Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-24
Buyer: Scottish Enterprise
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services | 90500000 | 90900000
Estimated value: 1800000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Scottish Enterprise (SE) is Scotland's main economic development agency and aims to deliver a significant, lasting effect on the Scottish economy.
SE has 13 office locations throughout Scotland. These are located in Aberdeen, Bellshill, Clydebank, Dumfries, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow (2 offices), Glenrothes, Kilmarnock, Paisley, Selkirk and Stirling.
This Invitation to Tender (ITT) process will establish a single contract for the provision of Cleaning, Waste Management and Security Services for all of these offices. The contract duration is 4 years and it is anticipated that the contract will have a starting date of 1.10.2016.
SE has estimated that the total value of this commission over its maximum duration of 4 years will be between 1 200 000 GBP and 1 800 000 GBP excluding VAT. This is based on an estimated annual value of between 300 000 GBP to 450 000 GBP excluding VAT.
Suppliers must register interest in this contract opportunity through the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) procurement portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk The European Single Procurement Document (ESPD Scotland) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation is available for download from there.
Suppliers should submit their completed tender submissions through the secure postbox on Public Contracts Scotland no later than the stated deadline. The postbox facility will not accept any submissions after the deadline and it is the responsibility of suppliers to ensure submissions are received before the deadline.
Q4.A.1 — If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. For the provision of Security Services bidders must be registered with the Security Industry Authority (SIA) Approved Contract Scheme or equivalent. This will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis at Selection stage.
Q4.B.1.4 of the ESPD (Scotland) — Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 3 600 000 GBP for the last 2 years.
Q4.B.4 of the ESPD (Scotland) — Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio: Liquidity Ratio.
Q4.B.5 of the ESPD (Scotland) — It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Q4.B.5 — Bidders that do not already have, or cannot commit to obtain, the required levels of insurance may be excluded from further participation in this procurement exercise.
Further detail on the agreement to perform all services required can be found within Appendix 4 of the ITT.
The contract will include Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which can be found within Appendix B of the ITT.
Further information in relation to recurrent procurement will be included within the Scottish Enterprise Procurement Forward Plan available on: www.scottish-enterprise.com It is anticipated that this opportunity will be included in our Procurement Forward Plan for 2020.
Q.4.D.1 — Quality Assurance Management: Will the bidder be able to produce certificates drawn up by independent bodies attesting that the bidder complies with the required quality assurance standards, including accessibility for disabled persons.

Eligibility requirements: Q4.A.1 — If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. For the provision of Security Services bidders must be registered with the Security Industry Authority (SIA) Approved Contract Scheme or equivalent. This will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis at Selection stage.

Award value: 1800000