Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-05
Buyer: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35111000: Fire-fighting equipment | 35111500 | 35111510
Submission deadline: 2016-08-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: SFRS has a requirement for the provision and fitting of Combined Cold Cutting and Ultra High Pressure Fire Fighting Equipment to their appliances. There will be an initial requirement for a number of the equipment to be provided and fitted in order to allow SFRS to conduct a 6 month pilot evaluation of the equipment in an operational environment. Dependant on the outcome of this pilot, SFRS may purchase further units to be deployed within each Service Delivery Area.
The equipment required under this lot is specifically to equip fire fighting crews to attack fires and improve fire conditions prior to entry into a compartment. It will reduce risk to fire fighters, reduce fire damage and increase the ability of the fire fighter to make interventions at compartmental fires.
The Option to extend the contract end day by an additional 24 months to a maximum contract period of 60 months.
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.
The system shall support fire-fighting operations from outside the fire compartment The system shall provide a piercing/cutting capability through all conventional construction materials: brick/stone/breeze block/construction block/sheet metal/ concrete (including reinforced)/sandwich panels/timber.
The lance/branch must be constructed in such a manner as to be easily operated safely by a single person unaided.
The option to extend the contract end day by an additional 24 months to a maximum contract period of 60 months.
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.
The system shall support fire-fighting operations from outside the fire compartment The system shall provide a piercing/cutting capability through all conventional construction materials: brick/stone/breeze block/construction block/sheet metal/ concrete (including reinforced)/sandwich panels/timber
The lance/branch must be constructed in such a manner as to be easily operated safely by a single person unaided.
The option to extend the contract end date by an additional 24 months to a maximum contract period of 60 months.
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.
If required by the member state bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country to which they are established.
Where it is required within a bidder's country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisations are required in order to perform this service.
Award shall be subject to a satisfactory financial evaluation having been carried out by SFRS based upon their economic and financial standing ESPD response.

Eligibility requirements: If required by the member state bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country to which they are established. Where it is required within a bidder's country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisations are required in order to perform this service. Bidder's must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.