Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-07
Buyer: Glasgow City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 50118100 | 50118200 | 50118300 | 50118400 | 50118500
Submission deadline: 2018-08-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This contract is for the provision of a 24 hour, 365 day per year vehicle and plant equipment recovery service for all units in Glasgow City Council's current fleet.
The Council provides a wide range of services and this tender relates to the provision of a 24 hours, 365 days per year recovery service for vehicles and plant equipment to ensure operational personnel can carry out their duties in a safe and efficient manner and ensure continuity
The Council and the wider Council family operate fleet of approximately 1 200 vehicles, including cars, light vans (under 3.5 Tonnes), light goods vehicles (over 3.5 Tonnes GVW), medium commercial vehicles (between 3.5 and 7.5 Tonnes GVW), heavy goods vehicles (between 7.5 and 18 Tonnes GVW), minibuses and buses, motorcycles, and heavy vehicles (over 18 Tonnes GVW) including Refuse Collection Vehicles, articulated lorries, trailers and gritters.
The Council’s fleet also contains approximately 1 600 items of plant equipment, including utility vehicles, compressors, tractors, tooling, diggers and other road equipment and parks and gardening equipment.
The Council provides a wide range of services and this tender relates to the provision of a 24 hours, 365 days per year recovery service for vehicles and plant equipment to ensure operational personnel can carry out their duties in a safe and efficient manner and ensure continuity of service.
Suppliers must provide evidence that they hold accreditation from, and membership to, one of the industry standard bodies listed below.
Membership must be current and at all times maintained for the duration of the contract period. Suppliers must also provide evidence they have undertaken any mandatory training associated with these memberships, and that any certification is also up to date.
Suppliers must provide evidence that hold industry standard accreditation, either PAS43 or ISO9001, and ensure that all employees are trained in line with this.
In order to pass the Financial Check section of the contract, it is mandatory for companies to attain the undernoted:
There is a minimum financial requirement that affects trading performance and balance sheet strength financial requirements should be calculated on latest filed accounts with Company House.
Non Company organisations (Sole Traders, Partnerships) must supply documentary evidence that the undernoted financial requirements have been met.
Applicants who have been trading for less than the 3 years noted above must provide evidence that they are complying with the above minimum financial requirements for the period in which they have been trading.
Applicants who do not comply with the above financial requirements but are part of a Group, can provide a Parent Guarantee if the Parent Company satisfies the financial requirements stipulated above.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21961. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361

Eligibility requirements: List and brief description of conditions: Suppliers must provide evidence that they hold accreditation from, and membership to, one of the industry standard bodies listed below. Membership must be current and at all times maintained for the duration of the contract period. Suppliers must also provide evidence they have undertaken any mandatory training associated with these memberships, and that any certification is also up to date. Institute of Vehicle Recovery (IVR); Scottish Vehicle Recovery Association (SVRA); Road Rescue and Recovery Association (RRRA); or The Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO). Suppliers must provide evidence that hold industry standard accreditation, either PAS43 or ISO9001, and ensure that all employees are trained in line with this.