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Published 7 Nov 2023, 11:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C002059 NHS Scotland Management Training Scheme (MTS): Provision of online psychometrics and assessment to support the recruitment process of graduate-level applicants

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of online psychometrics and assessment to support the recruitment process of graduate-level applicants

CPV: Assessment centre services for recruitment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x further periods of 12 monthsVariant 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

    Minimum level(s) of standards required:

    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 wh…

  • Technical & professional ability

    As stated in the procurement documents

    Minimum: 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 Bid…
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
Cancelled
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
7 Nov 2023, 11:53 GMT
Last source update
28 Feb 2024, 15:29 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Dec 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006416
Classification (CPV)
Assessment centre services for recruitment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041665 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:759486)

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
8 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Dec 2023 → 28 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Feb 2024, 15:29 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    28 Feb 2024, 15:29 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

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

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.