Provision of Grounds Maintenance and Winter Gritting Services

Eignungskriterien

• List and brief description of selection criteria

  • •Successful Tenderer’s will be required to provide two years of audited accounts or equivalent prior to award to the Agreement. This information will be used to assess the Tenderers economic and financial standing and is deemed a minimum standard and is mandatory. A fail will result in elimination from the procurement exercise.
  • •Pass = The Tenderer has provided all financial accounts and supporting information requirements outlined in PCS-Tender and has demonstrated satisfactory economic and financial standing.
  • •Fail = The Tenderer has not provided the required financial accounts and supporting information or has provided the information but has not demonstrated satisfactory economic and financial standing for this requirement.
  • •Please complete “Economic and Financial Standing – Consortia” if the Tenderer is bidding as part of a consortia arrangement. Financial accounts and supporting information is required for each consortia member. This information is mandatory if you are bidding as a consortia. If the Tenderer is not bidding as part of a consortia, then please disregard this question.
  • •Insurance Requirements
  • •It is a requirement that all Tenderers must have or commit to have the required insurance levels at commencement of the Agreement as indicated below and in PCS-T.
  • •Question 4B.5.1b Employers Liability – 5,000,000 GBP
  • •Question 4B.5.2 Public Liability – 5,000,000 GBP
  • •A copy of the Insurance Certificate or Brokers Letter must be provided prior to award to demonstrate that the Insurance requirements can be met.
  • •All Insurance requirements are minimum standards and are mandatory. A fail will result in elimination of the procurement exercise.
  • •Pass = The Tenderer has the relevant Insurance in place with evidence of an Insurance Certificate or the Tenderer has committed to obtaining the required insurance with evidence of a brokers letter.
  • •Fail = The Tenderer does not have the relevant insurance requirements in place and cannot commit to obtaining the relevant insurance OR the Tenderer has stated they have the relevant insurance in place or can obtain it but is unable to provide evidence to demonstrate this.
  • •Minimum: The last two financial years. If audited accounts are not available, then:
  • •- unaudited financial statements accompanied by an accountant’s letter confirming financial position
  • •or
  • •- a letter from your bank demonstrating financial capacity.
  • •The Tenderer has provided all financial accounts and supporting information requirements outlined in PCS-Tender and has demonstrated satisfactory economic and financial standing.
  • •Insurances:
  • •Employers Liability – 5,000,000 GBP
  • •Public Liability – 5,000,000 GBP

• List and brief description of selection criteria

  • •Bidders are required to provide 2 examples (lot specific) in the last 3 years to demonstrate that they have relevant experience to deliver the services as described. Please note that, where bids are submitted for both lots, four examples should be provided: two relating to winter gritting and two relating to grounds maintenance
  • •Pass = The Tenderer provided 2 examples of relevant experience in the last three years, or 4 examples where a bid is submitted for both lots.
  • •Fail = The Tenderer has not provided 2 examples, or 4 examples where a bid is submitted for both lots, of relevant experience in the last three years or the Tenderer has responded to the request but the examples provided are not relevant.
  • •Question 4C.4
  • •Please provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems use as requested below:
  • •Tenderers must confirm prior to award that they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have systems in place to pay contractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively and provide evidence when requested of:
  • •a) their standard payment terms
  • •b) > or equal to 95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of the contract) in the last financial year.
  • •If the tenderer is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan signed by their director which improves payment performance.
  • •Please confirm on PCS-T that you can meet this requirement and this information shall be provided when requested, prior to award.
  • •Pass = Tenderer has confirmed that they have access to the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain and will be in a position to provide evidence when requested of a) their standard payment terms and b) > or equal to 95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of the contract) in the last financial year.
  • •If unable to confirm, an improvement plan signed by their director which improves payment performance is provided.
  • •Fail = Tenderer has been unable to confirm a) above and has not provided b) above, when requested.
  • •Minimum: Tenderers provided relevant experience in the last 3 years
  • •Tenderers confirmed that they have access to the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain and will be in a position to provide evidence when requested of a) their standard payment terms and b) > or equal to 95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of the contract) in the last financial year, or are able to provide an improvement plan signed by their director.

Zuschlagskriterien

• Service Delivery - Methodology: 20

• Service Delivery - Resilience and Business Continuity: 10

• Service Delivery - Reactive Call-Outs: 5

• Responsible Procurement - Sustainability and Environmental Management: 5