Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-01-08
Buyer: West Lothian Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 31625000 | 31625100 | 31625200 | 35120000: Surveillance and security systems | 45312100
Estimated value: 4000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-02-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Re: ESPD Q3D.1, 3D.2 and 3D.3 bidders should answer these questions on environmental, social and labour law in relation to compliance with the regulations covering Scotland and the UK.
Police Scotland will be consulted with regards to serious and organised crime checks. Any links to this type of activity may cause your tender to be rejected.
The contractor or any subcontractors shall at all times be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register or equivalent — including but not limited to as required:
Re ESPD question 4B.6 West Lothian Council will use Dun and Bradstreet’s DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of tenderers. Tenderers with a Failure Score of 35 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability. Please note that 34 or less will not be considered as having met this criteria. If a tenderer has a failure score of less than 35, the tenderer may be required to submit their last 3 years accounts.
In the event that the tenderer is not required to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Dun and Bradstreet or equivalent rating, tenderers should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. The council will then conduct an analysis of the accounts to ensure that there is no significant financial risk. Please note that if you intend on attaching 2 years accounts, these must include financial data over a 3 year period.
It is recommended that candidates review their own Dun and Bradstreet Score in advance of submitting their tender. If following this review tenderers consider that the Dun and Bradstreet Score does not reflect their current financial status, details of this should be provided, complete with evidence of a good high street credit rating (the equivalent of Dun and Bradstreet score 35) from a recognised credit referencing agency. The council will review any such information as part of the evaluation of tenderer’s financial status.
In the event that a firm does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their tender submission is supported by a parent company guarantee.
Should after review of the financial evaluation the tenderer fail, then the tender submission may be rejected.
The contractor or any subcontractors shall at all times adhere to the requirements of the current issue of relevant UK Regulations and National standards or be members — including but not limited to as required:
— site operatives must hold qualifications from a recognised training body e.g. NICEIC — fire detection and fire alarm system units 1-5. Providing electronic security and emergency systems (2882) C&G Lev2. NSI Electronic security installation and maintenance. Equivalent training schemes will be considered,
NB: Including amendments, revisions or replacements published during the term of this contract. Evidence of registrations and qualifications must be presented on appointment and evidence of ongoing training will be required annually.
TUPE – The incoming contractor is responsible for obtaining legal and professional advice about relevant TUPE implications.
Confidentiality — all information supplied by the authority must be treated in confidence and not disclosed to third parties except
Insofar as this is necessary to obtain sureties or quotations for the purpose of submitting the tender. All information supplied by you to the authority will similarly be treated in confidence except:
(i) for any information required to be disclosed or otherwise provided by the authority to any person in order to comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and any codes of practice applicable from time to time relating to access to public authorities’ information;

Eligibility requirements: Failure to be members of the following list will disqualify your bid: The contractor or any subcontractors shall at all times be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register or equivalent — including but not limited to as required: — British Approvals for Fire Equipment (BAFE SP203 pt1), — National Security Inspectorate Gold Level (NSI Gold), — Loss Prevention Certification Board LPS1014, — British Security Industry Association (BSIA), — NICEIC along with others or select.

Award value: 4000000