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Published 27 Mar 2023, 15:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C002028 ONLINE PLATFORM FOR MANAGING COACHING AND MENTORING SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WHO WORK IN HEALTH SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IN SCOTLAND

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000≈ £88k / year
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2023awarded 13 Jun 2023
Awarded to Know You More Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 10 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 8 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ONLINE PLATFORM FOR MANAGING COACHING AND MENTORING SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WHO WORK IN HEALTH SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IN SCOTLAND

CPV: Coaching services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 10 mo
Contract period: 8 Jun 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 yrs 10 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    ESPD Question 4B.5 Insurance

    The bidder must have or will commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following levels of Insurance cover:

    Employer’s Liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injuries to employees of the Bidder arising out of and in the course of their employment in connection with this contract to the level of 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.

    Public Liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injury to a person (not an employee of the Bidder) or loss of or damage to property resulting from an action or failure to take action by the Bidder to the level of 500,000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.

    Professional Indemnity Insurance covering the failure of the Bidder to use the skill and care normally used by professionals providing the services described in this tender to the level of 500,000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.

    For bidders who will sub contract parts of the business, the bidder should provide a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority confirming that the bidder has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure that sub-contractors has the appropriate insurance.

    A search of the bidder against Equifax's Protect must not return a "Warning" or "Caution" returnable code or any neutral code, unless the bidder confirms that it can provide any other document which Scotland Excel considers appropriate…

  • Technical & professional ability

    List and brief description of selection criteria:

    As stated in the procurement documents

    Minimum level(s) of standards required:

    With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the Bidder in the last 3 years(Q2.1). Once published on PCST It is a minimum requirement of this tender that Bidders can demonstrate that they have achieved a score of 40 (Fails to meet requirements in some respects. Limited evidence. minor concerns).

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
27 Mar 2023, 15:01 BST
Last source update
20 Mar 2024, 14:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
C002028
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009045
Classification (CPV)
Coaching services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b64d Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:761592)

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 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2023 → 20 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    8 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Mar 2024, 14:52 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2024, 14:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £48,4671 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Know You More LtdSME£48,467 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 009045-2024-C002028-1 · Know You More LtdSME

    Signed
    13 Jun 2023
    Value
    £48,467
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Education for Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Westport 102, Glasgow, Scotland, G72 7PWContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body EDINBURGH

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.