Fire and Security Systems Maintenance and Repair Services

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) require a Supplier to provide maintenance and repair services of fire and intruder alarms, emergency lighting installations, CCTV systems and access control systems for buildings within the Inverness Campus (both owned by HIE and/or co-owned by HIE and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), the common areas of the Campus (which are the responsibility of the Inverness Campus Owners Association), area office properties occupied by HIE staff and various commercial properties.

It is expected that these services will be required from 1st April 2024 for an initial period of 2 years, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 2 years following the Initial Term (extensions expected to be taken up on a yearly basis i.e. a 2+1+1 year contract).

The estimated maximum Year 1 budget currently available to deliver the PPM services (Pricing Schedule Part A) is GBP 16,500 (exclusive of VAT). Bidders are required to provide pricing for Year 1 only, with Years 2, 3 and 4 subject to a price increase mechanism.

The total estimated contract value for the maximum contract period (including all optional extension periods) is GBP 112,500 (exclusive of VAT). This includes an estimated allowance for annual price increases, as well as allowances for potential costs relating to reactive repairs and asset replacement. Allowances for potential costs relating to reactive repairs and asset replacement made are not a guarantee of work.

Refer to the Scope of Requirements and Tender Guidance for further details regarding budget and the price increase mechanism.

See Tender documentation for full details regarding the services required.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

In order to participate, bidders should register, for free, on the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) website

(www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk) and record their interest in this contract and download and complete all relevant documentation.