Official UK procurement notice
Appointment of a Business World Specialist
Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenfrewshire Council are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Business World specialist to support the ongoing development of Business World in the Council.
CPV: Systems and technical consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renfrewshire Council are seeking to appoint an experienced Business World Specialist…Awarded
Renfrewshire Council are seeking to appoint an experienced Business World Specialist to support the ongoing development of Business World in the Council. The appointed Provider is required to have a detailed and technical understanding of the (Agresso) Unit 4 product – Business World (@ Milestone 6 and Milestone 7) – to provide specialist ICT services in the ongoing development of the ERP system and continued deployment of newly configured functionality across the Council. The appointed consultant will also support software upgrades, patches, milestones, etc. Additional information: Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the ITT in PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Methodology and approach: 20%
- Structure and Staffing: 20%
- Knowledge Transfer: 10%
- Fair Working Practices: 5%
- price: 45%
Published award criteria (5)
- Methodology and approach: 20
- Structure and Staffing: 20
- Knowledge Transfer: 10
- Fair Working Practices: 5
- Price: 45
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “Appointment of a Business World Specialist” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Aug 2025, 11:04 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2025, 11:04 BST
- Authority reference
RC-CPU-18-522- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051507- Accelerated
The current contract ends on 30 June 2019, therefore this contract requires to commence on 1st July 2019. In order to meet the Council's governance a report recommending approval for award must be submitted to the Council's Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board on 5 June 2019. To meet the timelines associated with the this formal Board tenders must be received by no later than 7 May. The accelerated procedure is required to ensure that the Council receives the level of specialist support required to support the ongoing development of Business World in Renfrewshire Council.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058e56Find a Tender
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SS12105/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Publisher note: The Council will request the following documentation once all bids have been received: Evidence of your company's insurance certificates detailing the required level of insurance's as per the levels stated within this Contract Notice and as detailed within the Invitation to Tender document uploaded within the general attachments area in Public Contract Scotland Tender Portal. Tenderers are required to submit S7 Declaration as part of their tender submission. The document is attached within the commercial envelope. A completed copy of the Supporting Documents uploaded within the general attachments area in Public Contract Scotland Tender Portal, please note that documents must be signed by an authorised signatory (a person with the authority to formally bind the contracting organisation). The Supporting Documents include. S2 Equalities Declaration S3 Tender Compliance Certificate S4 No Collusion Certificate S5 Prompt Payment Certificate S9 List of Proposed Sub-contractors (if applicable) Appendix 2 Data Processing Agreement document. The successful service provider will be required to sign a copy of the data processing agreement on award. Any contract awarded as a result of this tender exercise will be subject to Scots Law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the OJEU Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Tenderers may be asked to provide details of two reference that confirm the ability of the organisation to successfully undertake the service for this requirement. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 13357. Community Benefits and Sustainability is a key element of the Councils commitment to deliver the 5 key outcomes set out in the Council Plan (http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/councilplan). The provision of voluntary community benefits is included within this tender as a non evaluated element. (SC Ref:808371)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 051507-2025-RC-CPU-18-522-1
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2019
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- See V1.43 belowMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Hennessy IT Consulting LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.