Supply, Pre-Installation check, Installation, Removal, Storage and Maintenance of Festive Lighting Decorations

Fife Council is seeking a contractor to supply, infrastructure check, install, remove, store and maintain festive lighting decorations for some communities in Fife.

Communities currently likely to use the framework: Inverkeithing, Rosyth, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline & Dalgety Bay. Communities in Fife may join or withdraw from the framework during it's lifetime.

Depending on the particular requirements of each Community, Fife Council is seeking a Contractor that shall, be responsible for all aspects the timely supply, infrastructure precheck, installation, testing, maintenance, removal and storage of all the festive lights and decorations in the applicable Fife community including:

• Safe storage of existing lighting decorations and associated equipment where owned by Fife Council;
• Infrastructure precheck prior to any features installation
• The electrical testing of all lighting decorations prior to erection where owned by Fife Council;
• Supply of lighting decorations as required to be leased;
• Timely erection and removal of all lighting decorations (to include pole mounted, transverse decorations, tree light installation and any other styles of decoration required) and supply of appropriate fixings;
• Provision of support to and presence at Festive Lights Switch On events;
• Weekly inspections during the period whereby the decorations are erected;
• Emergency attendance as required for Health and Safety issues & repairs;
• Repair / replacement of any decorations as required / instructed.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27385. For more information see:

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:

https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Tenderers shall provide a Community Benefits delivery plan/ methodology as part of their tender submission, fully describing how they would intend to deliver these benefits.

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Fife Council is committed to ensuring delivery of high-quality services and to achieving best value through the contract by:

· securing continuous improvement in the performance and delivery of its function;

· maintaining an appropriate balance between quality and whole life cost; and

· actively contributing to sustainable development.

It is expected that the contractor will take a positive approach to Fair Work practices.