Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-03-05
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
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.
Award of framework agreement for the requirement of 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.
Award of framework agreement for ISO requirement for suitably qualified external assessment service provider(s) for the following ISO accreditations but not limited to:
Award of framework agreement for ISO training 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.
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.


Winner: Alcumus
Award value: 400000
Number of bids: 4