Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-14
Buyer: Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 50532000 | 50532400 | 50710000 | 50711000 | 50712000
Estimated value: 230000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Avon Fire Authority is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Maintenance and Repairs of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for all its premises which includes 23 sites (some with multiple buildings) and 1 private dwelling. The contract will be for a 3 year period with an option for the Authority to extend the contract by a further 2 years (1 + 1) at its discretion.
The successful contractor will be required to demonstrate relevant experience in all the specified areas, proven the ability to deliver Mechanical and Electrical maintenance to a high professional standard and will have demonstrated at least 2 years‘ experience for a contract of a similar scope.
Suppliers must be financially fluid, currently trading and pass a credit check. They must not be recorded at Companies House as having any negative action/event (dissolved, removed, in liquidation, etc.) that calls into question their financial/corporate standing. Such action/event will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing. Additionally, suppliers must provide the last full year of accounts (audited and accompanied by Auditors‘ confirmation where they are above the statutory threshold for providing audited accounts, or certified by their bank if they are below the statutory audit threshold). If the Contracting Authority have concerns regarding financial viability, further information may be required to evidence financial viability and refusal of non-availability to provide such evidence will be deemed to be a failure to meet Economic and Financial Ability standards.
The Contracting Authority will not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any costs incurred by applicants in preparing responses and the Contracting Authority reserves the right, subject to relevant legislation, not to award any or part of the contract and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.
The full specification is contained within the Invitation to Tender Documents which is available to download on: https://uk.eu-supply.com
Responses are to be submitted through the: https://uk.eu-supply.com and will not be accepted if submitted by other means. It is the Tenderer‘s responsibility to upload all relevant response documents by the closing date and time.

Eligibility requirements: The successful contractor will be required to demonstrate relevant experience in all the specified areas, proven the ability to deliver Mechanical and Electrical maintenance to a high professional standard and will have demonstrated at least 2 years‘ experience for a contract of a similar scope. Suppliers must be financially fluid, currently trading and pass a credit check. They must not be recorded at Companies House as having any negative action/event (dissolved, removed, in liquidation, etc.) that calls into question their financial/corporate standing. Such action/event will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing. Additionally, suppliers must provide the last full year of accounts (audited and accompanied by Auditors‘ confirmation where they are above the statutory threshold for providing audited accounts, or certified by their bank if they are below the statutory audit threshold). If the Contracting Authority have concerns regarding financial viability, further information may be required to evidence financial viability and refusal of non-availability to provide such evidence will be deemed to be a failure to meet Economic and Financial Ability standards.
Suppliers must be financially fluid, currently trading and pass a credit check. They must not be recorded at Companies House as having any negative action/event (dissolved, removed, in liquidation, etc.) that calls into question their financial/corporate standing. Such action/event will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing. Additionally, suppliers must provide the last full year of accounts (audited and accompanied by Auditors‘ confirmation where they are above the statutory threshold for providing audited accounts, or certified by their bank if they are below the statutory audit threshold). If the Contracting Authority have concerns regarding financial viability, further information may be required to evidence financial viability and refusal of non-availability to provide such evidence will be deemed to be a failure to meet Economic and Financial Ability standards.