River Clyde Homes

Roxburgh House, 102-112 Roxburgh Street

Greenock

PA15 4JT

UK

Telephone: +44 8000132196

E-mail: procurement@riverclydehomes.org.uk

NUTS: UKM83

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://riverclydehomes.org.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12102

II.1.1) Title

Provision of Gas Safety Audits

Reference number: RCH511

II.1.2) Main CPV code

50531200

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

River Clyde Homes (RCH) requires to procure an experienced and competent consultant, to undertake Gas Safety Audits of the servicing and repair works carried out by our Gas Servicing & Maintenance provider. It is envisaged that Audits will be undertaken on 10% of all our contractors’ servicing and repair jobs, which equates to approximately 35 Audits per month.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

N/A

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

ESPD 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 below:

Employers Liability Insurance = 5m GBP

Bidders should indicate whether they hold the required cover in the table provided within the ESPD

ESPD question 4B.5.2

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 below:

Public Liability Insurance = 5m GBP

Bidders should indicate whether they hold the required cover in the table provided within the ESPD.

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

ESPD Question 4B.6

The bidder’s company name and registration number will be used to obtain a financial risk assessment report from Dun & Bradstreet. Only companies, that are deemed to be financially stable by RCH’s Finance Department, on the strength of their financial report will be eligible to be a party to the contract. It is the tenderers responsibility to ensure that the information held by Dun & Bradstreet is up to date at the time of submission. If you prefer to have this assessment carried out in respect of a guarantor, such as an ultimate parent body, then you may elect for this option and details of the guarantor should be provided. Bidders should provide their company registration number in the space provided in the ESPD.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

ESPD Question 4C.1.2

Bidder's will be required to provide three examples of the successful delivery of contracts that are close in nature and scope to RCH’s requirement. Bidders require to describe the scope of the contracts, what their responsibilities are / were, what the scale of the contract was, and how they have performed within the contract. Bidders are also required to provide written references with their tender response from two of the three clients listed. The references should provide a summary of the works undertaken and indicate the clients own satisfaction levels with the quality of service they received(Pass/Fail)

ESPD Question 4C.2

Bidders are required to provide details of the onsite engineers available to service the contract in the event of a successful bid. The staff member’s core skills, qualifications, accreditations, experience and competencies should be provided. All engineers must be qualified to carry out gas servicing and maintenance to domestic heating systems and hold a Gas Safe ID card. (Pass/Fail)

ESPD Question 4C.6.1

Bidders are required to provide details of the relevant experience, and educational and professional qualifications held by its managerial staff. (Pass/Fail)

ESPD Question 4C.10

Bidders are required to provide details of the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract, and provide details of the sub-contractors they intend to sub-contract these works to. If the bidder has decided to subcontract a core part of the contract then a separate ESPD for such subcontractors must be completed.

ESPD Question 4D.1

Bidders must be able to produce certificates drawn up by independent bodies attesting that the bidder holds a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent(Pass/Fail)

And

Bidders must be able to provide evidence that their company is Gas Safe registered

And

Prior to any contract award the preferred bidder will require to provide a robust Health & Safety Policy; a Risk & Method statement and details of any HSE Breaches, and RIDDOR statistics. Only companies who are deemed safe by the Health & Safety Team will be awarded a contract with RCH. (Pass/Fail)

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Key Performance Indicators which require to be met throughout the lifecycle of the contract are detailed within the tender document.

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 15/11/2019

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 15/11/2019

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body