable of generating financial and environmental reports that is accessed by the client via a website with a secure login. The range of services may be amended at any time by mutual consent between the Contractor and the SPA.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
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:
3-4 years.
Contract for 36 months with option to extend for further 12 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:
SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the
Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading
from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
SPD Question 4B6 - Financial Standing:
Credit Safe:
The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the SPD to allow the Authority to access a Credit Safe Report.
Insurance
It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, indicated below:
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Credit Safe
Within such reports, the risk of business failure is expressed as a score of 30 or below (high risk of business failure). In the event that a company is determined to have a risk failure rating of 30 and below i.e. that the company is considered to have a high risk of business failure, the submission will not be considered further.
If you are successful in the award of this contract and your risk failure rating falls below 30 then the SPA reserve the right to remove you from this contract. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure that the information held by Credit Safe is accurate and up to date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the SPA will request a report from Credit Safe following the closing date for the receipt of the Tenders to ensure that the most up to date information is used. Where you are not registered on credit safe e.g. charitable organisations or new start companies/ Sole Traders with less than 3 years trading history, discretionary powers are available to the Director of Finance to consider abbreviated accounts along with bankers references etc.
Tenderers should be aware that any outstanding County Court Judgements will have a detrimental effect on the rating held by Credit Safe and it is your responsibility to ensure that the information held by Credit Safe is accurate and up to date - failure to do so will result in rejection of your submission.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This requirement is not applicable to Sole Traders/ Charities. Sole Traders/ Charities may be required to provide a bankers reference if successful.
Insurance
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.
Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and in the aggregate. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Product Insurance certificate.
Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.
The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability - With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years and must be similar value to the contract being procured.
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements for the “Provision of Fully Hosted Energy Management Monitoring and Utilities Bureau”
Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services may be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for services.
If Tenderers are unable to provide two (2) examples the tenderer may be required to explain why examples cannot be provided.
If available, copies of completion certificates or customers' written declaration which validates the examples you have provided.
Guidance
If you cannot provide certificates or customer declarations the Authority may choose to contact customers cited directly in order to validate the experience examples you have provided without any further reference to you.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Service Levels are listed within the ITT document.
Please see Procurement documentation Proc 23-2187 Contract Notice for further info.
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:
30/11/2023
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:
30/11/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3-4 years
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the
Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Assessment of Employment Status
Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017,
the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful
tenderer’s detailed employment status.
For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation
Living Wage
Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage
Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only.
Equality and Diversity
Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010.
Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form.
Subcontractor Detail
Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to
complete this section as part of the SPD.
Data Protection
Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract.
Vetting
The tenderer’s representative with overall responsibility for undertaking the works and the personnel assigned to the supply of the services shall be vetted to Non Police Personnel Vetting Standards (NPPV) Level 1.
Info Security Requirement - It is a requirement of this tender that Tenderers must be certified to ISO 27001 (or an equivalent Information Security Management System standard) by a UKAS accredited (or equivalent) body. Tenderers are required to confirm this and demonstrate this as part of their bid within SPD and Appendix A.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25413. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
(SC Ref:748669)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/10/2023