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Car Park Machine Maintenance

FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

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Award

14 Dec 2021 at 09:35

Award

14 Oct 2021 at 08:44

Summary of the contracting process

Forestry and Land Scotland has awarded a contract for Car Park Machine Maintenance, which falls under the Horticultural services category, covering up to 100 parking ticket machines across Scotland. This procurement process was initiated as a limited tender without prior publication, with a total contract value of £124,000, signed on 29th November 2021. The current procurement stage is complete, and the supplier selected for this contract is Metric Group Ltd, known for their technical expertise in maintaining such machines.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses with capabilities in maintenance and repair services, particularly those specialising in ticket-issuing and validation machinery. Companies with technical expertise in horticultural services or similar machinery repair, especially those that can provide unique replacement parts, will be well-suited to compete in this market. Given the limited nature of the procurement, businesses that can demonstrate a strong technical competency and reliability in service provision may have a competitive edge in such contracts.

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Notice Title

Car Park Machine Maintenance

Notice Description

This contract is for the maintenance of up to 100 Metric parking ticket machinesacross Scotland.

Lot Information

Lot 1

- Annual Maintenance package - To cover 100 car parking machines across all five Regions. Package covers all parts and labour for call out arising due to failure due to faulty parts or normal wear and tear. - Initial set up fees - Adding Mi Office to a coin only machine - Annual Mi Office - FLS to receive Monthly report for each machine. Unknown Requirement: - Reactive repairs - Any damages that fall outside of the maintenance package is charged at an additional cost.

Procurement Information

FLS has a separate contract for car parking machines with Metric. The same company, due to their specialist engineers and unique replacement parts, are the only economic operator capable of maintaining/repairing /servicing the machines.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eba5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031046-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

30123100 - Ticket-validation machines

30144200 - Ticket-issuing machines

38730000 - Parking meters

50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery

50317000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery

50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery

77300000 - Horticultural services

98351100 - Car park services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£354,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 3000676000

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 8NW
Post Town
Inverness
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

METRIC GROUP

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