Graphic Design and Digital Media Framework

If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

Lot 1: Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 10,000 GBP for the last three years.

Lot 2: Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 10,000 GBP for the last three years.

Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Lot 1

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = [5 million] GBP

Public Liability Insurance = [1 million] GBP

Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = [1 million] GBP

Lot 2

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance =

[5 million] GBP

Public Liability Insurance = [1 million] GBP

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Bidders must provide two examples per Lot that they are bidding for that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the contract. Examples must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last three years. Examples provided must be of requirements that are included within the scope of this Framework. Unsatisfactory experience will result in a fail and exclusion from the tender process. If you submit more than two examples per Lot, NAC will only evaluate the first two examples provided.

Bidders must also provide two satisfactory references per Lot for the same two contracts. References should be fully completed and signed by previous customers and must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last three years. If any of the referees score less than two, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. If you submit more than two references per Lot, NAC will only evaluate the first two references provided.

Bidders will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond, including knowledge of their emissions sources and actions to address these. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to:

• a completed copy of the Bidder ‘relevant contract’ Climate Change Plan Template, including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions. This does not need to contain calculated carbon emissions.

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