Maintenance Services for LEV & Fume Cupboards

Description

The University of Edinburgh invited competitive tenders for the provision of inspection, testing and reporting of the University’s Fume Cupboard and Local Extract Ventilation systems. This Contract covers the period from April 2024 to April 2026 with the option to extend to a period of 4 years (2 + 1 + 1). Lot 1: Lot 1 Kings Buildings Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PCS-T. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in the Section III in this Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T. Bidders should note that these are mandatory pass/fail requirements and that failure to provide adequate evidence on request of how these requirements shall be met will result in automatic exclusion from the Tendering process. Each Bidder passing the Minimum Standards will then respond to SPD pass/fail questions (4C). Suppliers that pass the SPD questions will then be subject to a technical and commercial evaluation. Bidders will be required to confirm they can meet the requirements and specification detailed within the Statement of Requirements within the Invitation to Tender, Bidders will be required to provide a full product specification. Failure to confirm and demonstrate this in their responses to the technical questions will result in the Bidder being automatically excluded. The University of Edinburgh reserves the right to apply their own judgement based on experience from similar contracts to determine if the response is feasible. If Bidders knowingly cannot fulfill this, they should discontinue this application. A 50% technical threshold will apply - bids will be required to achieve a minimum total overall technical score of 40% or more out of the maximum of 80%. A Bidder who fails to achieve the technical threshold will be excluded from the commercial tender evaluation and shall take no further part in the tender evaluation process. Commercial scores shall be allocated on a comparative basis with the lowest overall price receiving full marks and others a percentage of that mark according to the difference between their bid and the lowest offer. Where we consider any of the total price(s) you have submitted to be abnormally low we will ask you to explain the price(s) you have submitted (as required in regulation 69 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The quality and commercial score will be combined to give each Bidder, who has passed the technical threshold, an overall total score. The supplier with the highest total score will be deemed to have provided the most economical advantageous tender (MEAT). The supplier with the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) will be awarded to each Lot however to mitigate any risk to the University, UoE will not appoint the same supplier to both Lot 1 & Lot 2. In the event the same supplier wins both Lot 1 & 2, they will be awarded the geographical zone area which has the highest value attached to it (Lot 1). The second highest scoring supplier within Lot 2 will be awarded Lot 2. Successful contractors will not be allocated more than one lot. Lot 2: Lot 2 Meds & Vets, Central & Moray House Campus Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PCS-T. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in the Section III in this Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T. Bidders should note that these are mandatory pass/fail requirements and that failure to provide adequate evidence on request of how these requirements shall be met will result in automatic exclusion from the Tendering process. Each Bidder passing the Minimum Standards will then respond to SPD pass/fail questions (4C). Suppliers that pass the SPD questions will then be subject to a technical and commercial evaluation. Bidders will be required to confirm they can meet the requirements and specification detailed within the Statement of Requirements within the Invitation to Tender, Bidders will be required to provide a full product specification. Failure to confirm and demonstrate this in their responses to the technical questions will result in the Bidder being automatically excluded. The University of Edinburgh reserves the right to apply their own judgement based on experience from similar contracts to determine if the response is feasible. If Bidders knowingly cannot fulfill this, they should discontinue this application. A 50% technical threshold will apply - bids will be required to achieve a minimum total overall technical score of 40% or more out of the maximum of 80%. A Bidder who fails to achieve the technical threshold will be excluded from the commercial tender evaluation and shall take no further part in the tender evaluation process. Commercial scores shall be allocated on a comparative basis with the lowest overall price receiving full marks and others a percentage of that mark according to the difference between their bid and the lowest offer. Where we consider any of the total price(s) you have submitted to be abnormally low we will ask you to explain the price(s) you have submitted (as required in regulation 69 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The quality and commercial score will be combined to give each Bidder, who has passed the technical threshold, an overall total score. The supplier with the highest total score will be deemed to have provided the most economical advantageous tender (MEAT). The supplier with the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) will be awarded to each Lot however to mitigate any risk to the University, UoE will not appoint the same supplier to both Lot 1 & Lot 2. In the event the same supplier wins both Lot 1 & 2, they will be awarded the geographical zone area which has the highest value attached to it (Lot 1). The second highest scoring supplier within Lot 2 will be awarded Lot 2. Successful contractors will not be allocated more than one lot.