Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-07-07
Buyer: University of the West of Scotland
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 48421000 | 50711000 | 50712000 | 50720000 | 50750000
Estimated value: 3500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-08-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is seeking to appoint a single Facilities Management Contractor to provide Facilities Management (FM) Services at the new UWS Lanarkshire Campus.
The current Hamilton Campus will be moving to a new build campus in April 2018 with transfer from the current campus by September 2018. It is expected that the Contractor will begin to deliver FM services in the new campus location from April 2018.
The objective of this tender is to appoint a single Contractor to provide and manage FM Services to UWS Lanarkshire Campus.
Based on the BCIS benchmark, the approximate annual value of the contract is 3,500,000 GBP based upon the planned gross internal area of the new Campus.
— 3 Buildings (Carrick, Dunlee and Edzell) connected on the south side by a 4th Building (the Street) all sharing a 2 storey undercroft
— The Contractor may be required to provide (or manage the provision of via sub-contractors) the range of FM services including but not limited to:
— Building Information Management (support and maintenance) to include PPM's and statutory insurance requirements
— Furthermore, the UWS wishes to ensure that its key suppliers and contractors are committed to equality and diversity within their workforce and supply chain. This includes non-discriminatory behaviour and compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
— The UWS expects that the Contractor shall ensure that payment of sub-contractors and all supply chain partners is made promptly, in accordance with relevant legislation.
— The estimated value of the Contract shown is based upon the BCIS benchmark cost (22/06/2017) per square metre multiplied by the potential length of the contract (4 years) is therefore 3 500 000 GBP, however please note that this value is purely for indicative purposes and to provide bidders with like for like information.
It is critical that bidders read Section III 1.1, III 1.2 and III 1.3 and Section VI.3 of this Contract Notice and the links to the relevant Sections and Parts of the ESPD (Scotland) to understand the requirements of this Contract.
— Questions within Part III (all sections) and Part IV (Sections A,B and D) are minimum standards and will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
— Questions within Part IV Section C (Technical and Professional Ability) have been allocated an individual weighting. The individual weightings allocated to each question are as follows:
0 — Unacceptable — Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to this criterion.
1 — Poor — Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response shows some elements of relevance to the criterion but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate previous relevant experience/capacity/capability.

Eligibility requirements: This section refers to ESPD (Scotland) Section IV Question 4A.1: Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships: — Registered with an approved Electrical Contractor scheme such as NICEIC, ECA or equivalent — SEPA Registered Waste Carrier.

Award value: 3500000