Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-03
Buyer: Reading Borough Council
Country: UK
Region: Berkshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 50711000
Estimated value: 805000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Reading Borough Council wish to procure the services of a contractor for the provision of electrical testing, servicing and associated repairs to corporate properties and schools, including inspecting and testing fixed electrical installations, inspecting and testing electrical supplies to fuel pumps, PAT testing, inspection and testing of lightning conductors, servicing and maintenance of generators and servicing of solar photovoltaic systems.
The service will include the provision of an emergency call-out service 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
The proposed contract will be for an initial period of five (5) years commencing in September 2017, with an option to extend for a further 2 year extension.
The contracting authority anticipates that the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) will not apply to this contract.
Provision of electrical testing, servicing and associated repairs to corporate properties and schools, including inspecting and testing fixed electrical installations, inspecting and testing electrical supplies to fuel pumps, PAT testing, inspection and testing of lightning conductors, servicing and maintenance of generators and servicing of solar photovoltaic systems.
In accordance with the provision of The Public Contract Regulations 2015. Evidence of economic and financial standing and technical competence will be required as defined in the Selection Questionnaire (SQ). There will be some pass / fail criteria contained within the SQ. Candidates who do not demonstrate compliance with any of the pass / fail criteria will be excluded from the procurement exercise. Based on the selection criteria which will be contained in the SQ, the Contracting Authority will select 6 potential providers who will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. This may be increased by up to 2 potential providers if they score within 5 % of the 6th placed potential provider.
Contract of an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend the Contract for a further period of 2 years.
Applicants will be required to complete a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) consistent with the provisions of The Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Contracting Authority need not consider any request to participate unless it is accompanied by a completed SQ. The Questionnaire is available from the Intend tendering portal and must be returned in accordance with the provisions set out in the SQ by the date stipulated at Section IV.2.2).
The Selection Questionnaire (SQ) documentation relating to this tender can be downloaded from Intend tendering portal via the link in Section I. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the SQ and upload it to the In-tend tendering portal. The deadline for return of the SQ is stipulated at Section IV.2.2). It is the organisation's responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated at Section IV.2.2).
The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to enter into any Contract as a result of the publication of this Contract Notice and will not, under any circumstances, have any liability for any costs any person responding to this Contract Notice incurs in any part of the tender process.

Eligibility requirements: Applicants will be required to complete a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) consistent with the provisions of The Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Contracting Authority need not consider any request to participate unless it is accompanied by a completed SQ. The Questionnaire is available from the Intend tendering portal and must be returned in accordance with the provisions set out in the SQ by the date stipulated at Section IV.2.2).

Award value: 805000