Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-08
Buyer: Scottish Government
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71356300 | 72310000: Data processing services | 72313000: Data capture services | 72314000: Data collection and collation services | 72315000: Data network management and support services
Estimated value: 800000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Support and Maintenance of the Scottish Air Quality Database and Website for the period 1.7.2016 to 30.6.2019. For further details please see ITT document available on Public Contracts Scotland — Tender.
Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.
To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 5816 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.
For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf
If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(2) 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) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community EcoManagement and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.
(3) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.

Eligibility requirements: Please see Selection criteria within the Invitation to Tender. (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business. Please see Selection criteria in the Invitation to Tender. (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) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community EcoManagement and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001. (3) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract. Please see Selection criteria in the Invitation to Tender.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business. Please see Selection criteria in the Invitation to Tender.
(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) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community EcoManagement and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001. (3) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract. Please see Selection criteria in the Invitation to Tender.