Supply, Servicing and Maintenance of Hand Held Fire Fighting Equipment

Tender description

The contract shall encompass the annual inspection and service of Hand Held Fire Fighting Equipment and their associated maintenance/ repairs throughout the duration of the contract. In accordance with the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006, the responsible person must manage general fire precautions including the provision of means to fight fire which, in the form of portable fire extinguishers, conform to British standard BS 5306-3:2017 (Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises, commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers, code of practice). This procurement was conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). A one stage Open procedure was applied. Bidders self-certified their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PSC-T. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in Section III in this OJEU Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T. The contract shall encompass the annual inspection and service of Hand Held Fire Fighting Equipment and their associated maintenance/ repairs throughout the duration of the contract. In accordance with the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006, the responsible person must manage general fire precautions including the provision of means to fight fire which, in the form of portable fire extinguishers, conform to British standard BS 5306-3:2017 (Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises, commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers, code of practice). Annual Inspection and Service – It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure that all properties are visited and inspection and services to all appliances are carried out, within a period not less than 10 months but not exceeding twelve months from the date of last service. The Contractor shall make all necessary arrangements for access to properties, which should be at a time convenient to the property users. At each property, the Contractor shall carry out for all portable fire extinguishers, the procedures for: - basic service (annually) - extended service (every 5 years) - overhaul and recharging All in strict compliance with and at frequencies detailed in BS 5306, Part 3.