PROC 21-1271 Provision of Radio Masts Portfolio Marketing, Management and Maintenance Services

Concepts

• telecommunications services
• management and maintenance services
• glasgow
• mobile telephone services
• authority’s radio mast portfolio
• provision of radio masts portfolio marketing
• radio sharers
• maintenance services
• management
• radio sites

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) require a competent Contractor in place for Provision of Radio Masts Portfolio Marketing, Management and Maintenance Services. The Authority’s radio mast portfolio is situated throughout Scotland.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Contractor will be required to: - manage and supervise access to the radio sites; - arrange annual condition surveys; - manage a maintenance programme; - market sites for sharing; - Radio sharers and ground lease rent reviews/lease renewals; - manage existing sharing contracts and new installation projects; - decommissioning from masts; and - rates recovery. It is to be noted that Police Scotland will be responsible for sending licence and any other invoices (rates, electricity, track recharges etc.) to Sharers and for debt recovery of these invoices (which is not in scope in relation to the Contract). During the period of the Contract, the Authority and Police Scotland intend to carry out a Strategic Review in relation to the future delivery model in relation to the mast portfolio.

Renewal Options

3 yrs + 4 months -4 years + 4 months if option to extend is taken. Duration includes 1 x 12 month extension at discretion of Authority.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 64200000 - Telecommunications services
• 64212000 - Mobile-telephone services
• 44212250 - Masts
• 44212261 - Radio masts
• 32570000 - Communications equipment
• 32522000 - Telecommunications equipment

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Economic Operators Applicable to GPA threshold: 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. Assessment of Employment Status Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017, the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful tenderer’s detailed employment status. For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation Living Wage 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 Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form. Subcontractor Detail 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 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 19800. 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: It has become clear that there is scope within the egal 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. (SC Ref:675428)