Furniture and Associated Services at Holyrood and MSP Local Offices

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the

financial standing of tenderers. Tenderers are encouraged to review their financial performance on Creditsafe and read information about

how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free report can be found at

www.creditsafe.com/products/business-cr… ↗

If a tenderer does not agree with the credit rating it has been given by Creditsafe it can provide supporting evidence to demonstrate its

current position and this will be taken into account when the financial standing is being assessed.

If a tenderer is not listed on Creditsafe, for whatever reason, then it may be asked to submit equivalent accounts to enable the required

assessment of financial standing to be carried out.

Tenderers should have a Creditsafe credit rating of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower

credit rating score and has the backing of a parent company with a credit rating of 40 or higher, then the provision of a Parent Company

Guarantee prior to the award of any contract will be acceptable. If a tenderer has a lower credit rating score and no evidence to support a

stable or improved financial standing then the tender may be rejected.

With reference to 4C of the SPD, tenderers are required to provide two examples of your organisation's experience in delivering furniture and services including but not limited to the different types of furniture you supply and the broad range of services (including reporting mechanisms, re-use, refurbishment etc.) which are detailed within the contract specification documents.

Samples are required as part of your bid submission and will be assessed for health and safety, durability and quality. Details can be found within the ITT letter.