Polling Replacement Service · UK public procurement notice

The University of Edinburgh uses D&B, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of bidders. Bidders are encouraged to review their financial performance on D&B and read information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender.

If a bidder does not agree with the credit rating it has been given by D&B it can provide supporting evidence to demonstrate its current position and this will be taken into account when the financial standing is being assessed.

If a bidder is not listed on D&B, for whatever reason, then it may be asked to submit equivalent accounts to enable the required assessment of financial standing to be carried out.

Bidders should have a D&B failure score of 51 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a bidder has a lower lower failure score and has the backing of a parent company with a failure score of 51 or higher, then the provision of a Parent Company Guarantee prior to the award of any contract will be acceptable. If a tenderer has a failure score and no evidence to support a stable or improved financial standing then the bidder may be rejected. This rejection will be at the sole discretion of the University of Edinburgh

(4C1.2) Bidders will be required to provide the following for three relevant past projects of a similar nature. - Organisation name - Contract value - Length of contract - Contract dates. - Product Ownership and any safeguarding for the university. - Detailed description of role undertaken alongside information on implementation. Please provide UK and HE Specific Market Engagement examples and ensure information provided relates only on your main/current release.