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Published 8 Apr 2022, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HR Software Solution (SaaS)

Official notice

Authority: Trust Housing Association Ltd (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£375,983published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 May 2022awarded 3 Aug 2022
Awarded to Access UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a software as a service solution for human resources management activities.

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services · Programming services of packaged software products · Software supply services · Time accounting or human resources software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Trust Housing Association will implement a cloud-based SaaS solution for Human…AwardedRenewal

Trust Housing Association will implement a cloud-based SaaS solution for Human Resource Management for approximately 720 employees with scope for additional employees over the life of the contract. The software solution will encompass core business requirements to include, but will not be limited to, and may involve expansion of services or modules: Employee Record Management, Recruitment and applicant tracking, self service for employees and line managers, absence management and reporting, time management. The contract is let for 8 years (including extensions)

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Trust Housing Association may seek to develop the software over the term of the contract with the addition of further service modules and/or upgrades to the existing SaaS solution. · Up to 36 months for contract extensions. Further renewals will be considered.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality & Technical Capability: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality & Technical Capability: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Q.4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum ‘general’ yearly turnover of 100 000 GBP for the last 2 years: Please provide annual accounts for the relevant 2 years.

    SPD Q.4B.5.1 Please provide evidence of insurance levels listed below.

    All suppliers submitting a bid for this tender must submit a completed SPD document as part of their submission.

    Minimum: SPD Q.4B.1.1 Suppliers must demonstrate the following financial capacity over the last 2 years: Turnover of 100 000 GBP per annum over last 2 financial years. SPD Q.4B.5.1. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of an…
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Apr 2022, 14:54 BST
Last source update
29 Aug 2022, 15:29 BST
Award evaluation window
10 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
FP-21-028
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024087
Classification (CPV)
Human resources management consultancy servicesProgramming services of packaged software productsSoftware supply servicesTime accounting or human resources software development services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032bc3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:704991)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
10 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 May 2022 → 29 Aug 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    10 Aug 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    29 Aug 2022, 15:29 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Aug 2022, 15:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £375,9831 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 111 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Access UK LtdSME£375,983 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 024087-2022-FP-21-028-1 · Access UK LtdSME

    Signed
    3 Aug 2022
    Value
    £375,983
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11bids · 11 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Trust Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityHousingRegistered Social LandlordHousing and community amenities 12 New Mart Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 1RLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Access UK LtdAwarded supplier Garden Court,, Lockington Hall, Derby, East Midlands, de74 2rhContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.