Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-08
Buyer: Scottish Water
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 18100000 | 33140000: Medical consumables | 35113400 | 39830000 | 39831000
Estimated value: 4800000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-04-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The scope of the contract is to work in partnership with Scottish Water supplying personal protection equipment, janitorial and general tools. All items supplied must match Scottish Water's core list and meet all health and safety requirements. The supply of PPE includes but is not limited to badged and unbadged uniforms, outerwear garments, coveralls, head gear and gloves. The supply of general tools includes but is not limited to hand held tools, oils and lubricants, cutting disks, batteries and garden tools. The supply of janitorial items includes but is not limited to first aid equipment and general cleaning products.
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=440218
The anticipated commencement date for this contract is 1.3.2017. The duration of the contract shall be 3 years with up to 3 12-month extensions that may be exercised at the contracting authority's sole discretion.
The scope of the contract is to work in partnership with Scottish Water supplying personal protection equipment, general tolls and janitorial. All items supplied must match Scottish Water's core list and meet all health and safety requirements.
The supply of personal protection equipment will include but is not limited to badged and unbadged uniforms, outerwear garments, coveralls, head ear and gloves.
The supply of general tools will include but is not limited to hand held tools, oils and lubricant, cutting discs, batteries and garden tools.
The supply of janitorial goods will include but is not limited to first aid equipment and general cleaning products.
Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees,bonds or other forms of appropriate security.
All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract dates schedules and conditions of contract.
In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
Expressions of interest should be submitted through Public Contracts Scotland by the date indicated. Thereafter all applicants will be requested to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Questionnaires will be issued electronically to all applicants through Public Contracts Scotland Tenders. Responses to Pre-Qualification Questionnaires will be assessed and used to short-list applicants who will be invited to proceed to the next stage of the tender process. Applicants will only be assessed based on the answers provided in the questionnaires.
Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anticipated contract value will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed necessary.
Applicants must complete the technical questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents.
This contract notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other contract notices for specific requirements from time to time. The contents of this Notice are sufficient for submissions of pre-qualification data all other communications are discouraged. Responses to the OJEU Notice will be evaluated based on Section III.2 and only successful applicants following PQQ evaluation will be invited to submit a tender. Scottish Water reserves the right to divide the scope of the contract into lots at tender and contract award stages as it deems appropriate. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination.
In accordance with regulation 33 of The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 as amended (the Regulations) Scottish Water will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period between the communication of the award decision and the decision to enter into the contract with the successful tenderer. A breach of any duty owed under the Regulation is actionable by any economic operator which, in consequence of the breach, suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage and such proceedings may be brought either the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting proceedings had arisen unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from that date.