Tender

Low Voltage Emergency Generator Maintenance

  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-018658

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ddd2

Published 30 June 2023, 11:51am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street

Glasgow

G4 0SF

Contact

Oliver Bailey

Email

oliver.bailey@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1412015388

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM82 - Glasgow City

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10722

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

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Low Voltage Emergency Generator Maintenance

Reference number

GGC0565

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

There is a requirement for an NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Lotted Contract in place for Low Voltage Emergency Generator Maintenance.

The contract is for the routine maintenance to emergency electrical generators located throughout NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (GG&C), including both minor (interim) and major (full) services. The service contractor(s) must provide a 24/7 365 day breakdown repair. The service contractor(s) will also be required to provide additional services in relation to temporary hire sets to cover failures or servicing and load banks for testing. The service contractor(s) will be expected to provide expert advice to local Estates Managers on the maintenance and management of generator services to the hospitals, electronic reports on plant condition and actions required to ensure the reliability of the standby service.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,250,000

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

North Sector and Partnerships

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM82 - Glasgow City

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will appoint a single supplier for the North Sector and Partnerships.

The contract is for the routine maintenance to emergency electrical generators located throughout NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (GG&C), including both minor (interim) and major (full) services. The service contractor(s) must provide a 24/7 365 day breakdown repair. The service contractor(s) will also be required to provide additional services in relation to temporary hire sets to cover failures or servicing and load banks for testing. The service contractor(s) will be expected to provide expert advice to local Estates Managers on the maintenance and management of generator services to the hospitals, electronic reports on plant condition and actions required to ensure the reliability of the standby service.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical/Quality / Weighting: 40

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 60

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £625,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 September 2023

End date

31 August 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

2 x 12 Month Extensions

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Clyde Sector

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM82 - Glasgow City
  • UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will appoint a single supplier for the Clyde Sector.

The contract is for the routine maintenance to emergency electrical generators located throughout NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (GG&C), including both minor (interim) and major (full) services. The service contractor(s) must provide a 24/7 365 day breakdown repair. The service contractor(s) will also be required to provide additional services in relation to temporary hire sets to cover failures or servicing and load banks for testing. The service contractor(s) will be expected to provide expert advice to local Estates Managers on the maintenance and management of generator services to the hospitals, electronic reports on plant condition and actions required to ensure the reliability of the standby service.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical/Quality / Weighting: 40

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 60

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £625,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 September 2023

End date

31 August 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

2 x 12 Month Extensions

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


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

With Reference to SPD Question 4B1.1,Turnover for each year stated must the estimated contract value stated in the Contract Notice i.e. turnover must be at least GBP125,000 if you have applied for one of the Lots under this Lotted Contract and GBP250,000 if you have applied for two of the Lots under this Lotted Contract in each year specified.

With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderer are required to state the value for the following financial ratio:

Current Ratio (Liquidity Ratio)

(Total Current Assets divided by total current liabilities)

The acceptable range for this financial ratio is:

>0.99

With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderer are required to state the value for the following financial ratio:

Net Profit Margin

With reference to SPD question 4B.5 Insurances, please confirm the following:

4B.5.1a - Employers Liability Insurance, hold a policy providing as a minimum GBP 2 million cover Pass/Fail

4B.5.1b - Public Liability Cover, hold a policy providing as a minimum GBP 5 million cover Pass/Fail

4B.5.2 - Professional Indemnity Insurance, hold a policy provided as a minimum GBP 5 million cover Pass/Fail

Any supplier unable to meet, or unwilling to commit to obtaining the required insurance levels, will be deemed non-compliant and their

submission will not be evaluated any further.

(Net profits divided by revenue x 100)

The acceptable range for this financial ratio is:

>0 (i.e positive) Minimum level(s) of standards required:

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

With reference to SPD Question 4C.1.2 Provide three (3) examples from the last five (3) years of providing services outlined in the

Specification & document. Examples provided must demonstration of working with SHTM 00: Best practice guidance for healthcare

engineering, SHTM 06-02: Electrical safety guidance for low voltage systems and within NHS or Healthcare Environment. Tenderers

should ensure to highlight the relevancy of their case study, giving detailed account of the services carried out. Pass/Fail

With reference to SPD Question 4C.7 Bidders will be required to confirm that they will employ environmental management measures that

meet the following requirements:

-The supplier should eliminate all non-essential packaging, and where packaging is essential, the supplier should remove this from site for

their own recycling.

-If an item is required for repair, remove damaged item from NHSGGC site and take for own recycling, including all packaging associated.

-Any vehicles to be turned off while on NHSGGC sites to reduce carbon emissions.

-Number of visits/deliveries limited where possible? Operational alarms to sound when maintenance is required to save unnecessary trips.

-Are materials used supporting circular economy (are they designed to last a long time – less pollution and less maintenance required).

b)The contractor must hold a Special Waste Licence from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Pass/Fail

With reference to SPD Question 4C8.1

i)Please provide average annual manpower against the following categories of staff:

-Managing Partner or Director

-Contract Manager and Deputy or equivalent

-Site/Works Supervisor

-Electrical and Mechanical Trades People

ii) The following resource levels are mandatory and are considered to be a minimum appropriate level:

-Managing Partner or Director: Names escalation point of contact for contract management.

-Contract Manager and Deputy or equivalent: Must be suitably qualified, competent person, satisfying all requirements requested within

this specification and have all the authority to resolve all problems across all sites and locations.

-Site/Works Supervisor: Single point of contact for individual works on site. Resource to be maintained throughout the life of the project

and have a minimum 3 years’ experience supervising a team on projects. Pass/Fail

-Electrical and Mechanical Trades People: A minimum 3 years’ experience of conducting electrical and mechanical works in line with the NHS GGC specification for this procurement.

With reference to SPD Question 4C.9 Bidders must provide current calibration certificates for all test equipment. Pass/Fail

With reference to SPD Question 4C.10 Provide details of the proportion of the contract that you intend to subcontract and information of

the name of the subcontractor. A completed SPD will be required for each subcontractor if awarded to the Contract. Pass/Fail

With reference to SPD Question 4D.1

a. UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent).

b. Documented procedures for periodically reviewing, correcting and improving quality performance including processes for ensuring that

the bidder’s quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery. This must include the quality of

output and general performance.

c. Bidders should hold and evidence or commit to obtain, within 6 months of the contract start date, a whistleblowing policy consistent with

the National Whistleblowing Standards that can be found at the following link:

https://inwo.spso.org.uk/national-whistleblowing-%20standards

With reference to SPD Question 4D.2 Bidder be able to produce UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of

compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

31 July 2023

Local time

2:00pm

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

31 July 2023

Local time

2:00pm


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

Further to the estimated contract value noted in II.1.5 section of this contract notice there will be no guarantee as to the volume of business

that the contractor may receive by virtue of being appointed.

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

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available athttp://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.

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:

It is a mandatory requirement that the potential contract participant agree to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of

community benefits provision in relation to this contract.

Potential contract participant is required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a brief summary of the

community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and also what impact and outcomes these have achieved.

Potential framework participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part

of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s

Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the

delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free

and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be

used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits.

(SC737199)

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

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

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.

(SC Ref:737199)

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=737199.

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.

(SC Ref:737199)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sheriff Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9DA UK

Country

United Kingdom