Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-11
Buyer: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35120000: Surveillance and security systems | 92222000
Estimated value: 250000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the bidder in the last 3 years.
SPT requires maintenance of its new CCTV system, which is a fully integrated IP IndigoVision based platform that focuses on providing highly scalable and resilient CCTV services by utilising the a distributed architecture rather than centralised one. In combination with the new Cisco based MPLS Core Network, the CCTV services will be traffic engineered to ensure quality of service, bandwidth provision and route resiliency to ensure the highest level of service availability and segregation of critical IP traffic.
The criteria for choosing candidates is described within the evaluation guidance provided within the PQQ, however will essentially be the 5 highest scoring bids received.
It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to SPT's satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
With regards ESPD question 4B, SPT will use Dun and Bradstreet's DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of bidders.
In the event that the bidder does not have a Dun and Bradstreet rating or they consider that the rating has been adversely affected by factors which they can offer mitigating evidence for, SPT will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidder’s financial status.
1) Profitability: this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio;
2) Liquidity: this value is calculated as current assets less stock and work in progress, divided by current liabilities. If the answer is greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio;
3) Gearing: this value is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (short term and long term) divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. If the answer is less than or equal to 100 % it is considered a pass for this ratio.
Bidders with a Failure Score of 51 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability.
In the absence of a Dun and Bradstreet Score, bidders will require to evidence a pass in 2 out of 3 financial ratios described.
Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, we may then take account of other factors when assessing financial viability and the risk to the organisation, providing that the bidder can submit acceptable evidence to substantiate any of the mitigating criteria.
Employer’s Liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injuries to employees of the bidder arising out of and in the course of their employment in connection with this contract to the level of 10 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.
Public liability insurance covering the death of or bodily injury to a person (not an employee of the bidder) or loss of or damage to property resulting from an action or failure to take action by the bidder to the level of 5 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.

Eligibility requirements: It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to SPT's satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given. If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award value: 250000