Single Building Assessment(s) for Fire Safety in Scotland

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Government have made a commitment from March 2021 to provide support where risks, due to unsafe cladding systems on external walls have been identified. The Single Building Assessment (SBA) programme has been introduced to carry out fully funded safety assessments to determine private residential multi-occupancy buildings with a fire safety risk. The assessment will produce a report that will identify the extent of risk and recommendations for any repairs needed to make buildings safer.

Total Quantity or Scope

Scottish Government are looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System to host a bank of appropriately qualified suppliers to provide Single Building Assessments (SBAs) on private residential multi-occupancy buildings. These assessments will require on-site surveying and intrusive material sampling (where required) to provide and assess risk due to unsafe cladding systems on external walls. The single building assessment also requires a holistic fire safety risk assessment to be carried out on the entire building. As an output a report will be produced that assesses the level of risk posed (if any identified) and will provide suggested recommendations for any remediation works needed to make the building safer and in line with current building standards in Scotland. .

Renewal Options

January 2028

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 71315300 - Building surveying services
• 79311000 - Survey services
• 44212310 - Scaffolding
• 44212315 - Equipment for scaffolding
• 44212317 - Scaffolding structures
• 71251000 - Architectural and building-surveying services
• 45262100 - Scaffolding work

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• It is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for many bidders.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** **Please note within the Qualification Envelope of PCS-T we will request information on Supply Chain Management/Prompt Payment tenderers must submit responses to this question contained in the SPD (Scotland) under section 1.73 (Qualification Envelope in PCS-T). A ‘Pass/Fail’ score will be awarded to the Supply Chain Management/Prompt Payment question (unless it is stipulated as NON-Applicable as they do not operate supply chain as part of their delivery. Only tenders that achieve a ‘Pass’ or stipulate as Non-Applicable) for this section in the SPD (Scotland) will proceed to having rest of their qualification submission evaluated. Also as part of the qualification envelope (PCS_T) you will be required to answer question 1.72 for Fair Work First. Your responses are required for information purposes only and are not part of the selection criteria. The system for establishing and on-boarding suppliers to the Single Building Assessment(s) for Fire Safety in Scotland DPS will operate fully electronically using the PCS-Tender system Project Code 23090. Organisations who use the DPS for call-offs will issue them electronically. Many organisations use PCS-Tender, however for those organisations who do not use PCS-Tender, alternative electronic routes may also be used and are acceptable. All participants awarded a place the DPS will be invited to all contract opportunities within the DPS. The Dynamic Purchasing System will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies) Suppliers will be required to have or obtain prior to applying for any call off contract through this DPS the following:. RICS surveyors who have passed the EWS1 training model for buildings over 11 Metres + or equivalent Chartered Fire Engineers with the IFE (or other appropriate organisation) for buildings over 18 Metres+ or equivalent The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 23090. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Will be considered at Call Off Stage The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Will be considered at Call Off Stage (SC Ref:716549)