Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-08-07
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71600000 | 72225000: Systems quality assurance services | 80500000
Estimated value: 400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-09-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: CT2758 — ISO Quality Management Systems: External Assessment and Training Services Framework Agreement
The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is committed to the delivery of excellence in public services by ensuring our services meet the highest standards of governance and service delivery through continuous improvement.
A key objective is to drive service improvement and customer outcomes via quality frameworks, audit and inspection.
— ISO 9001:2015 — Housing property, planning and building standards, Transport (including roads and tram);
— ISO 9001:2015 Quality management and ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety for property and facilities management cleaning services;
The Council requires suitably qualified external assessment service provider(s) for the following ISO accreditations:
The option to extend for up to a further 24 months at 12-month intervals, at the sole discretion to the council.
The Council have a requirement on an ad-hoc basis for staff to be trained to be able to conduct internal audits to ensure the Council is meeting its requirements on an ongoing basis.
The option to extend for up to a further 24 months at 12-month intervals, at the sole discretion of the Council.
The Council requires suitably qualified external assessment service provider(s) to carry out independent external assessment of the Council’s laboratories competence, consistent operation and performance:
It is a requirement of this procurement that all bidders are UKAS accredited certification body or registered with the appropriate accreditation body in the EU member state where it is established.
The option to extend for up to a further 24 months at 12-month intervals, at the sole discretion of the Council.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
4A.2 — Lot 1 and Lot 3 — the suppliers must be a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body or registered with the appropriate accreditation body in the EU member state where it is established.
Lot 2 — Training — all training provided must be IRCA/UKAS certified or equivalent and relevant certification.

Eligibility requirements: A: Suitability Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. 4A.2 — Lot 1 and Lot 3 — the suppliers must be a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body or registered with the appropriate accreditation body in the EU member state where it is established. Lot 2 — Training — all training provided must be IRCA/UKAS certified or equivalent and relevant certification.

Award value: 400000