Contract

Re-certification of Powered Respirator Protective Suits (PRPS)

  • Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-023414

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ea93

Published 10 August 2023, 2:21pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Headquarters, Westburn Drive

Cambuslang

G72 7NA

Email

procurement@firescotland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1416464637

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM95 - South Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://firescotland.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19543

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Re-certification of Powered Respirator Protective Suits (PRPS)

Reference number

V2B-036-2324

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79132000 - Certification services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Re-certification of Powered Respirator Protection Suits

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £79,500

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 35113420 - Nuclear and radiological protection clothing

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) propose to re-certify 300 Powered Respirator Protective Suits (PRPS) purchased from Respirex International The existing 300 PRPS were introduced as part of the New Dimensions Programme as part of a UK-wide approach.

Re-certifying the PRPS will align SFRS current requirements with the wider requirements of UK Fire and Rescue Services thereby ensuring compatibility of equipment with the wider UK Fire and Rescue Services in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding with Centre for National Resilience (CNR) approved by the SFRS Strategic Leadership Team in November 2015.

This will ensure that there is no compromise in mutual-aid agreements with the wider UK Fire and Rescue Services thereby ensuring that the cross-border response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents is not compromised.

Re-certifying these PRPS will allow SFRS to continue to observe National Operational Guidelines (NOG) for UK National Resilience arrangements.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Continuation of existing service provisin / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 80

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

SFRS has a statutory duty under Part 2 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (FSA 2005) to respond to fire and road traffic incidents and a power to respond to other events and situations. The Fire (Additional Function) (Scotland) Order 2005 (F(AF)SO 2005) sets out situations or events that SFRS has a statutory duty to respond to including Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN), Search and Rescue, severe flooding and serious transport incidents.

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: 2023/S 000-021690


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

V2B-036-2324

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Respirex International Limited

Unit F Kingsfield Business Centre, Philanthropic Road

Redhill

RH1 4DP

Telephone

+44 1737778600

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ26 - East Surrey
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £79,500

Total value of the contract/lot: £79,500


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

In line with paragraph 7 of regulation 91 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, award of contract will be made 10 days following the publication of this voluntary ex ante transparency notice.

(SC Ref:741350)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9TW

Telephone

+44 1414298888

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The SFRS will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill at the point information on the contract award is communicated to tenderers. The SFRS is obliged to comply with the regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the SFRS, they suffer or risk suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the SFRS must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of: or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the regulations.