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Published 11 May 2021, 15:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Advocacy Services for Social Security Scotland Clients

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Published estimate£20,400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Jun 2021awarded 28 Sept 2021
Awarded to VoiceAbility Advocacy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Advocacy Services for Social Security Scotland Clients.

CPV: Equal opportunities consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,400,000
Delivery: Scotland · Scotland
Extensions: extension option of 2 x 12 month periodsVariant bids: not allowed
98200000 Equal opportunities consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    FINANCIAL RATIOS(S)

    INSURANCE

    Minimum: Financial Ratio: Bidders will be required to meet the following: The acceptable range is a Failure Score no less than 50 subject to Dun and Bradstreet. Insurances: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any sub…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 May 2021, 15:55 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
CASE/540750
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026481
Classification (CPV)
Equal opportunities consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02afab Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: The Buyer is using PCS- Tender to conduct this ITT exercise The Project Code is 18640 There will be a Bidders Conference/Procurement Overview held on Thursday 20th May 2021 at 1pm. Its is recommended that those intending to bid attend session. - if you wish to be invited along please emails [email protected] by Tuesday 18th May 2021 12 noon. (SC Ref:671268)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
28 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

28 Jun 2021 → 22 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VoiceAbility Advocacy£20,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 026481-2021-CASE/540750-1 · VoiceAbility Advocacy

    Signed
    28 Sept 2021
    Value
    £20,400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8EAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court House,Review body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VoiceAbility AdvocacyAwarded supplier Unit 1, The Old Granary, Oakington, Cambridge, UK, CB24 3ARContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria