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Published 30 May 2024, 08:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Banking Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£475,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Sept 2024awarded 19 Dec 2024
Awarded to Clydesdale Bank PLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Banking Services for Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and The Highland Councils

  • Recurrence: May 2029

CPV: Banking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of council banking services for the following three councils, Aberdeenshire…AwardedRenewalPublished value£475,000

Provision of council banking services for the following three councils, Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen City Council and The Highland Council. Each Council will have their own contract with the winning bidder.

Delivery: Scotland · Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Inverness
Extensions: Option to extend the contract in total by up to 24 months via a single or multiple extensions. · Up to 24 months extension optionsVariant bids: not allowed

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation4
  • Suitability

    Question 4A.1 – Bidder is required to provide a certificate from the registrar of companies stating that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name.

    Must be regulated by the FCA.

    Question 4A2A and 4A2b

  • Economic & financial standing

    Question 4.B.5.1 - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m

    Public Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m

    Professional Indemnity Insurance minimum of GBP5m

    Question 4B.6 - The Authority will use the independent credit scoring organisation, Creditsafe, to check the financial status of the Bidders. To minimise risk of failure, the desired risk score should be ‘Below Average Risk’ as a minimum. The Council will take a view on the risk to the project should your credit rating fall below this and may involve further detailed financial checking/assessment.

    Minimum: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m Public Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m Professional Indemnity Insurance minimum of GBP5m
  • Technical & professional ability

    Question 4C.1.2 – relevant experience

    Question 4C6 Educational and professional qualification

    Question 4C.7 – environmental management measures

    Question 4C.10 - Subcontract, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

    Question 4D.1 – Documented arrangements for providing the bidder’s workforce with quality related training and information appropriate to the type of work for which this organisation is likely to bid.

    Question 4D.2 - A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management

    Minimum: Question 4C.1.2 – Bidders will be required to be provide 3 examples that demonstrate that they have relevant experience to deliver the service as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice and Appendix 1 of the ITT. Questions 4C.6 Must be FCA approved/Regulated Question 4C.7…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Must be regulated by the FCA

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · May 2029
First published
30 May 2024, 08:41 BST
Last source update
22 Jan 2025, 14:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
CRM00019845
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002205
Accelerated
This is a re-tender of a previously published open tender which was advertised for the full duration required.
Classification (CPV)
Banking services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM5)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c41 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Bidders must be able to provide an Account Representative, who will be the primary point of contact between the Bidder and the Council. Contract management and performance review provisions are further detailed below:

The Council will review the performance of the Services from time to time to ensure that they continue to meet the requirements of the Council. The quality of the Services shall be measured by the extent to which they accord with the standards and timescales included within the Specification and the Response and to accepted professional standards.

Routine Contract Performance meetings will take place between the Supplier and the Council every 3 months. The Account Representative will be required to attend these. The frequency of these meetings may be adjusted if required. Ad-hoc meetings may be convened by the council where considered necessary to ensure that the Service is performed in accordance with the statement of requirements and regulatory requirements.

Publisher note: The commercial evaluation took account of estimated interest generated by interest bearing accounts to be supplied as part of this contract. The contract value in this notice does not include this. (SC Ref:786330)

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
26 Sept 2024, 14:30 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Sept 2024, 14:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Sept 2024 → 22 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Sept 2024, 14:30 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Sept 2024, 14:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Jan 2025, 14:21 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 26 Sept 2024, 14:30 BST
    11 Sept 2024, 14:03 BST
    +87 days · was 1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to unsuccessful
    11 Sept 2024, 15:06 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jan 2025, 14:21 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-05: 1 release · 30 May 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,032,7791 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Clydesdale Bank PLC£1,032,779 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 002205-2025-CRN00019845-1 · Clydesdale Bank PLC

    Signed
    19 Dec 2024
    Value
    £1,032,779
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Aberdeenshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB16 5GBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sherriff courtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Clydesdale Bank PLCAwarded supplier 30 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, UK, G1 2HLContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.