Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-09-07
Buyer: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35111000: Fire-fighting equipment
Estimated value: 6425000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-10-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland website at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=629418
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
The contracting authority does not intend to include a subcontract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
We do not consider this contract appropriate for the inclusion of subcontracting, this is based on SFRS knowledge of the market at this time.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
5.26.1 SFRS is committed to maximising community benefits from its procurement activities in order to build economic, social or environmental conditions into the delivery of council contracts.
5.26.2 In the tender submission, the bidder will be required to detail any social, economic and environmental benefits associated with contract performance during the contract term in the event of their appointment, in particular, within any of the following areas: social benefits e.g. jobs, work experience, training, apprenticeships and mentoring. Economic benefits e.g. use of small, medium enterprises, promotion of opportunities to social enterprises and the voluntary sector, community consultation, young person engagement and community sponsorship. Environmental benefits e.g. public art projects, community improvement projects, resources for community environmental initiatives and physical infrastructure.
5.26.3 Such social, economic and environmental benefits are hereinafter referred to as ‘Community Benefits.’
5.26.4 If there will be no community benefits, the bidder should state this in the submission. If there will be community benefits, the tender submission should include a methodology/plan/statement as to how this will be delivered.
5.26.5 The information included in the tender submission in terms of this clause is hereinafter referred to as the ‘Community Benefits Information.’
5.26.6 Under this procurement exercise, the community benefits information will in no way be scored/evaluated/taken into account beyond the requirement that the community benefits information is included in the bidder's tender submission.
5.26.7 While the community benefits information will in no way be scored/evaluated/taken into account beyond the requirement that it is included in the bidder’s tender submission, if the community benefits information contains any community benefits, these will be accepted by SFRS via the contract variation process and will be enforceable as part of the contract. Accordingly, where a contract is awarded to a bidder whose tender submission included community benefits, the bidder will be required to deliver those community benefits as part of the contract.
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=629418
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a Dynamic Purchasing System. The SFRS will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill at the point information on the contract award is communicated to tenderers. The SFRS is obliged to comply with the regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sherriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the SFRS, they suffer or risk suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the SFRS must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the Dynamic Purchasing System unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of: or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations.


Award value: 6425000