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Published 25 Oct 2021, 09:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Managed Transport · UK public procurement notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Published estimate£13,200,000≈ £3.3m / year32.6% above published estimate

Submissions closed 24 Nov 2021awarded 16 Mar 2022

Awarded to Menzies Distribution

Contract term 4 yrsends 4 Apr 2026 · extension options published · starts 5 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision and management of distribution services from NHS Scotland Distribution Service warehouses across central Scotland to Health Boards throughout Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands.

Recurrence: Every 4-6 Years

CPV: Road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Provision and management of transport services for NHS Scotland National Distribution…AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£13,200,000

Provision and management of transport services for NHS Scotland National Distribution Service (NDS). Current distributions centres are based in Larkhall, Eurocentral and Motherwell and orders are fulfilled across all of Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands.

Contract period: 5 Apr 2022 – 4 Apr 2026 (4 yrs)

Delivery: Scotland · Throughout Scotland, including the Highlands & Islands

Extensions: 2 x 12 months extension at NSS discretion · 2 x 12 months extension at the Authority's discretion.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical Citeria: 60%
price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical Citeria: 60
Price: 40

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Minimum Annual Turnover of 4M GBP
Minimum: Annual turnover in each of the last 3 years has been a minimum of 4m GBP (must be related to the relevant activities) and that this is evidenced by the last 3 years of accounts supplied.
Technical & professional ability
EXPERIENCE OF RUNNING & PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES
Minimum: Evidence of experience in running and delivering similarly scaled Managed Transport Service giving 3 examples which highlight technical and professional ability to delivery to a high volume of customers across widespread geographic area.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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: Yes · Every 4-6 Years
First published: 25 Oct 2021, 09:25 BST
Last source update: 16 Mar 2022, 16:07 GMT
Award evaluation window: 24 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference: NSS212217
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-007223
Classification (CPV): Road transport services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ef57 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms: Full information of contract performance conditions can be found within the freely available tender documents.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:687055)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline: 24 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 24 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

24 Nov 2021 → 5 Apr 2022 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
24 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
24 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
16 Mar 2022, 16:07 GMT
Contract starts
5 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
16 Mar 2022, 16:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £17,500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Menzies Distribution	£17,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007223-2022-1 · Menzies Distribution
Signed
16 Mar 2022
Value
£17,500,000
Period
… – 4 Apr 2026
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

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Menzies DistributionAwarded supplier 2 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9DJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.