Official UK procurement notice
Independent Child Trafficking Guardians
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
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 Independent Child Trafficking Guardians.
The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for an additional 2 x 12 month periods. There will be a 3 month implementation period between 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023 after which the contract will commence on 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026. The optional extension periods will extend the contract to 31 March 2027 or 2028.
CPV: Administrative social services · Guidance services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services without accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As per section II.2.4AwardedRenewal
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
4B.4 - Financial Ratios
4B.5.1a/b - Insurance
Minimum: 4B.4 - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1.5 Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total Current Assets divided by Total current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders eco… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 - Relevant Experience
4C.4 - Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used
4C.8.1 - Average Annual Manpower
4C.8.2 Number of Managerial Staff
4C.10 - Proportion (%) to be Sub-Contracted
Minimum: 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. 4C.4 - If bidders in…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 26 Aug 2022, 09:29 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Aug 2024, 13:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
Case/567403- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025960- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036324Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:774236)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
29 Sept 2022 → 15 Aug 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline29 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened29 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts27 Feb 2023
- Notice published15 Aug 2024, 13:40 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2023- Status changed to complete20 Apr 2023, 09:10 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Aug 2024, 13:40 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Refugee CouncilSME | £5,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Scottish Refugee CouncilSME | £6,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011297-2023-567403-1 · Scottish Refugee CouncilSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2023
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Independent Child Trafficking Guardians · Scottish Refugee CouncilSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2023
- Value
- £6,500,000
- Period
- 27 Feb 2023 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
- Change The nature and scope of the contract remain the same. However, the demand for services has increased beyond what was envisaged and therefore, additional funding has been required to ensure continuation of services., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: SG officials consider that the combination of an unprecedented number of irregular migrants to the UK (including Scotland) combined with very long timeframes for Home Office decision making has created a backlog which could not be foreseen. Scottish Government Ministers wrote to Home Office Ministers in October 2023 highlighting the need to invest in the UK asylum system to increase the speed and quality of asylum decisions. The issue of National Referral Mechanism decision-making delays has also been raised by Scottish Ministers with the UKG-appointed Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. In addition, there has been a substantial increase in the number of age-disputed presentations to the Service Provider, partly as a result of the growing number of asylum seekers being accommodated by the Home Office in Scotland under its Full Dispersal programme, and potentially due to the new removal measures for over-18s introduced by the UKG’s Illegal Migration Act (2023).
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Scottish Refugee CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.