Official UK procurement notice
Large Grants Due Diligence Framework
Authority: Scottish Enterprise
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScottish Enterprise is seeking to appoint multiple suppliers to a 5-lot framework (single supplier per lot) to deliver due diligence assessment services (covering technical, financial and IP evaluation) in support of applications to Scottish Enterprise for grant funding from businesses based (or looking to set up) in Scotland. It is envisaged that this framework will commence on the 12th September 2022.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Research services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 3 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Technical Due Diligence – maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLAND (all sectors)Awarded
Lot #2Technical Due Diligence - over GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., R&D grant funding (all sectors)Awarded
Lot #3Financial Due Diligence - maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLANDAwarded
Lot #4Financial Due Diligence - over GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., R&D grant fundingAwarded
Lot #5IP Due Diligence – maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLAND (all sectors)Awarded
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 (5)
- Understanding of requirements and methodology proposed: 45
- Project team structure: 40
- Information Security: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 40
Published award criteria (5)
- Understanding of requirements and methodology proposed: 45
- Project team structure: 40
- Information Security: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Large Grants Due Diligence Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Oct 2022, 09:33 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2022, 09:33 BST
- Authority reference
P23-0021- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028039- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037355Find a Tender
- Review procedure
In the first instance, contact the Head of Facilities Management and Procurement at Scottish Enterprise, with any concerns or enquiries. Email: www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us ↗. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, may bring proceedings that will be started in the High Court.
Publisher note: SPD Statement for 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar). Any contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation. SPD Statement for 2C.1 - Where the main bidder relies on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, the bidder must provide a separate SPD response setting out the information required under SPD (Scotland): Part II (sections A and B); Part III exclusion grounds; the relevant part of Section IV selection criteria; and Part V (if applicable) for each of the entities concerned. SPD Statement for 2D.1.2 – If the bidder proposes to subcontract any part(s) of the service and those sub-contractors are not relied upon, they should arrange for a separate SPD response from each potential subcontractor. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion. This may be requested at the selection stage or prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract. (SC Ref:709198)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £280,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Technical Due Diligence – maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLAND (all sectors)
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Technical Due Diligence - over GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., R&D grant funding (all sectors)
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Financial Due Diligence - maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLAND
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2022
- Value
- £135,000
- Status
- active
Financial Due Diligence - over GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., R&D grant funding
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2022
- Value
- £135,000
- Status
- active
IP Due Diligence – maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLAND (all sectors)
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2022
- Value
- £170,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Technical Due Diligence – maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLAND (all sectors) | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Technical Due Diligence - over GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., R&D grant funding (all sectors) | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Financial Due Diligence - maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLAND | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 4 · Financial Due Diligence - over GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., R&D grant funding | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 5 · IP Due Diligence – maximum GBP100,000 grant sought e.g., SMART: SCOTLAND (all sectors) | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Scottish GovernmentMediation bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- HGF LimitedFramework contractor
- Inventya LtdFramework contractor
- Optimat Ltd.Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.