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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service recently awarded a contract for Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services. The procurement process involved a limited procurement method with the main procurement category being services. The contract was awarded to Freight Transport Association TA Logistics UK for a value of £750,000. The inspections will be conducted throughout Scotland, and the buying organisation is based in Cambuslang, UK.

This tender for Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service offers business growth opportunities for companies providing vehicle inspection services. Businesses capable of offering high-quality technical services in the public order and safety sector would find this tender well-suited for their expertise. The procurement stage was completed recently, and the contract is currently active with a specific focus on service delivery across Scotland.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services

Notice Description

Annual inspections of fire appliances equivalent to MOT inspections on light and commercial vehicles

Lot Information

Lot 1

A single unified service across Scotland including its islands is required whereby a service provider will send out its own staff to fire stations to carry out inspections. Appliances must be inspected at their home operational stations as they cannot be removed from operational service for this purpose

Procurement Information

No other potential service provider capable of providing the entire service on demand across Scotland has been found. "33.-- (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases....... (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons....... (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons" ................... where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement"

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT490219
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

71631200 - Technical automobile inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£550,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBUSLANG
Postcode
G72 7NA
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Cambuslang East
Westminster Constituency
Rutherglen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Freight Transport Association TA Logistics UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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