Official UK procurement notice
Digital Support for Business
Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council are looking to procure one-to-one support and coaching Sessions to support businesses with digital consultancy programme in the North East of Scotland.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 5 bids received (1.7 per place) · 1 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The key purpose of this project programme is to strengthen the knowledge and skills of…AwardedRenewal
The key purpose of this project programme is to strengthen the knowledge and skills of SMEs in Aberdeenshire about digital technology, thus enabling them to enter new markets, trade internationally, increase business efficiency and (potentially) increase staff employed. Up until 2022 this requirement was under the banner of DigitalBoost, but unfortunately this programme is no longer going. The funding for this project has been secured through Shared Prosperity Funding which is funded through Levelling Up from the UK Government.
This project seeks to support SME’s in their journey along the digital maturity curve and offer a suite of products to help strengthen their knowledge and skill and free at the point of delivery.
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 (6)
- Skills, knowledge and qualifications: 30
- Implementation Plan: 30
- Contract Management and Management Information: 30
- Fair Working Practices: 5
- price: 40
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 5
Published award criteria (6)
- Skills, knowledge and qualifications: 30
- Implementation Plan: 30
- Contract Management and Management Information: 30
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Working Practices: 5
- Price: 40
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.
- Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Digital Support for Business” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Sept 2023, 11:52 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Apr 2024, 10:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
000-GLAG8996- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011920- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fb26Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:763644)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 22 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Oct 2023 → 27 May 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected6 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published12 Apr 2024, 10:41 BST
- Bids must remain valid until27 May 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Dec 2023- Published value updated to £250,70020 Dec 2023, 10:30 GMTwas £25,000
- Status changed to active20 Dec 2023, 10:30 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Dec 2023, 10:30 GMT
- Deadline published: 22 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT20 Dec 2023, 10:30 GMT
- Status changed to complete12 Apr 2024, 10:41 BST
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 011920-2024-000-GLAG8996-1
- Signed
- 12 Apr 2024
- Value
- £250,700
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Aberdeen City CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- STEPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.