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Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 4th Jun 2024
Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-046d46 |
Common Procurement Vocabulary | Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights |
Procurement Method | Open procedure |
Value | £3,600,000 |
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Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 4th Jun 2024
Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-046d46 |
Common Procurement Vocabulary | Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights |
Procurement Method | Open procedure |
Value | £3,600,000 |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
East Renfrewshire Council
Eastwood HQ, Eastwood Park,
Giffnock
G46 6UG
sandra.bisset [at] eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1415773669
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
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
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
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
Street Lighting Installations and Maintenance Services
Reference number
ERC000411
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50232000 - Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Maintenance and Installation of Street Lighting. The contract will cover all aspects of installation, planned and reactive maintenance and emergency 24 hour call outs. The maintenance and improvement of the street lighting asset for a three/ four year period. Replacement of Luminaires and carry out the LED replacement program.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 拢3,600,000
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maintenance and Installation of Street Lighting. The contract will cover all aspects of installation, planned and reactive maintenance and emergency 24 hour call outs. The maintenance and improvement of the street lighting asset for a three/ four year period. Replacement of Luminaires and carry out the LED replacement program.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: 2.2 Service Delivery / Weighting: 45
Quality criterion - Name: 2.3 Constraints & Innovation / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: 2.4 Quality & Training / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: 2.5 Transition from Existing Supplier / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: 2.6 Community Benefits / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: 2.7 Fair Working Practices / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: 2.9 Sustainability / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 70
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Option to extend for a further 12 months.
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
The Contractor shall comply with the current editions of the following:
Electricity Council Engineering Recommendation G.39. Model Code of Practice covering electrical safety in planning, installation, commissioning and maintenance of public lighting and street furniture for all staff.
The National Joint Utilities Group Recommendations on avoidance of danger from underground electricity cables.
Regulations for Electrical Installations issued by the IEE.
The Institution of Lighting Professionals, Code of Practice for Electrical Safety in Public Lighting Operations.
Health & Safety at Work etc Act. 1974
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
New Roads and street works Act 1991
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
Current Member of SELECT or NICEIC.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly 鈥済eneral鈥 turnover of 2 x Annual Value of 900,000 GBP = 1,800,000 GBP
The Council reserves the right at its own discretion to seek information from the applicant in accordance with Regulation 61(7) or
Regulation 61(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to determine the Applicant鈥檚 economic and financial standing. East Renfrewshire Council requires to ensure that the economic operator has the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform and complete the contract. In the current difficult economic environment, the Council seeks to ensure that the contractor who undertakes the works has suitable financial strength and capacity to complete these goods, works or services.
Where an economic operator wishes to be considered for selection under this contract but cannot meet the turnover and/or Credit Safe score of 30 that economic operator must provide financial information which will satisfy the Council that they have an equivalent level of economic and financial standing; and must provide related guarantees or formal assurances to support their right to participate and be considered for any contract award (Regulation 61(8)). Please note that any financial information disclosed should evidence the financial strength of the economic operator tendering, therefore additional supporting information will need to be provided where joint or group
accounts are provided in support of a bid to explain to the Council the relevance of that information.
Where the economic bidder relies upon or intends to reply upon any Key Subcontractors in performance of the contract, then the Council reserves the right to assess the financial strength and suitability the Key subcontractor as part of the qualification process; Where the economic operator relies upon a parent company to provide financial assurance in support of their bid, the Council will also reserve the right to seek financial information on the strength and suitability of the parent company; and Where the economic operator relies upon the capacity of other parties in respect of selection and/or performance of the contract, then dependent on the nature of the arrangement the
Council may require full disclosure of financial information in support of the bid. For example, where the bidder identifies as a consortium the Council will require that the consortium, as a group, can meet the financial selection requirements contained in the procurement documents. Where a bidder is part of a Consortium, it shall procure the execution and delivery to the Employer of a Consortium Guarantee (in the form provided by the council) executed by each member of the Consortium (acting as Consortium guarantor) in Self Proving Form.
The Council reserves the right to monitor that the economic operator continues to meet the financial selection requirements upon receipt of the invitation to tender or after evaluation has been completed and prior to any award being made. Economic operators must inform the Council of any changes to any submission made by them in respect of their financial and or economic situation. The Council will further reserve the right to remove any economic operator from the tendering process where they are no longer able to fulfil any of the selection requirements as directed within the procurement documents. Further detail is contained within the procurement documents. Bidders who
cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer鈥檚 (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP
Public Liability Insurance 5 million GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance 2 million GBP
Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. Bidders must provide a response at SPD Q4.C.4 and this will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) 鈮95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment performance. It should be noted that where a bidder is unable to confirm or provide a satisfactory improvement plan the Council reserves the right to remove you from the process.
Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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
4 July 2024
Local time
12:00pm
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
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
4 July 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: April 2028
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
Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any.
The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents.
Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice.
The Council envisages that staff working on the current service shall transfer to the successful tenderer or its sub-contractors, under the terms of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ("TUPE"). These employees are currently employed by [the Council / the incumbent supplier]. Provisional lists of the employees who may transfer are contained in [insert]. Tenderers will, however, be required to satisfy themselves as to the application of TUPE in relation to the Procurement and it is the sole responsibility of each Tenderer to take any legal or other professional advice they consider necessary as to whether TUPE will be likely to apply to the Procurement, and if so, to reflect the financial and other commercial implications of the application of TUPE in their Tender Response. In particular, but without limitation, if a Tenderer considers that TUPE will be likely to apply to the Procurement that Tenderer's pricing proposals must take into account the costs associated with the transfer of any employees under TUPE and any associated costs. The Council makes no warranties or representations (whether express or implied) and gives no undertakings as to the applicability or otherwise of TUPE to the proposed contract.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 26727. For more information see:
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
East Renfrewshire Council is committed to maximising community benefits from contracts for works, goods and services in which the
Council has an interest. Community benefits should improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the area. Under this
contract the successful Contractor will be requested to support East Renfrewshire Council鈥檚 economic, environmental and social
regeneration objectives to achieve benefits for our identified beneficiary hierarchy.
Tier 1. Targeted recruitment and training for priority employability groups.
Tier 2. Work experience placements for the same target groups.
Tier 3. Curriculum support for schools and those on employability pathways.
Tier 4. Community Enhancement for community groups and projects.
Tier 5. Small and Medium Enterprises and Social Enterprise Organisations supply chain support.
Community Benefits has been included as a mandatory requirement. Minimum Community Benefit Points (CBP) Required - 90.
(SC Ref:766234)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
St James Street
Paisley
PA3 2HW
paisley [at] scotcourts.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1415806322
Country
United Kingdom