Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-05
Buyer: Shetland Islands Council
Country: UK
Region: Shetland Islands
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 32441300
Submission deadline: 2016-08-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Shetland Islands Council is seeking to contract with a suitably qualified professional provider of Vehicle Tracking and Telematic Services to provide vehicle telematics for a range of vehicles and plant used by Shetland Islands Council and its partners. It is anticipated that the project will cover the Council's entire vehicle fleet. There are two options available for Tenderers to consider. Option 1 (Purchase and Airtime) and Option 2 (Direct Rental from Supplier). Tenders may be submitted for either or both options.
Shetland Islands Council is seeking to contract with a suitably qualified professional provider of Vehicle Tracking and Telematic Services to provide vehicle telematics for a range of vehicles and plant used by Shetland Islands Council and its Partners.
In accordance with section 66 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 the objective and non-discriminatory criteria or rules that the Council intends to apply to limit the number of candidates meeting the selection criteria specified or referred to in the ESPD that the Council will invite to tender is:
Contract Award criteria is to be found in the Additional Information published as part of this contract notice.
Evidence of current Employer's and Public and Products Liability Insurance at a minimum of GBP 10 000 000 and GBP 5 000 000 respectively.
In accordance with the EU regulations, full and direct access to the procurement documents is available from the date of this notice and the internet address from which they are available is the Public Contracts Scotland website noted below.
Economic operators are required to complete and submit the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) together with the Minimum Systems Requirements document by the closing date for Expressions of Interest.
The contract documents, which include the contract award criteria, are for information only during the selection stage and should not be completed or submitted unless expressly invited to do so by the contracting authority.
In accordance with section 66 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 the objective and non discriminatory criteria or rules that the Council intends to apply to limit the number of candidates meeting the selection criteria that the Council will invite to tender is:
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=450934.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.