Term Contract for Portable Appliance Testing

The requirement of this contract is to carry out annual Portable Appliance Testing and Inspection of electrical appliances together with all appliance labelling, updating and maintaining.

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: Falkirk Council
Postal Address: Development Services, Abbotsford House, David’s Loan,
Town: Falkirk	Postal Code: FK2 7YZ	Country: UK
For the attention of: Builing Design Manager	Telephone: +44 1324504950
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.falkirk.gov.uk Electronic access to information: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3 Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

Term Contract for Portable Appliance Testing

2.2 Description of the goods or services required

The project covers approximately 250-300 Falkirk Council properties throughout the Council area including schools, care homes, community centres, industrial units, depots and offices. Some of the properties are operated and managed by the housing division within the council, consequently there will be a separate contract administrator for the housing and non-housing properties.

The requirement of this contract is to carry out annual Portable Appliance Testing and Inspection of electrical appliances together with all appliance labelling, updating and maintaining all property inventories mainly within the councils operational (non-housing) buildings but will include some housing properties with central services.

The works will include elements of minor repairs to fuses, plugs, cables, etc where economically viable and will all be expected to be carried out in compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 together with all relevant legislation, British Standards, HSE guidance, relevant electrical standards, codes of procedure/practise, etc.

Otherwise as described in the accompanying PQQ Documentation.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=407528.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	199999		other Facilities and Management Services
	221100		Services – Health and Safety
	229999		other Health and Safety
	391011		Buildings – Maintenance
	399999		other Works – Construction, Repair and Maintenance

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	140		Tayside, Central & Fife

2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender

Approx £150,000 for the 3 year period

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required

All as detailed in the accompanying PQQ documentation

4 Administrative Information

4.1 Type of Procedure

Dual stage – Candidates must first pass a selection procedure before being invited to tender or negotiate.

4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

TMC-7510

4.3 Time Limits

a) Time-limit for obtaining documentation

b) Deadline for requests to participate
20-08-2015 Time 14:00

c) Dispatch of invitations to tender 12-10-2015

d) Estimated award date 11-12-2015

4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6 Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1 Additional Information

All as detaield in the accompanying PQQ documentation

(SC Ref:407528)

5.2 Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:

1.00 Introductory Pages

1.00 A Service Operation

1.00B Constructionline

1.00 C Health and Safety

1.00D Community Benefits

1.00E Non Involvement Declaration – CMacR edit 180315

5.3 Publication date of this notice

22-07-2015

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