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Published 11 Nov 2021, 16:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PR21-04 Provision of fully managed ICT service

Official notice

Authority: Bòrd na Gàidhlig

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 13 Dec 2021awarded 7 Feb 2022
Awarded to Microtech

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bòrd na Gàidhlig seeks a fully managed service for the hosting and management of its business systems and device estate as the current contract is set to expire.

  • Recurrence: 24-48 months

CPV: Information technology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Bòrd na Gàidhlig (BnG) requires a suitably qualified contractor to provide it with a…AwardedRenewal

Bòrd na Gàidhlig (BnG) requires a suitably qualified contractor to provide it with a fully managed ICT service upon the expiry of its current contract for similar service provision. Full-service provision is required from 1 March 2022 following a month-long handover from the current service provider.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The initial contract is for 24 months with the possibility for Bòrd na Gàidhlig to extend this by two further periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality (Technical): 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality (Technical): 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Cyber Essentials Plus, or equivalent accreditation.

    Microsoft Certified Partner accreditation.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Public liability insurance in the sum of not less than GBP2,000,000 for any one incident and unlimited in total.

    Professional indemnity insurance in the sum of not less than GBP1,000,000 for any one incident and unlimited in total.

    Liability of either Party to the other for Defaults under or in connection with this Contract shall in no event exceed GBP1,000,000 for any one incident or series of related incidents annually.

    Current ratio of 1.0 or higher for current financial standing.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · 24-48 months
First published
11 Nov 2021, 16:55 GMT
Last source update
7 Feb 2022, 11:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Dec 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003391
Classification (CPV)
Information technology services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f5d5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Detailed in specification and terms and conditions.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:682336)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, GD
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
13 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, gd
Bids opened
14 Dec 2021, 08:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Dec 2021 → 7 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    14 Dec 2021, 08:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Feb 2022, 11:35 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Feb 2022, 11:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MicrotechSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 003391-2022-1 · MicrotechSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Bòrd na Gàidhlig (BnG) requires a suitably qualified contractor to provide it with a…3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£128,877 – £160,000
Whole notice———£128,877 – £160,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bòrd na Gàidhlig

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeRecreation, culture and religion Great Glen House, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 8NWContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MicrotechAwarded supplier 17 Hill Street, Kilmarnock, UK, ka3 1haContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria