Official UK procurement notice
Forensic Accountancy · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Forensic Accountant.
CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£100,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
FINANCIAL RATIOS(S)
INSURANCE
Minimum: Financial Ratio: Bidders will be required to meet the following: The acceptable range is a Failure Score no less than 50 subject to Dun and Bradstreet. Insurances: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any sub… - Technical & professional ability
Supply Chain Management
**Please note within the Technical Envelope of PCS-T we will request information on Supply Chain Management/Prompt Payment tenderers must submit responses to this question contained in the SPD (Scotland) under section 4C.4 (Technical Envelope in PCS-T). A ‘Pass/Fail’ score will be awarded to the Supply Chain Management/Prompt Payment question (unless it is stipulated as NON-Applicable as they do not operate supply chain as part of their delivery. Only tenders that achieve a ‘Pass’ or stipulate as Non-Applicable) for this section in the SPD (Scotland) will proceed to having rest of their qualification submission evaluated.
Environmental Management Measure
**Please note within the Technical Envelope of PCS-T we will request information on Environmental Measurement Management, tenderers must submit responses to this question contained in the SPD (Scotland) under section 4C.7 (Technical Envelope in PCS-T). A ‘Pass/Fail’ score will be awarded to the Environmental Management Measures question. Only tenders that achieve a ‘Pass’ for this section in the SPD (Scotland) will proceed to having rest of their qualification submission evaluated.
Minimum: Supply Chain Management If tenders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation th… - Technical & professional ability
**Please note within the Technical Envelope of PCS-T we will request information on Qualification. Tenderers must submit responses to this question contained in the SPD (Scotland) under section 4C.6 (Technical Envelope in PCS-T). A ‘Pass/Fail’ score will be awarded to the question, Only tenders that achieve a ‘Pass’ for this section in the SPD (Scotland) will proceed to having rest of their qualification submission evaluated.
Bidders must have following qualifications:
Qualified Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) qualified or equivalent.
selection criteria will be included in the SPD module on Public Contract Scotland Tender
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Oct 2024, 11:43 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jan 2025, 10:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/740522- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000786- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b150Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: Services Tenders will be required to provide two relevant examples of services carried out during the last three years. (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided) **Please note within the Technical Envelope of PCS-T we will request information on Services, tenderers must submit responses to this question contained in the SPD (Scotland) under section 4C.1.2 (Technical Envelope in PCS-T). A ‘Pass/Fail’ score will be awarded to the Services question. Only tenders that achieve a ‘Pass’ for this section in the SPD (Scotland) will proceed to having rest of their qualification submission evaluated. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Unforeseeable events and urgency of requirement has resulted in tendering period being reduced from 30 days to 20 days. (SC Ref:787476)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Nov 2024 → 10 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published10 Jan 2025, 10:29 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Jan 2025, 10:29 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000786-2025-740522-1 · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Signed
- 8 Jan 2025
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court House,Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pricewaterhouse CoopersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.