Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract involves joint procurement
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local authority
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:Reference number: 000-NJVP5228
II.1.2)Main CPV code71315200
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Due to the expansion of Section 34 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 and the associated guidance from Scottish Government regarding verification of fire engineered proposals, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland Councils (hereafter known as the Councils) seek to employ the services of a Consultant Fire Engineer to carry out appraisals of Fire Engineered solutions submitted in connection with Building Warrant applications.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 175 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)71315100
71315210
71317100
71317210
45315100
71300000
71318000
71330000
71335000
71336000
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKM5
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Due to the expansion of Section 34 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 and the associated guidance from Scottish Government regarding verification of fire engineered proposals, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland Councils (hereafter known as the Councils) seek to employ the services of a Consultant Fire Engineer to carry out appraisals of Fire Engineered solutions submitted in connection with Building Warrant applications.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
Will depend upon legal requirements but this contract is for 3 years with an optional 12 months extension. It is likely there will be a renewal tender advertised at this point.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersList and brief description of conditions:
Bidders must be able to deliver elements of the required service by someone who is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers. Other elements require someone who is at least an Incorporated Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilityList and brief description of selection criteria:
As per the global question in the ESPD — E.4, Bidders must confirm if they are able to comply with the following mandatory requirements for service delivery under this framework;
1.The supplier is able to endure works will be undertaken by an appropriated qualified person at all time — those holding Chartered Membership of the Institute of Fire Engineers are required as are those with a minimum of an Incorporated membership of the institute of Fire Engineers.
2.The successful Bidder must hold (or be willing to arrange the following insurances throughout the duration of any contract with ‘The Council’:
— Public Liability (Third Party) Insurance to the value of 5 000 000 GBP (for each and every occurrence);
— Employer's Liability Insurance to comply with all relevant statutory requirements; and
— Professional Indemnity Insurance to the value of 1 000 000 GBP (for each and every occurrence).
III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions: III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 28/11/2017
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 28/11/2017
Local time: 10:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information: VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Aberdeenshire Council
Postal address: Woodhill House, Westburn Road
Town: Aberdeen
Postal code: AB16 5GB
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1467530600
Internet address: http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:26/10/2017
