Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-22
Buyer: Glasgow City Council
Country: UK
Region: Glasgow City
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 15994200 | 24300000 | 24310000 | 24311500 | 24315000
Estimated value: 1600000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-10-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The councils invite Tender bids for the Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Equipment, Supplies and Consumables.
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.
Standards: Certified reference materials which are supplied with a certificate stating the values and uncertainty of measurement associated with the evaluation.
Bidder shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Employer's Liability insurance to the value of at least 10 000 000 GBP in respect of any one event and unlimited in the period
Bidder shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Public Liability insurance to the value of at least 5 000 000 GBP in respect of any one event and unlimited in the period.
Bidder shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Products Liability insurance to the value of at least 5 000 000 GBP in respect of any one event and in the aggregate.
With reference to ESPD question 4C1.2, bidders will be required to provide two examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience for each lot applied for as described in part II.2.4 of the OJEU Contract Notice.
Bidders must score a minimum threshold of 60 % for the Technical or Professional Ability Question. Any bidder who fails to achieve the minimum threshold will be disqualified from the process.
Re ESPD Questions 4D.1, 4D1.1, 4D2 and 4D2.2 bidders must hold the certificates or comply with the questions noted in ESPD 4D attached at http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=19621
Suppliers are asked to refer to the Glasgow City Council scoring guidance that will be utilised to asses award criteria attached at
Freedom of Information Act — Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Applicants must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI Certificate contained in the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal(NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this information).
Tenderers Amendments — The tenderer must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification he or she may wish to make conditional to this offer. Buyers will be required to complete this in the tenderers amendment certificate contained in the buyers attachment area within PCS Tender portal.
Prompt Payment — The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices are rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the tenderer) be paid within 30 days of receipt.
The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Buyers will be require to complete the prompt payment certificate contained in the buyers attachment area within PCS Tender portal.
Bidders will be required to complete the Non-Collusion certificate contained in the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal

Eligibility requirements: N/A.

Award value: 1600000