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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

131 St Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5JF

Contact

Sharon Pexton

Email

procurement [at] spt.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM82 - Glasgow City

Internet address(es)

Main address

Buyer's address

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Other activity

Transport

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Drain Cleaning and Maintenance

Reference number

26-061

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 90733500 - Surface water pollution drainage services

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) wishes to appoint a qualified and experienced service provider to carry out the planned preventative maintenance for cleaning of gullies, drains, and interceptors and servicing of interceptor alarms, and reactive call outs across SPT’s estate.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £200,000

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 33141640 - Drain
• 44163110 - Drainage pipes
• 44163111 - Drain pipes
• 44163112 - Drainage system
• 90733800 - Groundwater pollution drainage services
• 45332000 - Plumbing and drain-laying work
• 45232452 - Drainage works

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKM82 - Glasgow City

Main site or place of performance

Glasgow

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) wishes to appoint a qualified and experienced service provider to carry out the planned preventative maintenance for cleaning of gullies, drains, and interceptors and servicing of interceptor alarms, and reactive call outs across SPT’s estate.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £200,000

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

No

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

SPT reserves the right to procure other related services from the awarded contractor.

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to SPT's satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.

If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

Bidders must either confirm at Question 4B.4 that they have a Dun and Bradstreet failure score of 51 or above (and provide the score), or if they cannot evidence this or do not have a D&B score they must provide instead the value of the 3 financial ratios below.

The name of the 3 ratios to be evaluated are Profitability, Gearing and Liquidity. The acceptable values and method of calculation are detailed in the Evaluation of Tenders document provided and below

Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met the bidder must confirm below which other mitigating factors may apply which SPT may consider. Again these are detailed in the Evaluation of Tenders document

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

In the absence of a Dun and Bradstreet Score, the name and required values of the Financial Ratios are as follows

1 Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio;

2 Liquidity – this value is calculated as current assets less stock and work in progress, divided by current liabilities. If the answer is greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio;

3 Gearing – this value is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (short term and long term) divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. If the answer is less than or equal to 100% it is considered a pass for this ratio.

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III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

The bidder will provide examples of similar services undertaken and ideally within a similar environment during the last 3 years. These services should be of a similar scale to this contract.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

SPT require evidence of 3 previous examples of work undertaking of a similar nature to that described in this notice during the last three years.

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

24 July 2026

Local time

12:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

24 July 2026

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Glasgow

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

The bidder will detail how they intend where possible to decarbonise the services that they will deliver in accordance with the scope.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31938. For more information see:

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

SPT is committed to the promotion of community benefits (CB) and awarded contractors will be required to deliver these via the Glasgow City Region Community Benefits Hub and by no other means. The web address of this Hub is:

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The number of CB points to be delivered from projects listed on this Hub as a result of any award is 120.

(SC Ref:835442)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sherriff Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9DA

Country

United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Glasgow Sherriff Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9DA

Country

United Kingdom