Contract Notice (below OJEU threshold)

East Dunbartonshire Council

Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place

Kirkintilloch

G66 1TJ

UK

Telephone: +44 1415745750

E-mail: [email protected]

Fax: +44 1415745529

NUTS: UKM81

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00225

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: EDC/2021/3335

II.1.2) Main CPV code

77000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The provision of grounds maintenance services (litter picking, grass cutting, herbicide treatments, and the like) along the Kirkintilloch Link Road (KLR) and along Bishopbriggs Relief Road (BRR).

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:

The relevant selection criteria for Suitability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice and will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis by East Dunbartonshire Council.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

The relevant selection criteria for Economic and Financial Standing is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice and outlined below:

SPD 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 165,000 GBP for the last three years.

SPD 4B.3 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.

SPD 4B.5. 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 for any one event.

Public Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP for any one event.

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

Responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Economic and Financial Standing will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis by East Dunbartonshire Council as follows:

FAIL = Response fails to meet the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council.

PASS = Response meets the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council.

Failure of a bidder to achieve a PASS against any of the assessed questions will automatically result in his exclusion from the procurement exercise.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

The relevant selection criteria for Technical and Professional Ability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

Responses to the SPD (Scotland) question 4C.1.2 will be assessed by East Dunbartonshire Council as follows:

FAIL = Nil or inadequate response which fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to this criterion or the response is partially relevant but generally poor with the response showing some elements of relevance to the criterion but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate previous relevant experience/capacity/capability.

PASS = Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good amount of experience, knowledge or skills/capacity/capability relevant to providing similar services to similar clients.

Responses to SPD question 4C.10 will not be assessed as part of the selection criteria but East Dunbartonshire Council reserve the right to clarify the percentage stated by a bidder.

Failure of a bidder to achieve a PASS against any of the assessed questions will automatically result in his exclusion from the procurement exercise.

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

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: 11/02/2022

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

Tender must be valid until: 10/06/2022

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 11/02/2022

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body