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CONTRACTS AND TENDERS HOMEPAGE
Contracts for Works, Supplies and Services are awarded after formal
tendering in the market place. All of the Council’s procurements
are carried out in compliance with EU Procurement Directives & Regulations,
UK Competition Law and best practice.
The Council is committed to carrying out its contract procurements in
a professional, discrete, confidential and transparent manner. This page
and its links are designed to make contractors aware of the way that contracts
are procured, by whom and when, with an emphasis on electronic communications
and e-Tendering.
To ensure that “Best Value” contracts are secured, many of
the Council’s tendering exercises utilise the Most Economically
Advantageous Tender award criteria. The actual award criteria
and their weightings are always stated in the tender documents. Feedback
to unsuccessful tenderers is always provided to assist the tenderer in
future projects.
Procurers
There are principally four tendering routes utilised by the Council:
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| Procurement
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Procure strategic contracts for all departments
and maintain the All-Ayrshire Approved List of Contractors |
| Design Services |
Procure capital and revenue building construction
related contracts |
| Roads
Services |
Procure capital and revenue
highways, flood prevention and street lighting contracts |
| ScotlandExcel |
Act on the Council’s behalf to procure
other mainly supply contracts |
Email Addresses
It must be noted that contractors / tenderers will only receive email
returns to the original email address used when requesting a future Tender
Notice or Expression of Interest. The Council will not be responsible
for misdirected emails where contractors / tenderers change their email
address during a procurement process.
Enquiries
Should you have any general enquiries please route these through one
of the above links. Should you have any project specific enquiries these
should be routed through the officer designated in the tender documents/invitation
to tender.
Comments and Suggestions
The Council is continually looking at ways to improve the way tenders
are sought, evaluated and contracts awarded and would appreciate contractor’s
feedback.
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Details
Complaints
Should you have a genuine complaint about any aspect of the procurement
processes undertaken by any of the above procurers of contracts please
contact us stating:-
- Name of the project
- Reference number of project
- General nature of the complaint
- Full description of the complaint
- Name of the Council officer dealing with (or who dealt with) the procurement
of the contract
You will receive confirmation of receipt within 24 hours and a detailed
response within 3 working days. Should you still not be satisfied with
the response you may request that the matter is raised at the next Procurement
Working Group Meeting, which is the forum for dispute resolution in procurements.
Submit
A Complaint Online
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