Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scotland Excel
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1AR
Telephone
+44 1414888230
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Repair & Maintenance of Commercial Catering Equipment
Reference number
1921
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50883000 - Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This framework agreement is for the procurement by contracting authorities in Scotland for repair and maintenance of catering equipment.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Repair and Maintenance of Refrigeration Equipment
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 39721200 - Gas refrigerators
- 50531200 - Gas appliance maintenance services
- 39711100 - Refrigerators and freezers
- 39711110 - Refrigerator-freezers
- 39711120 - Freezers
- 39711124 - Industrial freezers
- 39711130 - Refrigerators
- 42513000 - Refrigerating and freezing equipment
- 42513200 - Refrigerating equipment
- 42513290 - Commercial refrigerating equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
Throughout Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is intended to provide an arrangement whereby the
contracting authorities entitled to purchase under the proposed
framework agreement can procure the preventative maintenance and reactive repairs of refrigeration equipment such as commercial freezers and refrigerators.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
For an initial period of 36 months with the option to extend for up to one (1) further 12 month period.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The anticipated duration of the framework is 36 months with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months subject to the satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
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 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Repair and Maintenance of Gas Catering Equipment
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 39221000 - Kitchen equipment
- 39310000 - Catering equipment
- 39314000 - Industrial kitchen equipment
- 39315000 - Restaurant equipment
- 50882000 - Repair and maintenance services of restaurant equipment
- 50883000 - Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment
- 50880000 - Repair and maintenance services of hotel and restaurant equipment
- 42214100 - Cooking ovens
- 42214110 - Grills
- 39721410 - Gas appliances
- 39722000 - Parts of stoves, cookers, plate warmers and domestic appliances
- 39722100 - Parts of stoves
- 39722200 - Parts of cookers
- 39722300 - Parts of plate warmers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
Throughout Scotland.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is intended to provide an arrangement whereby the
contracting authorities entitled to purchase under the proposed
framework agreement can procure the preventative maintenance,
reactive repairs and testing of gas catering equipment such as ovens, hobs and grilles.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
For an initial period of 36 months with the option to extend for up to one (1) further 12 month period.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The anticipated duration of the framework is 36 months with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months subject to the satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
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 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Repair and Maintenance of Electrical Catering Equipment
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 39221000 - Kitchen equipment
- 39310000 - Catering equipment
- 39314000 - Industrial kitchen equipment
- 50882000 - Repair and maintenance services of restaurant equipment
- 50880000 - Repair and maintenance services of hotel and restaurant equipment
- 42214100 - Cooking ovens
- 42214110 - Grills
- 39711361 - Electric ovens
- 39711362 - Microwave ovens
- 39713100 - Dishwashing machines
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
Throughout Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is intended to provide an arrangement whereby the
contracting authorities entitled to purchase under the proposed
framework agreement can procure the preventative maintenance,
reactive repairs and testing of electrical catering equipment such as commercial electric mixing machines, toasters and dishwashers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
For an initial period of 36 months with the option to extend for up to one (1) further 12 month period.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The anticipated duration of the framework is 36 months with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months subject to the satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
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 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:
It is a requirement of the contracts to be procured under the proposed framework agreement that tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
ALL LOTS
Public Liability Insurance = GBP 10 million (minimum indemnity limit of GBP 10 million in each occurrence).
Product Liability Insurance = GBP 10 million (minimum indemnity limit of GBP 10 million in the aggregate).
Professional Indemnity Insurance = GBP 2 million (minimum indemnity limit of GBP 2 million in the aggregate).
Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance = statutory third-party motor vehicle liability insurance to a minimum indemnity limit of GBP 5 million for property damage and unlimited for Third Party Injury (in each and every occurrence). For full details please see the Procurement Documents.
OTHER ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A search of the tenderer against Equifax's Protect must not return a 'Warning' or 'Caution' returnable code or any neutral code, unless the tenderer confirms that it can provide any other document which Scotland Excel considers appropriate to prove to Scotland Excel (acting within its permitted discretion under the applicable public procurement rules) that the tenderer does/would not present an unmanageable risk should it be appointed on to the proposed Framework Agreement. Equifax's protect is a fraud indicator/credit risk search and analysis of five areas of threat in relation to a particular company: credit history; disqualification; validation and investigation bureau; connected data; and bureau information. For full details please see the Procurement Documents.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
List and brief description of selection criteria:
1. Subcontracting
2. Quality Management Procedures
3. Environmental Management Systems or Standards
4. Health and Safety Procedures
For full details please see the Procurement Documents. In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
SUBCONTRACTING:
Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capacity you do not rely to satisfy the selection criteria, you must secure that each subcontractor completes a separate SPD (Scotland) Response for all Parts
of the SPD (Scotland) Qualification Envelope, except Part 4 (Selection criteria).
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BSEN
ISO 9001 (or equivalent).
OR
A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the tenderer has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and
set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OR STANDARDS
The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BSEN ISO 14001 (or
equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate.
OR
A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, authorised by the Chief Executive, or equivalent. This policy must include and describe the tenderer's environmental emergency response procedures including the preparedness and response procedures for potential accidents and emergency response situations that give rise to significant environmental impacts (for example hazardous substances spill control).
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES
The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO
45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum.
OR
A regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company's responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework Agreement, and contracts to be called-off thereunder (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the procurement documents (details of how to access these being set out in section “I.3)
Communication” of this Contract Notice).
Scotland Excel will require the members of any tendering group of entities (including, but not limited to, consortium members, members of a group of economic operators and / or sub-contractors) to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract (no matter the legal form taken by those entities in order to enter into the contract).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-025993
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
21 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
This Tender process is subject to the Law & Guidance applicable in Scotland relative to the award of public contracts including (without limitation) as set out in the Public Contracts(Scotland) Regulations 2015, amended to reflect the European Union (EU) exit by the UK. This tender exercise commenced after the UK withdrawal from the EU and has been conducted & concluded in accordance with the Law, Guidance and procedures in force after the UK withdrawal on 31st December 2020. Any prior version of the relevant Law & Guidance or terminology related thereto, which appears in these Procurement Documents should be interpreted and applied as currently in force. Scotland Excel, as a central purchasing body, is procuring this framework for use by its members namely 32 local authorities in Scotland, Tayside Contracts, Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies, Associate members together with any Integration Authority or other body established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland) Act 2014. Scotland Excel local authority members and associate members entitled to use this framework, are listed at http://www.scotlandexcel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Our_members.aspx. 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 2015. Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of entrants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less tenderers than the envisaged maximum number.
Subcontractors: Scotland Excel will request the following information in the Single Procurement Document (Scotland):
- whether the Tenderer intends to subcontract any share of the contract to a third party;
- list of the proposed subcontracts as far as it is known at that stage;
- what proportion/percentage of the contract the Tenderer intend to subcontract
Note that these subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely will be subject to the rules regarding Exclusion set out above.
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, KPIs & COMMUNITY BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS
Suppliers will be required to provide Management Information (MI) & KPIs on a quarterly basis.
Community Benefit details will be requested on a 6-monthly basis
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20573. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
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:
* Targeted recruitment & training
* Community engagement
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20573. 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:
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:
(SC Ref:683717)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Paisley Sheriff Court
3 St James Street
Paisley
PA3 2HL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446)(as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.