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Published 29 Sept 2021, 12:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C001907 - Delivery of Psychometric Assessments and Provision of Learning & Development Platform

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£180,375published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Nov 2021awarded 24 Dec 2021
Awarded to Personal Strengths Publishing Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 3 Jan 2023 · extension options published · starts 3 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is inviting quotes from organisations/ individuals with experience of providing psychometric assessments and a learning platform to support the delivery of formal Quality Improvement education programmes.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr
Contract period: 3 Jan 2022 – 3 Jan 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: NES reserve the right to extend by 4 additional financial years in yearly increments (January - January) · NES reserve the right to extend by 4 additional financial years in yearly increments (January - January)Variant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 30
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2021, 12:54 BST
Last source update
21 Mar 2022, 16:17 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
C001907
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007616
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e5ef Find a Tender

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19768. (SC Ref:687662)

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
1 Nov 2021, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Nov 2021, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Nov 2021 → 21 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Nov 2021, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Nov 2021, 13:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    3 Jan 2022
  4. Notice published
    21 Mar 2022, 16:17 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Mar 2022, 16:17 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,3751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Personal Strengths Publishing Ltd£180,375 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Education for Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd Floor, Westport, 102 Westport, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH3 9DNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria