Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-20
Buyer: Aberdeen City Council
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 90400000 | 90490000 | 90700000 | 90733500 | 90733800
Estimated value: 575626 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-03-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Aberdeen City Council/ NHS Grampian — Provision of Drainage Clearing 2016-2018 — Framework Agreement.
The Works encompass all drainage clearing and ancillary works to all properties owned by Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian. The works may be internal or external, above or below ground.
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The Works encompass all drainage clearing and ancillary works to all properties owned by Aberdeen City Council. The works may be internal or external, above or below ground.
Gaining access to, clearing all blockages and obstructions restoring to flow to all rain and foul drainage systems including pipes, stacks, fittings, manholes, gulleys, traps (including appliance traps); all regardless of size and type of drainage system;
e) laying of replacement drainage pipework and fittings externally and internally, including digging tracks, backfill and reinstatement of surfacing;
f) breaking out collapsed and damaged manholes; replacing with brick built manholes or proprietary plastic manholes along with fill or concrete foundations; removing and replacing manhole covers;
g) carrying out CCTV probe analysis of all rain and foul water drainage systems, providing written reports along with providing DVD disk recordings;
The Works encompass all drainage clearing and ancillary works to all properties owned by NHS Grampian.
Gaining access to, clearing all blockages and obstructions restoring to flow to all rain and foul drainage systems including pipes, stacks, fittings, manholes, gulleys, traps (including appliance traps); all regardless of size and type of drainage system;
e) laying of replacement drainage pipework and fittings externally and internally, including digging tracks, backfill and reinstatement of surfacing;
f) breaking out collapsed and damaged manholes; replacing with brick built manholes or proprietary plastic manholes along with fill or concrete foundations; removing and replacing manhole covers;
g) carrying out CCTV probe analysis of all rain and foul water drainage systems, providing written reports along with providing DVD disk recordings;

Eligibility requirements: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent. (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process. (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession. (4) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register. (5) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process. (6) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation. (7) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established (8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established. (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank. (2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (3) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business. (1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract; (2) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards. (3) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures; (4) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities; (5) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract. (6) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank. (2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (3) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract; (2) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards. (3) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures; (4) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities; (5) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract. (6) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.