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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

University of Glasgow

Procurement Office, Tay House

Glasgow

G12 8QQ

Contact

Con Church

Email

con.church [at] glasgow.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1413305025

Fax

+44 0000000000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM82 - Glasgow City

Internet address(es)

Main address

Buyer's address

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

PURCH2413 Framework Agreement for the Provision for Asbestos and Analytical Services

Reference number

PURCH2413

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 90650000 - Asbestos removal services

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

PURCH2413 Framework Agreement for the Provision for Asbestos and Analytical Services.

The scope of requirements will be separated into two Lots:

Lot 1 - Asbestos Surveying, Inspection, Sampling and Testing

Lot 2 - Air sampling including four stage certificate of reoccupation, reassurance, background, personal monitoring, inspection.

Bidders may bid for any individual Lot or both Lots as appropriate but must be able to provide the full scope of services within each Lot.

Refer to Stage 1 tender documents available from Public Contracts Scotland.

Returns should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland, no paper copies will be accepted. Should paper tenders be submitted, they will be rejected. Further to this any questions or communications regarding individual tender exercises must be sent via the Public Contracts Scotland Portal. Tender queries received through any other channel will not be answered. Should users of Public Contracts Scotland have any problems with the web site they should contact website Support Desk, contact details can be found by following the ‘Contact Us’ option on the left hand menu at

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title

Asbestos Surveying, Inspection, Sampling and Testing

Lot No

1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 90650000 - Asbestos removal services

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKM82 - Glasgow City

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

PURCH2413 Framework Agreement for the Provision for Asbestos and Analytical Services.

Lot 1 - Asbestos Surveying, Inspection, Sampling and Testing.

Please refer to Stage 1 documents.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Initial fixed period of two years with the option of extending by 2 x 12 months periods

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 6

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

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title

Air sampling including four stage certificate of reoccupation, reassurance, background, personal monitoring, inspection.

Lot No

2

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 90650000 - Asbestos removal services

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKM82 - Glasgow City

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

PURCH2413 Framework Agreement for the Provision for Asbestos and Analytical Services.

Lot 2 - Air sampling including four stage certificate of reoccupation, reassurance, background, personal monitoring, inspection.

Please refer to Stage 1 documents for details.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Initial fixed period of two years with the option of extending by 2 x 12 months periods.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 6

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 possibly required

-Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than ten million pounds sterling (10,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims;

-Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than ten million pounds sterling (10,000,000 GBP);

-Product liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims.

- Financial Turnover : Provide 3 years annual accounts. See University guideline on the Financial Health of Suppliers at the following link:

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.1.5) Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

IV.1.8) Information about the 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

17 May 2024

Local time

12:00pm

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

3 June 2024

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

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

Once the deadline has passed submissions can neither be created nor submitted. It is not advisable for Suppliers to wait until the last moment before creating and dispatching a response in case of any last minute problems. Please note large files should be uploaded as early as possible to ensure transfer before deadline. If a Supplier is having problems uploading to the PCS site, then the University must be informed well in advance and depending upon the merit of the case, the University may arrange for the tender to remain open on the PCS system for a short period after the deadline time stated. System problems do not fall under the University’s remit and should be referred to PCS.

Postbox Security: Postbox submissions cannot be accessed by anyone, including Millstream, (the provider of the Public Contracts Scotland system) until the deadline.

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), which came into force on 1 January 2005, designates University of Glasgow as a Scottish public authority and therefore subject to the provisions and obligations in that Act. This means that any person who makes a valid request for information held by University of Glasgow will be entitled to receive it, unless all or part of that information can be withheld by virtue of the exemptions in that Act.

under the Act, University of Glasgow may be required to disclose any information held relating to your response to anyone who makes a request under that Act. Such information may only be withheld if it meets one or more of the exemptions or conditions in that Act. Even if an exemption is available University of Glasgow may nevertheless disclose requested information. Information held cannot simply be classified as “confidential" or "commercial in confidence" to enable it to be protected from disclosure.

University of Glasgow may publish the names and contact details of companies who have been issued with a Questionnaire on its website.

Information may also be requested under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at .

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at .

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.

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The University supports initiatives such as Living Wage and wider community benefit, supported businesses, apprentice opportunities and training, and are seeking similarly focused partners. Partners will be required to demonstrate their alignment with the University’s values, ethics, and commitment to supporting the Estate Strategy in terms of employment, training, and wider community benefits.

(SC Ref:764039)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9TW

Country

United Kingdom