Supply and Delivery of Alternative Light Source Equipment

Scottish Police Authority, Forensic Services, has a requirement to procure a number of Alternative Light Source equipment kits to replace older assets used by Search and Recovery teams. The procurement includes annual maintenance, calibration and servicing of assets.

Scottish Police Authority, Forensic Services, has a requirement to procure a number of Alternative Light Source equipment kits as follows

Alternative Light Source kits to supplement/replace older kits within Search and Recovery Scenes.

Line Light kits to supplement/replace older kits within Search and Recovery Scenes.

Servicing and warranty of equipment purchased

Annual maintenance, calibration and servicing

Please note, required delivery of items will be by end of March 2027

Please note supply and delivery of items ordered in year one of this contract must be made by end March 2027

Living Wage [RC26.1]

Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only.

Equality and Diversity [RC27.1]

Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010.

Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime[RC28.1]

Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form.

Subcontractor Detail[RC29.1]

Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to complete this section as part of the ESPD.

Data Protection [RC30.1]

Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 33150. 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:

It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as:

• Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships)
• SME and social enterprise development
• Community engagement

As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract.