Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-22
Buyer: North Lanarkshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71314200: Energy management services
Estimated value: 1000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-08-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council has a requirement to service and maintain its existing suite of BEMS (Building Energy Management Systems). The work includes the provision of servicing & maintenance support to cover the Council’s BEMS network, including Culture & Leisure NL properties, to include the existing 138 systems that are currently in operation throughout various sites within the Council’s corporate portfolio, including schools, office accommodation, and community centres. The requirement will also cover a proposal for 21 new systems that the Council intends to procure over the coming years, along with any other new installs within the contract period, as well as a phased programme of upgrading a number of older controllers to current spec. Upgrades and maintenance of the system engineering tool and front-end software will be required, including any future front-end software installations. The service will also include scheduled on-site maintenance visits and 24/7 off-site response and support.
The work includes the provision of servicing & maintenance support to cover the Council’s BEMS network, including Culture & Leisure NL properties, to include the existing 138 systems that are currently in operation throughout various sites within the Council’s corporate portfolio, including schools, office accommodation, and community centres. The requirement will also cover a proposal for 21 new systems that the Council intends to procure over the coming years, along with any other new installs within the contract period, as well as a phased programme of upgrading a number of older controllers to current spec. Upgrades and maintenance of the system engineering tool and front-end software will be required, including any future front-end software installations. The service will also include scheduled on-site maintenance visits and 24/7 off-site response and support.
The Council intends to include an additional 12 month extension period which can be utilised should circumstances arise that such an extension is required.
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.
ESPDS 4A.1 – 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.
ESPDS 4A.1 – Within the Qualification Envelope, bidders should confirm whether or not they are registered or enrolled on the relevant trade register and provide information relating to this i.e. company registration number, member number etc. Bidders not required to be registered or enrolled on the relevant trade register should detail why they are exempt. Bidders unable to meet the Councils minimum requirements may be assessed as a fail and be excluded from the procurement.
4B.1.2 Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of GBP 250,000 for the last 2 years.
4B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
4B.5.1 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 = GBP 10,000,000 each and every claim and in the annual aggregate.
4B.5.2 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:
ESPDS 4B.1.2 – Within the Qualification Envelope, the bidder should state their general yearly turnover as per their 2 most recent sets of audited accounts.
Bidders who fail to provide a response to this question within their Tender may be assessed as a fail and be excluded from the procurement.
Bidders who fail to meet the general yearly turnover required will be assessed as a fail and will be excluded from the procurement.
ESPDS 4B.3 - Within the Qualification Envelope, the bidder is required to provide a brief statement detailing why required information is not available and confirm the date in which their organisation were set up/registered and/or started trading.

Eligibility requirements: ESPDS 4A.1 – 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. ESPDS 4A.1 – Within the Qualification Envelope, bidders should confirm whether or not they are registered or enrolled on the relevant trade register and provide information relating to this i.e. company registration number, member number etc. Bidders not required to be registered or enrolled on the relevant trade register should detail why they are exempt. Bidders unable to meet the Councils minimum requirements may be assessed as a fail and be excluded from the procurement.

Award value: 1000000