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Item 8 - Notification of the Award of the contract for Surface Treatment 2024-25

Renfrewshire Council · 12 September 2024
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To: Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board
On: 12 September 2024
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Report by: The Director of Finance and Resources and the Director of
Environment, Housing & Infrastructure Services
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Heading: Notification of the award of the Contract for Surface Treatment
2024/2025 (RC-CPU-24-020) under delegated authority granted to the
Corporate Procurement Manager
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1. Summary
1.1  The purpose of this report is to notify the Finance, Resources and
Customer Services Policy Board of the award of a Call-Off Contract for
Surface Treatment 2024/2025, reference RC-CPU-24-020, approved
for award under the delegated authority for the Framework Contract for
Roads Related Maintenance Works, reference RC-CPU-20-172
(Framework), granted to the Corporate Procurement Manager by the
Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board on 2
February 2022.  
1.2 The Call-Off Contract was awarded following a mini-competition under
Lot 5 – Surface Treatment of Renfrewshire Council’s Framework
Contract for Roads Related Maintenance Works, reference RC-CPU-
20-172. 
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2. Recommendations
The Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board is asked
to note: 
2.1.1 A Call-Off Contract for Surface Treatment 2024/2025, reference RC-
CPU-24-020, was approved for award under delegated authority
granted to the Corporate Procurement Manager by the Finance,
Resources and Customer Services Policy Board on 2 February 2022
for the Framework Contract for Roads Related Maintenance Works,
reference RC-CPU-20-172. 
2.1.2 The Call-Off Contract value is £378,642.00 excluding VAT.   
2.1.3 The starting date was 1 July 2024 and the completion date is 3 months
from the starting date as confirmed in the Employer’s Acceptance.
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3. Background
3.1  Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Services are responsible for
the management and maintenance of all roads, excluding trunk roads,
within the Council’s boundaries. 
3.2   This Call-Off Contract is to apply surface treatment to carriageways. 
3.3  The recommendation to approve this Call-Off Contract for award was
made under delegated authority granted to the Corporate Procurement
Manager by the Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy
Board on 2 February 2022 for the Framework Contract for Roads
Related Maintenance Works, reference RC-CPU-20-172. 
3.4 This Call-Off Contract was tendered as a mini-competition under the
Framework, Lot 5 – Surface Treatment for a below Regulated Works
Contract in accordance with the Framework and the Council’s Standing
Orders Relating to Contracts. The mini competition documents were
made available on the Public Contracts Scotland – Tender portal on
Thursday, 9 May 2024 to the two suppliers awarded a Framework
Contract for this Lot 5 – Surface Treatment. 
3.5 The Tenders received were assessed on the basis of the most
economically advantageous tender which included an evaluation of
both price and quality parts of the tender submissions. The Bid
Submission was evaluated against the award criteria of 30% technical
(quality) and 70% commercial (price).

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3.6                The scores relative to the award criteria of the Bidder are noted below. 
Price
(70.00%)
Quality
(30.00%)
Total
(100.00%)
1 Kiely Bros. Limited 70.00% 22.50% 92.50%  
3.7 In accordance with the authority granted by the Finance, Resources
and Customers Services Policy Board on 2 February 2022 for the
Framework, the Corporate Procurement Manager approved the award
of this Call-Off Contract for Surface Treatment 2024/2025, reference
RC-CPU-24-020 to Kiely Bros. Limited on 5 June 2024. 
3.8 The approved spend under the Call-Off Contract is £378,642.00
excluding VAT. 
3.9 Community Benefits were sought as part of this process and Kiely Bros.
Limited have committed to the following Community Benefits:  
Community Benefit
Description 
No of People / Activity 
Financial Support for a
Community Project  2 
3.10 Financial costs in respect of this contract will be met from the General
Services (Roads) Capital Budget.  
Implications of the Report
1. Financial – the costs of £378,642.00 excluding VAT over the 3-month
contract period will be met from the Capital General Services Budget. 
The starting date was 1 July 2024. 
2. HR & Organisational Development 
Not applicable. 
3. Community/Council Planning
Place - Working with partners to ensure our neighbourhoods are safe,
vibrant and attractive places to live.

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Economy - Supporting our citizens, particularly those furthest from the
jobs market, into fair work - well paid, fulfilling employment through
Community Benefits.
4. Legal
None arising directly from this report..
5. Property/Assets 
The Council’s roads infrastructure will be maintained to a high
standard. 
6. Information Technology 
None arising directly from this report
7. Equality & Human Rights 
None arising directly from this report 
8.           Health & Safety
Kiely Bros. Limited health and safety credentials were evaluated by
Corporate Health and Safety when tendering for the Framework
Contract for Roads Related Maintenance Works, reference RC-CPU-
20-172, and met the Council’s requirements regarding health and
safety. 
9. Procurement 
The procurement procedures outlined within this report shall ensure
that the Council meets its statutory requirements in respect of
procurement procedures, efficiency and modern government. 
10. Risk 
Kiely Bros. Limited insurances were assessed and evaluated when
tendering for the Framework Contract for Roads Related Maintenance
Works, reference RC-CPU-20-172, to confirm that they have met the
minimum requirements regarding insurable risk. 
11. Privacy Impact
None arising directly from this report 
12.          Climate Risk 
The level of impact associated with works connected with the
Framework Contract for Roads Related Maintenance Works, reference
RC-CPU-20-172, has been assessed using the Scottish Government
Sustainability Test and is considered to be high risk. The supplier
awarded this contract will be required to organise their activities in such
a way that the impact they have on the environment is minimised.

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13.           Children’s Rights           
None arising directly from this report. 
14. Cosla Policy Position 
Cosla Policy implications have arisen or are anticipated.
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List of Background Papers 
None 
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Author:           Andrew Green, Procurement Advisor,
andrew.green@renfrewshire.gov.uk