Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-11-21
Buyer: Midlothian Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34114000: Special-purpose vehicles | 34144000: Special-purpose motor vehicles | 34144400: Gritting vehicles | 34200000
Submission deadline: 2018-01-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The supply and delivery of a 1 metre tracked planer and an optional cost for a trailer suitable for transporting the equipment. Training is to be provided on the use and maintenance of the equipment.
Midlothian Council requires the supply and delivery of a 1 metre tracked planer as specified in the attached Invitation to Tender documents. Furthermore, an associated trailer to transport the equipment will be required, and Tenderers must propose a suitable offer as an option to the Authority. Trade-in offers for the Authority's existing Marini planer, and site visits can be arranged to obtain the full details and condition.
A suitable trailer for transporting the proposed Planer, and to the specifications detailed in the attached Invitation to Tender documents.
— 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:
— The Authority will use Experian to check the financial stability / risks associated with a Tenderer, and require that they have at least a score of 51 out of 100 ‘Below Average Risk’. Failing that, the Authority will use reasonable measures to ensure that appointing the Tenderer does not provide an elevated risk in terms of their financial stability and will request such information as may be reasonable necessary to ascertain that.
— Bidders will be required to provide 3 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 or the relevant section of the Site 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 confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
— Bidders must confirm that they will provide samples, descriptions and/or photographs of the products to be supplied which do not require a certificate of authenticity:
Bidders will be required to confirm that they have the required quality control institute certificates (or from agencies of recognised competence) confirming that products meet the following technical specifications or standards:
If this cannot be provided, bidders will be required to explain why, and to confirm details of other means of proof that can be provided (issuing authority, address, reference of documentation).
— Any questions in relation to this procurement exercise may be asked by using the Question and Answer facility provided on the Contract Notice only. Directly contacting anyone at the Authority other that the Procurement contact provided in the documents may result in your exclusion from any further part in the process.
— If you suspect there are any errors or omissions in any aspect of this procurement exercise, either in terms of the information and documentation provided, or the process itself, you should immediately highlight this to the Authority using the Question and Answer facility. Failing to do so could result in your submission being deemed to be non-compliant.
— Please refer to the additional standard statements in relation to the ESPD attached with the procurement documents.

Eligibility requirements: — 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.