Public Contracts Scotland

Service, Maintenance and Reactive Repair of Sprinkler, Gas Suppression, Dry Riser and Fire Hydrants to various commercial premises 2027 - 2029

East Renfrewshire Council

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Confirmed tender
services
Scotland

Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
Contract value
£400,000ex VAT
Deadline
23 November 2026
Award decision
23 November 2026(estimated)
Published
13 October 2026

Procurement

Submission method
Electronic Submission
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 50413200 Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
  • 44482200 Fire-protection devices
  • 75251110 Fire-prevention services
  • 50000000 Repair and maintenance services

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Description

East Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint a suitably trained and competent supplier to undertake servicing, maintenance and repair of sprinkler systems, gas suppression, fire hydrants and dry-risers.

The scope includes routine annual service and maintenance of existing sprinkler systems, gas suppression, fire hydrants and dry-risers for various East Renfrewshire Council Buildings including Education properties with a 24-hour 365 days emergency response service in accordance with the priority schedule and KPIs detailed in the contract documents to enable emergency work to be carried out in compliance with the Contract Conditions.

This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). We will apply a one stage Open procedure.

Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PSC-T, and may be required to submit Means of Proof before contract award. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in Section III in this OJEU Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T.

The Value shown in this notice is excluding VAT

Additional information

Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days

of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any.

The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice.

Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. Bidders must provide a response at SPD Q4.C.4 and this will include

confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:

a) their standard payment terms.

b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.

Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment performance. It should be noted that where a bidder is unable to confirm or provide a satisfactory improvement plan the Council reserves the right to remove you from the process.

Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1 of the qualification envelope.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32943. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

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:

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

Community Benefits has been included as a mandatory requirement. Minimum Community Benefit Points (CBP) Required - 60.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32943. 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/

How to engage

Contractors must be registered members of LPCB (Loss Prevention Certification Board) or an equivalent recognised third-party certification scheme demonstrating competence in sprinkler inspection, testing, servicing, and maintenance Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 200,000 GBP for the last 2 years in the business area covered by the contract. (If route 2 the yellow text is not required and only the section below will apply) The Council reserves the right at its own discretion to seek information from the applicant in accordance with Regulation 61(7) or Regulation 61(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to determine the Applicant’s economic and financial standing. East Renfrewshire Council requires to ensure that the economic operator has the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform and complete the contract. In the current difficult economic environment, the Council seeks to ensure that the contractor who undertakes the works has suitable financial strength and capacity to complete these goods, works or services. Where an economic operator wishes to be considered for selection under this contract but cannot meet the turnover and/or Credit Safe score of 30 that economic operator must provide financial information which will satisfy the Council that they have an equivalent level of economic and financial standing; and must provide related guarantees or formal assurances to support their right to participate and be considered for any contract award (Regulation 61(8)). Please note that any financial information disclosed should evidence the financial strength of the economic operator tendering, therefore additional supporting information will need to be provided where joint or group accounts are provided in support of a bid to explain to the Council the relevance of that information. Where the economic bidder relies upon or intends to reply upon any Key Subcontractors in performance of the con

Contact

Address
Eastwood HQ, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG
Contact name
Susan Chisusu

Bid documents

Identifiers

Buyer reference
ERC000878
Notice ID
rls-14-OCT566682
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845731

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