This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Sep 2024 at 01:00

Tender

04 Jun 2024 at 01:00

Summary of the contracting process

The University of St Andrews has completed the procurement process for the "Estates: Fire Alarm Systems Maintenance" contract, aimed at consolidating all fire alarm systems, including Fire Hydrants and Refuge systems, under a single contract. The chosen supplier for this contract is Scutum, and the contract was awarded on 9th September 2024. This open procedure was begun with a tender on 4th June 2024 and had a submission deadline of 8th July 2024. The services will be carried out in the university premises located in St Andrews and Guardbridge, falling under the "Education" industry category. The contract is valued at £323,452.48 and encompasses a duration of 1080 days with potential extensions.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in fire safety systems, particularly those with experience in GENT 24 Technology Centre standards and accreditation to BAFE SP203 Pt 1&3. The procurement specifies requirements for qualified engineers with expertise in Gent Vigilon panels and the Honeywell Connected Life Safety System (CLSS). SMEs like Scutum are well-positioned to leverage their specialised knowledge in this area to not only meet the university's needs but also to demonstrate capability and reliability in managing comprehensive fire safety systems. Successful execution of this contract can significantly enhance a business's portfolio and reputation in the industry, and pave the way for future opportunities in public sector procurement.

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Notice Title

Estates: Fire Alarm Systems Maintenance

Notice Description

This contract will bring all of University of St Andrews' Fire alarm systems including Fire Hydrants and Refuge systems under one contract. All university premises are situated in St Andrews and Guardbridge.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The contractor MUST have as a minimum GENT 24 Technology Centre status, which will be independently verified on the GENT by Honeywell website and must be accredited to BAFE SP203 Pt 1&3. Each engineer must be qualified to recognised Fire Industry standards (for example BAFE/ FIA Qualifications covering Design, Install, Maintenance and Commissioning) and have experience of Gent Vigilon panels and be able to fault find and program on these panels. All staff working on the fire alarm systems MUST be employees of the successful contractor and are not to be sub-contractors. The contractor shall be staffed to ensure that the requirements of this contract can be complied with at all times. Tenderers must be experienced in using the Connected Life Safety System CLSS from Honeywell which the University uses across the campus for monitoring and recording services. The system is to be used to maintain the University assets within working life setting and the successful contractor should demonstrate compliance with this. Following device replacements, the CLSS system must be refreshed/synched to reflect the new/replaced device. Each planned preventative maintenance visit will be recorded on the Gent CLSS system, to ensure full compliance with all items being tested annually. All engineers must be fully conversant with the CLSS system and comply fully with this process, as non-recording of planned preventative maintenance will be deemed as non-compliance with the contract. The successful contractor should manage the system through this and provide the University with future costs to replace items identified as requiring replacement or coming up for replacement. For each maintenance visit the University will require a schedule created showing the planned visits to each site, this must be provided to allow the buildings to be made aware of the proposed visits. This should be followed up with a call to the University Estates Helpdesk to confirm they are finished on each site. The University require the contractor to competently operate and maintain the systems listed and have the proper resources in place for replacement of parts not supplied by themselves. The contractor is to create a full schedule for all the systems that have batteries and give a full plan for the replacement of these batteries within manufacturers recommended life expectancy. This schedule should be costed up and maintained and issued to Estates prior to the start of the contract and on the contract anniversary. The requirement includes the annual testing and inspection of our fire hydrants (25 off) at the North Haugh, (3 off) at DRA and at our Eden Campus (10 off). Full details in Procurement documents.. All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted

Renewal: 2 x 12 months possible subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000768109
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP513907
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

31625200 - Fire-alarm systems

44480000 - Miscellaneous fire-protection equipment

50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£323,452 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
It is likely the University may continue to have similar requirements. If so, any relevant procurement will be advertised approximately 6 months prior to any new contract requirement.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of St Andrews
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GUARDBRIDGE
Postcode
KY16 0US
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife

Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Tay Bridgehead
Westminster Constituency
North East Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Scutum

Further Information

Notice Documents

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