Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-06
Buyer: Aberdeenshire Council
Country: UK
Region: Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34133000: Articulated trucks | 34140000: Heavy-duty motor vehicles | 34200000 | 34223300 | 34922000
Submission deadline: 2016-09-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: 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 in which they are established.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = Council requires Employers Liability insurance of a minimum of Five Million GBP (5 000 000 GBP) to comply with all relevant statutory requirements
Public Liability (Third Party)Insurance = Council requires a minimum Public Liability (Third Party) Insurance cover of 5 000 000 GBP for each and every occurrence.
The Authority will use the independent Credit scoring organisation, Creditsafe, to check the financial status of the Bidders and may involve further detailed financial checking/assessment.
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4) of the OJEU Contract Notice.
Bidders will be required to confirm details of the technicians or technical bodies who they can call upon, especially those responsible for quality control.
Bidders will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the appropriate technical facilities, study and research facilities and quality measures to deliver the types of requirements detailed in II.2.4) in the OJEU Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Bidders must hold a UKAS (or Equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate for compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent).
Bidders should hold a UKAS (or Equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate for compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or has a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, endorsed by Senior Management or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for Health & Safety management at all levels within the organisation.
Bidders should hold a UKAS (or Equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate for compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate, or, has a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Environmental management, endorsed by Senior Management or equivalent. This policy must include and describe the bidders environmental emergency response procedures including the preparedness and response procedures for potential accidents and emergency response situations that give rise to significant environmental impacts.
The quality of the Services shall be measured by the extent to which they conform with the standards and timescales included within the Specification and the Response and to accepted professional standards.
The electronic post box facility shall be utilised on Public Contracts Scotland website and will be opened by an Authorised Officer.
Questions of any nature in relation to this tender exercise and associated documents must be raised using the Question and Answer facility provided within this contract notice only. Direct communication from an economic operator with any member of staff at Aberdeenshire Council in relation to this tender exercise is prohibited and may result in that economic operator's exclusion from any further part in the process. Furthermore, any potential errors or omissions within the tender documentation issued by Aberdeenshire Council that is identified by economic operators must be raised with Aberdeenshire Council using the Question and Answer facility as soon as it has been identified. If an economic operator submits their tender response having applied their own assumed correction to any document, it may result in the rejection of their tender.

Eligibility requirements: 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 in which they are established.