ISO Certification Services

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                    "minimum": "4B.4 - Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading. Minimum standard required is acid test ratio score of 1.00 from latest published accounts. 4B.5.1b and 4B.5.2 - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10M GBP Public Liability Insurance = 2M GBP Professional Indemnity Insurance = 2M GBP http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf"
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    "description": "If the bidder relies on the capacities of any other entity AND/OR If the bidder has decided to subcontract a part of the contract and relies on the subcontractor's capacities to perform that part of the Contract, then a separate SPD for this entity / subcontractor must be completed for sections: Part II Information concerning the bidder A: Information about the bidder B: Information about representatives of the bidder Part III Exclusions Grounds A: Grounds Relating to Criminal Convictions B: Grounds Relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions C: Blacklisting D: Grounds Relating to insolvency, conflicts of interests or professional misconduct. The Invitation To Tender and supporting documentation may be accessed and downloaded from the Public Contracts Scotland Portal at http//www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk To access these documents Tenderers will firstly need to register (if they have not already done so) on the Public Contracts Scotland Portal and then express interest in this particular procurement. Tenders must be returned using the PCS submission post-box by the date and time specified in this Contract Notice and/or documentation. Late tenders will not be accepted. The council reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process initiated by this Contract Notice and in such event will not be liable for any costs incurred by any party. The preferred bidder will be required to produce supporting documentary evidence or certificates when specifically requested by the Authority to do so by you. This evidence will be required before the contract is awarded. If the preferred bidder is unable to provide this evidence it the contract will not be awarded to the preferred bidder. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=524700. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. 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. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=651233. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. 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. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=755761. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 26000. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please see tender document (SC Ref:757922)",
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