Contract Notice (below OJEU threshold)

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

UK

Contact person: John Cameron

E-mail: [email protected]

NUTS: UKM84

Internet address(es)

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

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: HO MS 21 075/NLC-CPT-21-137

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79212300

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Gas audits and report on the quality of gas works on behalf of the council, its partners and service providers.

The audit assessments will be carried out by selective sampling of all gas related works undertaken on any contract within the North Lanarkshire Council geographical area.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 170 000.00  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:

SPDS Selection Criteria, Part IV Section A: Suitability, 4A.1

4A.1 -

Bidders must be registered or enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register kept in the Member State of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015).

Bidders should confirm they are registered or enrolled on the relevant trade register and provide information relating to this i.e. registration number, member number etc.

Bidders may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the competition if they fail to provide a response to any of the questions in this section, i.e., 4A.

Bidders that are unable to meet all of the minimum level(s) of standards required for any of the questions in this section, i.e. 4A, will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

SPDS Selection Criteria, Part IV, Section B: Economic and Financial Standing,

4B.4, 4B.5.1A, 4B.5.1b and 4B.5.2

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

4B.4 -

Bidders will be required to meet the undernoted Current Ratio minimum requirements.

Acid Test Ratio

The acceptable range for the Acid Test Ratio is:

Minimum value required: a value of greater than or equal to 1.00 to 2 decimal places.

The Acid Test Ratio will be calculated as follows: (Current Assets minus Inventory) divided by Current Liabilities, calculated to 2 decimal places.

Bidders will be required to provide their audited financial accounts for the previous year in order that the Council may confirm this ratio.

4B.5.1a -

Bidders must confirm they already have or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Contract, the following levels of insurance cover:

1) Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP in the aggregate

4B.5.1b -

Bidders must confirm they already have or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Contract, the following levels of insurance cover:

1) Employer’s Liability Insurance: 10,000,000 GBP for each and every claim

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

4B.5.2 -

Bidders must confirm they already have or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following levels of insurance cover:

1) Public Liability Insurance: 10,000,000 GBP in the aggregate

Bidders may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the competition if they fail to provide a response to any of the questions in this section, i.e. 4B.

Bidders that are unable to meet all of the minimum level(s) of standards required for any of the questions in this section, i.e. 4B will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition, unless the following information is provided as part of their tender submission:

1) an SPDS submission from a Parent Company (or Ultimate Parent Company) who can meet all the above minimum requirements; and

2) a declaration that the Parent Company (or Ultimate Parent Company) is prepared to provide a Parent Company Guarantee (PCG) in the form determined by the Council to cover the duration of the proposed Contract, including the available extension periods.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

SPDS Selection Criteria, Part IV Section C: Technical and Professional Ability,

4C.1, 4C.6, 4C.10 and

SPDS Selection Criteria, Part IV Section D: Quality Assurance Schemes and Environmental Management Standards, 4D.1, 4D.2.

Owing to the character limitations in this section of the Contract Notice it is not possible to provide all of the information relating to this section (III.1.3 in the Contract Notice). Therefore the Objective and Non-Discriminatory Criteria for Questions 4C.6, 4D.1 and 4D.2 are set out in full in the SPDS and SPDS Minimum Requirements document, which can be accessed through the buyer attachment area within the portal.

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

4C.1-

Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

Question 4C.1 carries an overall weighting of 100% with 60% attributed to the first example and 40% attributed to example 2.

You are required to provide 2 examples, at least one example shall be from the last 3 years.

Your examples should be in line with the value, scope, size and complexity of these services.

Your response should address however, not be limited to, the following:

- Project management; and

- Risk and mitigating actions for the project

Bidders will be required to achieve an average minimum score of 50 for this question. An average minimum score of less than 50 will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition.

4C.6 -

Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have all of the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:

Member of Gas Safe Register of Auditors approved via the Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS).

Bidders who do not have the above educational and professional qualifications (or alternative equivalent) will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition

4C.10 -

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

Bidders may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the competition if they fail to provide a response to this question.

Bidders may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the competition if they fail to provide a response to any of the questions in this section, i.e., 4C.

Bidders that are unable to meet all of the minimum level(s) of standards required for any of the questions in this section, i.e. 4C will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition.

4D.1 -

1. The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent),

OR

2. The Bidder must meet the Criteria as detailed in SPDS Part IV, Question 4D.1 point 2, a-g.

3. The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum.

OR

4. The Bidder must meet the Criteria as detailed in SPDS Part IV, Question 4D.1 point 4, a-m.

4D.2 -

1. The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate,

OR

2. The Bidder must meet the Criteria as detailed in SPDS Part IV, Question 4D.2 point 2, a-g.

Bidders may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the competition if they fail to provide a response to any of the questions in this section, i.e., 4D.

Bidders that are unable to meet all of the minimum level(s) of standards required for any of the questions in this section, i.e. 4D will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition.

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will contain the relevant contract performance conditions and requirements

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: 04/03/2022

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

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 04/03/2022

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body