Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
4 East Market St
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
Telephone
+44 1315296432
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contingency Winter Maintenance Framework
Reference number
CT2981
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contingency resources to assist with Winter Maintenance Operations
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: £500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
- 77111000 - Hire of agricultural machinery with operator
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Edinburgh Council intends to put in place a framework agreement for the provision of contingency resources to assist with Winter Maintenance Operations, which is currently carried out by internal Council services including Roads Operations and Waste & Cleansing. Following the severe weather conditions experienced during the winters of 2008/9 and 2009/10, it was recognised that a contingency framework was required to respond to severe weather events, when internal Council services are operating at capacity.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
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
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 000-021918
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 October 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lightways Contractors Limited
Unit 6, Lochlands Industrial Estate, Larbert
Falkirk
FK5 3NS
Telephone
+44 1324553025
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM76 - Falkirk
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
J H Civil Engineering Ltd
Broadlees Industrial Estate, Carlisle Road, Chapelhall,
Airdrie
ML6 8RH
Telephone
+44 1236768174
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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: £500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
It is a mandatory requirement of this Framework Agreement that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled.
(SC Ref:746843)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
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 Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. . A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service /OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.