Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-27
Buyer: Tayside Procurement Consortium
Country: UK
Region: Angus and Dundee City
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 09000000 | 09100000 | 09310000 | 31158000: Battery chargers | 31610000
Estimated value: 48000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Tayside (includes Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross), Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Fife Council, Stirling Council and NHS Tayside geographical areas.
The requirement here is for the supply (only) and supply and installation of electric vehicle points throughout the city of Dundee and the surrounding area. In addition, the participating organisations (participating in the Framework) are Angus, Perth and Kinross, Fife, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Stirling Councils). The principle service that shall be required under this Framework shall be: a) the supply (only); and b) the supply and installation of Electric Vehicle Units; however additional services may include (but are not limited to) the provision of appropriate marking of parking bays, supply of appropriate signage and provision of advice to prospective hosts (participating organisations).
All installations will be completed by certified members of SELECT. SELECT is the trade association for the electrical contracting industry in Scotland. Every SELECT Member undergoes a rigorous technical assessment on a regular basis. This helps to ensure that the work a Member company carries out is safe and installed to recognised industry standards. Bidders will require to confirm that they comply with SELECT Standards and hold current certification. Evidence of the certification is required to accompany the ESPD response.
Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the Framework Provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications: BSc (Hons.) Mechanical Design and Manufacture (MechEng), Higher National Diploma in Automotive Engineering, National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, BSc (Hons.) Environmental Management, MSc Energy or Equivalent; and/or,
Bidders will be required to confirm that their managerial staff/engineers have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications: BSc (Hons.) Mechanical Design and Manufacture (MechEng), Higher National Diploma in Automotive Engineering, National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, BSc (Hons.) Environmental Management, MSc Energy or Equivalent.
Bidder must be experienced in installing multiple chargers on as single site, dealing with the Local Authority for Planning Regulations and the Distribution Network Operators (DNO)in relation to power supply.
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.
Contract Lotting: Contract Lotting does not apply to this Contract as consistency of the end-user experience is vital therefore the Purchasing Organisation wishes to limit the number of suppliers to 4.
Part II, D — The bidder must ensure that any proposed sub-contractors submit a completed ESPD document (Part II, Sections A and B and Part III);
Each of the Participating Organisations are at different stages of implementing E-Procurement solutions (ordering, invoices and payment) and will require the Framework Suppliers to adapt to their individual requirements.
Additional Documents: The following documents are attached to this Notice under ‘Additional Documents’. Invitation to Tender, Pricing Schedules, Specification of Requirements/Compliance with Specification, Case Study 1 diagram, Case Study 2 diagram, European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland web site at: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=454004
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Eligibility requirements: All installations will be completed by certified members of SELECT. SELECT is the trade association for the electrical contracting industry in Scotland. Every SELECT Member undergoes a rigorous technical assessment on a regular basis. This helps to ensure that the work a Member company carries out is safe and installed to recognised industry standards. Bidders will require to confirm that they comply with SELECT Standards and hold current certification. Evidence of the certification is required to accompany the ESPD response.

Award value: 48000000