Tender

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Periodic Fixed Electrical Testing and Inspection

  • Staffordshire County Council
  • Cannock Chase District Council
  • South Staffordshire District Council
  • Stafford Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-031186

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040e26

Published 23 October 2023, 12:34pm



The closing date and time has been changed to:

29 November 2023, 12:00pm

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Staffordshire County Council

Tipping Street

STAFFORD

ST162DH

Contact

Michelle Davies

Email

michelle.davies@staffordshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1785277116

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx

Buyer's address

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

one.1) Name and addresses

Cannock Chase District Council

Cannock

Email

michelle.davies@staffordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

one.1) Name and addresses

South Staffordshire District Council

Codsall, South Staffordshire

Email

michelle.davies@staffordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

one.1) Name and addresses

Stafford Borough Council

Stafford

Email

michelle.davies@staffordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.staffordbc.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves 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

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

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

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Periodic Fixed Electrical Testing and Inspection

Reference number

IA3252

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This framework is for the provision of undertaking the Periodic Electrical Testing and Inspection of Electrical Installations. There are currently 511 properties covered by the existing arrangement. For clarification purposes, the Periodic Electrical Testing of Electrical Installations will also include fixed electrical appliances within each site.

This testing and inspection only framework includes the following elements within the tendered service rate:

i) Where specified within the pricing schedule, annual Testing and Inspection of Electrical Installations (including fixed electrical appliances).

ii) Where specified within the pricing schedule, 3 Yearly Testing and Inspection of Electrical Installations (including fixed electrical appliances).

iii) Where specified within pricing schedule, 5 Yearly Testing and Inspection of Electrical Installations (including fixed electrical appliances).

iv) All labor and travelling time required for the successful completion of Periodic Electrical Testing and Inspection of Electrical Installations (including fixed electrical appliances).

v) The production of service reports and EICR documentation as specified within this document.

Responsive Maintenance - There is no requirement for the successful contractor to provide a callout facility of any kind within the scope of the framework.

This framework includes no guarantee of orders for remedial works following the completion of Periodic Electrical Testing and Inspection of Electrical Systems (including fixed electrical appliances).

It should be noted that the client reserves the right to appoint up to three separate successful contractors for the delivery of this framework.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,900,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50532000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
  • 71314100 - Electrical services
  • 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Staffordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Suppliers should set up a profile on Proactis by completing their company details first. Then registering their interest to this specific tender opportunity by searching under reference IA3252.

Any questions regarding this opportunity should go through the 'message function'.

Please do not contact the Buyer direct.

Please note the above value includes the service element, any potential remedial works, costs of replacement parts not covered in the service cost and flexibility to add additional properties over the 4 years

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 80

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

Start date

1 March 2024

End date

29 February 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 28th February 2027 and 29th February 2028.

two.2.14) Additional information

Please note Stafford Borough Council, Cannock Chase District and South Staffordshire Council are not responsible for this procedure, they are a named organisation who may call off from the Framework.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

Staffordshire County Council require its successful Supplier to have ongoing 3rd party accreditations which meet the following requirements during the term of the Framework:

To have a compliant Health & Safety accreditation performed by a Safety Schemes in Procurement ('SSIP'). For more information refer to the link https://ssip.org.uk/members/#

Valid and compliant member of an independent pre-qualification accrediting body. For example, Constructionline (accredited to a minimum membership level of 'SILVER') or other equivalent bodies, offer such a service.

Note 1 - the accrediting bodies must allow for annual refreshes/vetting of the Supplier in the areas above

Note 2 - where brand names are mentioned, the Authority will consider equivalents

Note 3 - evidence of the above accreditations MUST be provided to the Authority by successful Supplier prior to Contract Award

PAS91 C4: Health and safety: policy and capability or provide an exemption (details provided in the Questionnaire).

Suppliers are required to make sure trained members of staff meet the competency requirements detailed in points below:

All Test Engineers that are utilised on this contract must be J.I.B. trained or equivalent and approved to carry out work on electrical installations. Test Engineers must be qualified with both of the following without exception:

• City and Guilds 2391

• IET 18th Edition Qualification

All personnel must evidence training for working at heights within the past 5 years.

Any personnel operating specific access equipment must evidence training for that type of equipment- such as ladders, podium steps, scaffold towers, MEWP's or any other specialist access equipment - within 5 the past years.

All personnel must have undertaken asbestos awareness training within the past 12 months accredited by UKATA, IATP or equivalent.

Any personnel utilised on this contract must have an Enhanced DBS check

PLEASE REFER TO THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE DETAIL


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: 3

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

Originally published as:

Date

22 November 2023

Local time

12:00pm

Changed to:

Date

29 November 2023

Local time

12:00pm

See the change notice.

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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

22 November 2023

Local time

1:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Staffordshire County Council

Stafford

Country

United Kingdom