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Published 26 Aug 2022, 11:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fife In-College Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Fife Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£3,582,679published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Aug 2022no call for competition
Awarded to Fife College, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Fife In-College Support Service is a service Contract which provides support to adults who, due to the nature of their disability, have experienced difficulty or have not been able to independently access further education, employment or social activities.

CPV: Social work and related services · Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Aug 2022, 11:34 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
Authority reference
SC0030
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024763
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03634c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

As per Regulation 33 b (ii) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) and section 10.9 of the Scheme of Tenders, under the Light Touch Regime, this requirement will be met through Direct Purchases with Fife College and SRUC.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:705695)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,582,6791 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fife College, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)SMEjoint award£3,582,679 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Fife College, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)SMEjoint award£3,582,679 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fife Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authoritySocial protection Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, Scotland, KY7 5LTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kirkcaldy Sheriff CourtReview body Kirkcaldy

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.