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Please refer to enclosed ITT documentation and appendices, via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS).", "status": "active", "value": { "amount": 180000, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "B1 Service Provision", "description": "5" }, { "type": "price", "description": "80" } ] }, "hasOptions": false, "submissionTerms": { "variantPolicy": "notAllowed" }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2027-02-01T00:00:00Z", "endDate": "2031-01-31T00:00:00Z" }, "hasRenewal": false } ], "lotDetails": { "maximumLotsBidPerSupplier": 2147483647 }, "bidOpening": { "date": "2026-10-30T11:00:00Z", "address": { "streetAddress": "Falkirk" }, "description": "Tender Opening Committee comprising Council Principal Procurement Specialist" }, "communication": { "atypicalToolUrl": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk" }, "contractTerms": { "hasElectronicPayment": true, "hasElectronicOrdering": true, "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed" }, "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "otherRequirements": { "requiresStaffNamesAndQualifications": true }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "suitability", "description": "It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council's satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given. All Lots - Participant Membership: National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) or Equivalent Level Membership. All Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 Participants and any proposed sub-contractors shall be registered/accredited and hold current full membership from National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) the national trade body for access and scaffolding in the UK, or of holding a comparable standard of membership level with another national trade body for access and scaffolding in the UK. Refer to ITT, Schedule 5." }, { "type": "economic", "description": "The Selection Criteria is outlined in the online PCS Qualification Envelope (SPD): Bidders will be required to state the annual turnover of the bidding entity for the last 3 years. Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date on which they were set up / started trading. A Creditsafe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100, the Bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that give satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the proposed Framework.", "minimum": "Public Contracts Regulations 2015 state that before awarding the contract, the Contracting Authority shall require the tenderer(s) to submit up to date supporting documents. This includes the insurance requirements stated in the Qualification Envelope (SPD within PCS): Lot 1 Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = GBP 10 000 000 Product and Public Liability Insurance = GBP 5 000 000 Professional Indemnity Insurance = GBP 2 000 000 with 6 years run off policy, in any one claim (can support aggregate) Lot 2 Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = GBP 10 000 000 Product and Public Liability Insurance = GBP 2 000 000 Professional Indemnity Insurance = GBP 1 000 000 with 6 years run off policy, in any one claim (can support aggregate) Bidders who do not meet the criteria above may be excluded from further participation in this procurement exercise." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "The Participant / Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001:2018 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum. As outlined in PCS Qualification Envelope (SPD) section 1.74.1 OR The Participant / Bidder must provide responses in relation to 4D.1.4 A through to L in the document SPD (Scotland) Standard Statements.", "minimum": "Any recorded fail shall result in your submission being non compliant and excluded from the process. For details of any relevant weighted scoring methodology elements for online SPD PCS module Section / Part 4D, and for ITT Award Criteria, including how each individual element is scored, please refer to Scoring of Submissions, scorecard system within ITT documentation. Exclusion: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations. Please refer the ITT and related documentation on PCS." } ] }, "submissionTerms": { "languages": [ "en" ], "bidValidityPeriod": { "durationInDays": 180 } }, "techniques": { "hasFrameworkAgreement": true, "frameworkAgreement": { "maximumParticipants": 10 } }, "classification": { "id": "45262120", "scheme": "CPV" }, "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "description": "September 2030" }, "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" } }, "language": "EN", "description": "All bidders are required to complete and submit the appendix Declaration of Non-involvement in Serious Organised Crime, which will be completed in full, including the highlighted sections and signed where applicable. In the case of any criminal history convictions checks, Falkirk Council may exclude any organisation where the information provided to Falkirk Council by the Police Service Scotland does not validate fully the information provided by the organisation. Failure to disclose information relevant to this section or serious misrepresentation in relation to the information disclosed will result in exclusion from this procurement process or the termination of any subsequent contract that may be awarded. Where required, scoring of Selection Criteria, including but not limited to Quality Assurance Schemes (SPD 4D) as outlined in the Qualification Envelope (SPD) on PCS, will be evaluated using the scorecard system detailed in the ITT document (Scoring of submissions). Bidders are advised to allow adequate time to submit their electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Please ensure you give sufficient time to attach all required documentation for your submitted response, via Public Contracts Scotland in advance of deadline. We will not be able to accept any submissions after this deadline. 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=841544. 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. 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: The Council utilises a points-based system to ensure each Contract or Framework Agreement has appropriate Community Benefits as an essential component. Each action is worth a varying number of points based on how well it contributes to our priorities. When the Council spends with a Contractor(s), they earn Community Benefit Points. The number of Points earned correlates directly with Council's level of spend with a Contractor(s) as outlined ITT documentation and Appendix J and are based on annual spend from Contract start date. Year 1 Tenderers are required to contact Falkirk Council to discuss in more detail the types of community benefits that could be delivered in Year 1 based on anticipated spend. PS16626 Appendix J Schedule 6 Community Benefits Approach provides a 'menu' of Community Benefits which can be used as a starting point for discussions. Tenderers are required to complete the ITT Annex A detailing what community benefits will be delivered in Year 1, if successful, and include within their tender submission. The successful contractor(s) will meet with Council Officers prior to contract start to agree community benefit delivery for Year 1. Year 2 onwards Tenderers are required to meet with Falkirk Council at the beginning of each year to agree what community benefits will be delivered that year based on anticipated spend. Please refer to ITT document, Schedule 6 for full Community Benefits details. 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