Official UK procurement notice
Investment in Charitable Bonds
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government (SG) is committed to supporting the third sector in Scotland. The third sector has a direct impact on the growth of Scotland's economy, the wellbeing of its citizens and the improvement of its public services.
The supply of affordable housing as set out in the Housing to 2040 Strategy is a high priority for the SG and Charitable Bonds contribute to the Affordable Housing Supply Programme through both the provision of loan finance to Regional Social Landlords (RSLs) and the distribution of Charitable Donations.
CPV: Administration services · Financial markets administration services · Loan brokerage services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The successful Contractor will issue and promote limited recourse bonds open for…Awarded
The successful Contractor will issue and promote limited recourse bonds open for investment by Scottish Ministers., Upon the Bonds’ maturing (following a fixed term of between five and fifteen years), Subscribers will receive back their full investment plus a rate of return.
The Bonds will allow Subscribers to receive a rate of return on the amount they invest in the Bonds, the rate of return being expressed as total gross interest to be paid on maturity of the Bonds. .
A proportion of the money which the SG Invests in the Bonds will be used by the Contractor to fund one or more loans, at a commercial fixed rate of interest (and subject to a single repayment with compound interest over a period matching the term of the bond), to eligible Registered Social Landlords for the purposes of supporting the development of affordable housing in Scotland.
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 sub-criteria (10)
- Service Delivery and Approach: 30
- Skills and Experience: 25
- Robustness of Organisation and Investment: 15
- Contract Management: 5
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Cyber and Data Security: 5
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 5
- price: 30
Published award criteria (10)
- Service Delivery and Approach: 30
- Skills and Experience: 25
- Robustness of Organisation and Investment: 15
- Contract Management: 5
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Cyber and Data Security: 5
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 5
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 130 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Nov 2022, 08:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Nov 2022, 08:48 GMT
- Authority reference
Case 593564- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032451- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0384cdFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:710035)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allia C&C Ltd | £2,362,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032451-2022-1 · Allia C&C Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Oct 2022
- Value
- £2,362,500
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Allia C&CAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.