Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-12
Buyer: Aberdeenshire Council
Country: UK
Region: Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71313000: Environmental engineering consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2016-11-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Question 4A.1 — Bidder is required to provide a certificate from the registrar of companies stating that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name.
Question 4B.5.1 — It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated:
Question 4B.6 — The Authority will use an independent credit scoring organisation, namely Creditsafe, to conduct appropriate financial probity checks. An unsatisfactory report may result in further detailed financial checks.
Question 4C.1.2 — Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the relevant experience to deliver the service as described in part II.2.4 of the OJEU Contract Notice.
A documented process demonstrating how the bidder deals with complaints. The bidder must be able to provide details of how their organisation maintains records of any complaints received and how corrective measures are carried out to prevent re-occurrence.
The successful Tenderer shall ensure efficient and effective management and administration of the Service on behalf of the council as per below:
The provision of a Contract Manager, who will be the primary point of contact between the Tenderer and the Council.
The Council shall measure the Contractor's performance by the key performance indicators as stated within the ITT documentation.
The Council will look for willingness to consider changes to the service offer as raised by the Service where reasonable
The Council will monitor the statistical success of the service and work alongside the contractor to improve performance where possible. We look to the contractor to be a willing partner in this process.
Tenderer(s) will be required to provide management information in an appropriate format that can be shared within the authority i.e. csv format.
Questions of any nature in relation to this tender exercise and associated documents must be raised using the Question & Answer facility provided within this contract notice only. Direct communication from an economic operator with any member of staff at Aberdeenshire Council in relation to this tender exercise is prohibited and may result in that economic operator's exclusion from any further part in the process. Furthermore, any potential errors or omissions within the tender documentation issued by Aberdeen City Council that is identified by economic operators must be raised with Aberdeen City Council using the Question & Answer facility as soon as it has been identified. If an economic operator submits their tender response having applied their own assumed correction to any document, it may result in the rejection of their tender.
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=465648.
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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.

Eligibility requirements: Question 4A.1 — Bidder is required to provide a certificate from the registrar of companies stating that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name.