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Published 16 Aug 2023, 16:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Online payments and cashless catering

Official notice

Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,400,000exc. VAT11.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2023awarded 23 Apr 2024
Awarded to ParentPay Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Award notice for Online Payments and Cashless catering. Renfrewshire Council awarded the Online Payments and Cashless catering to a Service Provider who will deliver a single integrated online school payment and cashless catering system (including school fund management). The requirements were broken down into different sections however there must be an overall single integrated solution.

  • Recurrence: As detailed in the Procurement documents

CPV: Bookkeeping services · Financial information systems · Information technology services · Point of sale (POS) software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renfrewshire Council has awarded the online school payment and cashless catering to a…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,400,000

Renfrewshire Council has awarded the online school payment and cashless catering to a Service Provider to deliver a single integrated online school payment and cashless catering system (including school fund management). The requirements have been broken down into different sections however there must be an overall single integrated solution delivered. Further information can be located within procurement documents in Public Contract Scotland Tender Portal. The Contract is for 10 years with the right to Contract Review at 5 years with the right to exercise a Break Clause and terminate after Contract Review. Additional information: Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the ITT in PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

Delivery: Scotland · Renfrewshire area
Extensions: In accordance with Regulation 72(1)( a) , The Council reserves the right to add additional sites and schools during the Period of Contract based on the Pricing Schedule costs for siting, relocating etc as reflected in the Procurement Documents. The Council also reserves the right under regulation 72(1)(b) to allow for other services and supplies related to these Requirements, and for which as this is a single integrated solution it would not be appropriate to source elsewhere. · The Contract is for 10 years with the right to Contract Review at 5 years with the right to exercise a Break Clause and terminate after Contract Review as detailed in section 4 of the Invitation to Tender document in the Public Contract Scotland Tender Portal.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: 78%Price: 20%Environmental: 2%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Methodology and approach for online payments: 16%
  • Methodology and approach for cashless catering: 12%
  • Methodology and approach for school fund management: 12%
  • Implementation: 10%
  • Technical & Security: 20%
  • Community benefits: 3%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • price: 20%
  • Sustainability: 2%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Methodology and approach for online payments: 16
  • Methodology and approach for cashless catering: 12
  • Methodology and approach for school fund management: 12
  • Implementation: 10
  • Technical & Security: 20
  • Sustainability: 2
  • Community benefits: 3
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    • Employers liability - statutory minimum 5 million GBP, each and every claim
    • Public and products liability - minimum 1 million GBP, each and every claim and in the aggregate but in the aggregate for products
    • Professional indemnity - minimum 1 million GBP in the aggregate
    • please also submit evidence of statutory third party motor vehicle insurance by way of a valid MV certificate in the company name, OR where there is no company fleet and employees use their own vehicles instead, a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority confirming that the provider has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure that employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained for business purposes.

    Please note tenderers are required to have minimum Dun and Bradstreet failure score of 20

    Minimum: The Council will use Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) to assist in its determination of the organisations financial status and risk. It is recommended that Tenderers review their own D&B Failure Score in advance of submitting their Tender Submission. If, following this review, Tenderers …
  • Technical & professional ability

    Tenderers will be required to provide 2 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in the Procurement Document and SPD (Scotland).

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · As detailed in the Procurement documents
First published
16 Aug 2023, 16:08 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2024, 16:59 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
RC-CPU-23-008
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024040
Classification (CPV)
Bookkeeping servicesFinancial information systemsInformation technology servicesPoint of sale (POS) software development services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f06a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446,

as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:773449)

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
19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Sept 2023 → 31 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    31 Jul 2024, 16:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2024, 16:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,239,7271 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ParentPay LtdSMESubcontracting: declared£1,239,727 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 024040-2024-RC-CPU-23-008-1 · ParentPay LtdSME

    Signed
    23 Apr 2024
    Value
    £1,239,727
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Renfrewshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 1JBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ParentPay LtdAwarded supplier 11 Kingsley Lodge, 13 New Cavendish Street, London, UK, W1G 9UGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.