The Supply and Delivery of Bottled and Bulk Gas

Location

Glasgow

Description

Glasgow City Council (‘the council’) invites tender bids for the establishment of a single – supplier framework agreement for the supply and delivery of bottled and bulk gas products..

Total Quantity or Scope

Glasgow City Council invites tender submissions for the establishment of a framework agreement, including an immediate call‑off contract, for the supply and delivery of bottled and bulk gas to a wide range of Council-operated sites across the city. Upon award, the successful supplier will enter into a contract with Glasgow City Council as the lead organisation, with the framework structured to allow services to commence immediately, ensuring continuity of supply and responsiveness to operational needs. The appointed supplier will be responsible for supplying and delivering all required bottled and bulk gas products, along with any ancillary equipment necessary for their safe and effective use. In addition, the supplier must manage the uplift, removal, and appropriate disposal of empty, redundant, or end-of-life cylinders and associated equipment in compliance with relevant safety and environmental standards. Deliveries will be required across a diverse estate of locations throughout Glasgow, including schools, leisure centres, depots, and other Council service sites, with the supplier expected to provide reliable, timely, and flexible delivery arrangements to meet both scheduled and ad‑hoc demand.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 24100000 - Gases
• 09120000 - Gaseous fuels
• 09133000 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
• 24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
• 24110000 - Industrial gases
• 44612100 - Gas cylinders
• 44612200 - Gas tanks

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The successful supplier will also be responsible for the uplifting, removal, and environmentally compliant disposal of all cylinders supplied during the framework period. 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 ESPD (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 Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Health & Safety — the H&S Questionnaire is contained in the attachments section of PCS-T. Applicants must respond to the H&S Questionnaire as part of their submission. Documented evidence validating responses provided to the H&S Questionnaire will require to be provided at the request for documentation (Rfd) stage. As Health & Safety is pass/fail criteria, failure to provide a completed questionnaire and/or provide the evidence requested at Rfd stage may result in your organisation being assessed as having failed. Freedom of Information Act — Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Applicants must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI certificate contained in the Qualification Envelope within the PCS Tender portal (NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this information). Bidders Amendments — Applicants must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this offer. Applicants will be required to complete the ts amendment certificate that is contained within the Qualification Envelope within PCS Tender portal. Prompt Payment — The successful bidderr shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the bidder) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful bidder shall also impose this condition on its sub-contractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Applicants will be required to complete the prompt payment certificate contained in the Qualification Envelope within PCS Tender portal. Non Collusion — Applicants will be required to complete the Non Collusion certificate contained in the Qualification Envelope within the PCS Tender portal. Insurance Mandate - All successful suppliers will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate, contained in the Qualification Envelope within the PCS Tender portal authorising the Council to request copies of insurance documents from the supplier’s insurance provider. If the mandate is not signed and returned the Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Terms and Conditions are located within the buyers attachments are bidders within the PCS Tender portal. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained in the Invitation to Tender and ESPD statement documents situated within the buyers attachments area of PCS-T. Bidders must ensure they read these documents in line with this contract notice. Bidders will be asked to review a community benefits menu and indicate the type and volume of any Community Benefit they would be willing to offer through the delivery of this contract. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31118. 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-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The council is committed to maximising Community Benefits from procurement activity. This will be achieved through the inclusion of specific clauses within procurement contracts known as Community Benefits clauses. Community Benefit clauses are requirements which deliver wider benefits in addition to the core purpose of a contract. These clauses can be used to build a range of economic, social or environmental conditions into the delivery of council contracts. (SC Ref:823632)