Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-05
Buyer: Midlothian Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34100000 | 34113000: Four-wheel-drive vehicles | 34113200 | 34113300 | 34114000: Special-purpose vehicles
Submission deadline: 2018-11-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority seeks to establish a Framework Agreement with a number of suppliers for the supply of labour, vehicles and plant as per the specification to assist in the delivery of the winter service based at Fushiebridge Depot, Gorebridge. The contract will be split into lots and bidders are invited to apply for one or more lots. The lots available are:
The supply of bulk gritters inclusive of driver to support the authority's own in house resources at times when demand is in excess of the available resources.
The supply of operated plant and vehicles for deployment in winter maintenance activities in support of the authority's own internal resources.
Within this lot, any relevant vehicles and plant that has not been specified in the tender documentation but which may be useful in winter maintenance activities may be offered.
The supply of appropriate vehicles and plant for use by the Authority in its winter maintenance activities.
The Tenderer may submit details of additional plant and equipment not listed in the tender documents that may be useful for various winter maintenance activities.
For use to support with hand clearing of snow and hand gritting in areas where it is not appropriate for vehicle access.
The labour resource will be the provision of 3 and 2 person crews. The number of crews required will vary dependent upon demand and weather conditions.
The transport requirements are for pick-ups and/or vans with trailers capable of taking up to 1 tonne salt/grit for clearing snow from footways or spread salt as instructed by MCRS.
The Authority also has a requirement for additional labour crews to be provided with a mini-excavator to support snow and ice clearing activities.
— If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
— It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
— The Authority will use Experian to check the financial stability/risks associated with a Tenderer, and require that they have at least a score of 51 out of 100 “Below Average Risk”. Failing that, the Authority will use reasonable measures to ensure that appointing the Tenderer does not provide an elevated risk in terms of their financial stability and will request such information as may be reasonable necessary to ascertain that.
— Bidders will be required to provide three examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in Part II.2.4) of the OJEU contract notice or the relevant section of the site notice,
— Bidders will be required to confirm that they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems used by them to deliver the types of requirements detailed in II.2.4) in the OJEU contract notice or the relevant section of the site notice,

Eligibility requirements: — If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.