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Published 13 Apr 2023, 12:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NES Nursery Services Tender 2023

Official notice

Authority: North East Scotland College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£470,000exc. VAT44.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 19 May 2023awarded 21 Jul 2023
Awarded to Flexible Childcare Services Scotland

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North East Scotland College award for the supply of a nursery service at our Fraserburgh Campus for a period of 3 years as per the attached tender documents

  • Recurrence: Every 3 years

CPV: Child daycare services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Fraserburgh
Extensions: Possible one year extension · 1 year extension possibleVariant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Requirements as listed in the tender documentation

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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 3 years
First published
13 Apr 2023, 12:37 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2023, 13:21 BST
Award evaluation window
16 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
NES NST2023
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021115
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03be62 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:739521)

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.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 May 2023 → 21 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    16 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Jul 2023, 13:21 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 May 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
    10 May 2023, 12:00 BST
    +4 days · was 15 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    21 Jul 2023, 13:21 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.215 May 202319 May 2023+4 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.716 May 202319 May 2023+3 d

To match tender documentation

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £677,3701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Flexible Childcare Services ScotlandSME£677,370 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North East Scotland College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Aberdeen City Campus, Gallowgate, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 1BNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre & Commercial CourtsReview body AberdeenContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria