Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-08-19
Buyer: Falkirk Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 39710000 | 45311000 | 45311100 | 45315000 | 45317000
Estimated value: 18900000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-09-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Electrical Installation Condition Reports, Repairs, Quality Control and Advisory Services to Falkirk Council Housing Properties
The Council propose to enter into a framework agreement, for Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR), repairs, quality control and advisory services relating to Falkirk Council Occupied and Void Housing Properties.
The framework agreement will be awarded on a lot by lot basis. The authority at all times reserves the right to award all, some, part or none of the lots. The framework consists of 2 lots; it is intended that 3-5 contractors for lot 1 and up to 3 contractors for lot 2, are to be appointed. To avoid any real or perceived conflict of interest, successfully awarded contractors undertaking services for lot 1, will not be allocated purchase orders for related survey/inspection quality control or advisory services under lot 2, regardless of any awarded ranking under lot 1.
Lot 1: Electrical Installation Condition Report and Repairs — approximate framework term lot value GBP 18 755 000 (99 %);
Lot 2: Independent EICR Quality Control and Advisory — approximate framework term lot value GBP 145 000 (1 %).
Carry out a programme of inspections of existing electrical installations to identify (in order of priority) any deficiencies against the national safety standard for electrical installations thereby providing an EICR report and undertake subsequent repairs to Falkirk Council Occupied and void housing properties.
Successfully awarded contractors undertaking services for lot 1, will not be allocated purchase orders for related survey/inspection quality control or advisory services under lot 2, regardless of any awarded ranking under lot 1.
This is to ensure that any quality control or advisory services provided by the contractor in lot 2, are not for those services provided or purchase orders fulfilled, by the same or affiliate contractor, awarded in lot 1; to avoid any real or perceived conflict of interest.
Please refer to ITT documentation and appendices, available via Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCST).
Competent external quality control assessor(s) to provide an accurate assessment of the quality of electrical work by contractors undertaking EICR services under lot 1, and other related services deemed to be in scope.
The quality control assessments will be carried out by selective sampling of any electrical work undertaken on related contracts/agreements within the Falkirk Council geographical area. They will be designed and instructed in such a manner as to ensure our tenants and properties are electrically safe and the Council is complying with their duties and responsibilities laid out under the current Regulations and any future amendments.
The quality control contractor and its operatives will not have a conflict of interest to both the Councils interests and the contractor(s) awarded under lot 1. The quality control company will be an independent body not involved in electrical installation, servicing or maintenance works or involved in tendering for these types of contracts.
Successfully awarded contractors undertaking services for lot 1, will not be allocated purchase orders for related survey/inspection quality control or advisory services under lot 2, regardless of any awarded ranking under lot 1.
This is to ensure that any quality control or advisory services provided by the contractor in lot 2, are not for those services provided or purchase orders fulfilled, by the same or affiliate contractor, awarded in lot 1; and to avoid any real or perceived conflict of interest.
Please refer to ITT documentation and appendices, available via Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCST).

Eligibility requirements: It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given. NICEIC/SELECT Registration All lot 1 and/or lot 2 contractors, and any proposed sub-contractors, shall registered members of either the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contractors (NICEIC) or Scotland’s Trade Association for the Electrical Industry (SELECT). Bidders will submit documentary evidence of their current and valid membership of NICEIC or SELECT within their bid ESPD submission, on PCS-Tender.

Award value: 18900000