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title: "Comprehensive Emergency Standby Generator Maintenance Services"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
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# Comprehensive Emergency Standby Generator Maintenance Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000731588

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for Comprehensive Emergency Standby Generator Maintenance Services to Dieselec Thistle Generators. The procurement method was a limited tender under extreme urgency due to the incumbent supplier's sudden withdrawal, posing a risk to the university's operations. The twelve-month contract aims to ensure continuity of critical services while a longer-term tender is prepared, with a planned publication of a PIN on PCS to notify interested parties.

This opportunity offers businesses in the emergency standby generator maintenance services sector a chance to provide essential services to the University of Edinburgh. Companies with experience in emergency maintenance and compliance testing would be well-suited to compete. The award value for the contract stands at £125,000 GBP, highlighting the significant business potential for successful bidders in this critical service provision sector.

## Notice

Provide a comprehensive emergency standby generator maintenance services in order to service, inspect, test and maintain in a good and safe working order the emergency standby generator plant and associated equipment on the various systems throughout the University of Edinburgh Estate.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or Regulation 6 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. The extreme urgency of ward of this contract has been brought about by the incumbent contractor withdrawing from the contract with only 3 days notice being given. Incumbent supplier provided insufficient notice [3 days from confirmation] to cease service provision and withdrawal from the servicing business sector, placing at risk the University's ability to operate safely and in full compliance of all regulatory requirements throughout the estate. These services are business critical and therefore contingency arrangements need to be established quickly to ensure continuity of service. It is proposed a twelve month contract will be sufficient to meet annual maintenance and compliance tests and will also afford time for the University to tender the next medium to longer-term contract which is expected to take approximately six months from market engagement to award. A PIN will be published on PCS in the coming weeks to notify interest parties of the forthcoming tendering opportunity.. Contract value estimated based on historical spend for remedial and emergency services plus a fixed annual PPM cost.

### Procurement Information

Incumbent supplier provided insufficient notice [3 days from confirmation] to cease service provision and withdrawal from the servicing business sector, placing at risk the University's ability to operate safely and in full compliance of all regulatory requirements throughout the estate. These services are business critical and therefore contingency arrangements need to be established quickly to ensure continuity of service. It is proposed a twelve month contract will be sufficient to meet annual maintenance and compliance tests and will also afford time for the University to tender the next medium to longer-term contract which is expected to take approximately six months from market engagement to award. A PIN will be published on PCS in the coming weeks to notify interest parties of the forthcoming tendering opportunity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478045 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £125,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DIESELEC THISTLE GENERATORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 9 May 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478045

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478045
  Comprehensive Emergency Standby Generator Maintenance Services - Provide a comprehensive emergency standby generator maintenance services in order to service, inspect, test and maintain in a good and safe working order the emergency standby generator plant and associated equipment on the various systems throughout the University of Edinburgh Estate.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000731588

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