Fire Alarm & Security Systems Maintenance & Repair

NHS Lothian require to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake all inspections, routine servicing and maintenance; repair and / or replacement of parts identified during maintenance visits; call outs to reset the systems or to repair as necessary all to ensure the satisfactory operation of the fire alarm & Security systems for all system types including closed and open protocol systems within all locations throughout NHS Lothian, together with the option of additional services relating to fire and security systems.

NHS Lothian require to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake all inspections, routine servicing and maintenance; repair and / or replacement of parts identified during maintenance visits; call outs to reset the systems or to repair as necessary all to ensure the satisfactory operation of the fire alarm & security systems for all system types including closed and open protocol systems within all locations throughout NHS Lothian.

Services in scope of this Contract shall include:

• Routine maintenance and repairs to fire alarm systems and detection systems located throughout NHS Lothian.
• Periodic testing of open & closed protocol fire alarm systems
• Repairs and limited modifications to systems as required.
• 24/7/365 breakdown repair cover.
• Optional Services

The Contractor shall ensure full compliance with all current and relevant legislation and guidance including, without limitation, all relevant British Standards, Codes of Practice, B.S.I.A Codes of Practice, National Approval Council for Security Systems (NACOSS), and that all equipment is Kite marked and CE marked (UKCA marked if using manufactured products placed on the GB market from 11pm on 31 December 2022) as required in Scotland, by Skilled Persons with adequate access to spares.

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.

Objective criteria for ensuring the selection of suitably qualified candidates:

This procedure will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) Portal. All queries must be made via the PCS-T messaging system. For further instructions, please refer to the SPD Guidance document attached to this project in PCS-T.

We will apply a single stage process:

Pre-Qualification via the SPD. The SPD asks bidders general questions; when completing, bidders must have regard for the statements in this Notice that detail specific requirements. Bidders must:

a) Pass the Minimum Standards in ESPD Sections 4A, 4B, and 4D in the PCS-T Qualification envelope. Statements for these questions can be found in Sections III.1.1, III.1.2, and III.1.3 of this Notice.

TUPE may apply.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22211. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

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:

Voluntary Community Benefits as described within the procurement documents.