Grant Fund Manager Dynamic Purchasing System

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        "description": "This is an extension to the current Grant Fund Manager DPS. If you are a Supplier currently on the DPS, there is no requirement to resubmit an application. For new Suppliers please see guidance below.\nThe Scottish Government is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System to provide grant fund manager services to a range of grants.\nThe key service requirement will the administration and distribution of grant funds and associated pre and post funding activities. Suppliers\nwill also be expected to make all necessary arrangements to ensure that the full value of available funding is appropriately spent in each\nfinancial year, provide the required Management Information (MI) as requested by the Scottish Government, ensure suitable staff are\ntrained and qualified in service delivery as well as having arrangements in place to ensure that all information held shall be securely and\nsensitively managed. Full detailed requirements will be contained within each call off tender documentation.\nNo form of volume guarantee has been granted and the Authority shall not be bound to order any of the services.\nPlease note that the forecast value of the DPS is based on the value of the fund manager services, not the value of the grant funds.\n(PCS-T project code 25336) Additional information: Please note this is an extension for new suppliers, current suppliers do not need to re-submit. The original Contract Notice can be found on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. OCID - ocds-r6ebe6-0000755309\nTS/OJEU 20240117-000004 (2024/S 000-001598)",
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        "email": "Rachel.Darling@gov.scot",
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  "description": "This is an extension to the current Grant Fund Manager DPS. As this DPS is open for Suppliers to join and leave at any time, this notice is to draw attention to any new/potential new Suppliers that wish to join. Any current Suppliers do not need to submit any new documents.\nPlease note that the anticipated value of the DPS is based on the value of the fund manager services and not the value of the grant funds.\nWe envisage that the value of the call-off contracts (and the grant funds to be managed) to range from thousands to multi millions however, no form of volume guarantee has been granted by the Authority.\nIf your application to join the DPS is successful, you will have the opportunity to bid for the Call-off contracts with effect from that point.\nCall-offs under the DPS will be issued electronically via PCS-t, however, for those who do not use PCS-t, alternative electronic routes may be used and are acceptable.\nThe DPS will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies).\nFurther details can be found in the Information for Participants document within the General Attachments area on PCS-t.\nThe Authority is utilising PCS-t for this exercise and the Project Code is 25336. For more information please see: PCS-Tender\n(Information) - Public Contracts Scotland\nThe buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 25336. For more information see:\nhttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343\nThe Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the\nProcurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:\nN/A\nThe Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:\nCommunity Benefits may be required at Call-off level.\n(SC Ref:749570)\nThe buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 25336. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343\n(SC Ref:836956)",
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