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Published 24 Jun 2022, 11:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Proc 22-1612 Provision of Job Advert Services/Solutions

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£145,125framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The recruitment department within Police Scotland regularly have a requirement to publish job adverts on recruitment platforms to reach the wider recruitment pool via the use of job board credits.

Therefore the Authority has a requirement to put in place a compliant contract for the ongoing purchase of job board credits from a range of suitable online job board platforms for staff recruitment. This will enable the recruitment department to have control over where and when adverts are published and on which platforms, in the hope that it will attract high calibre external applicants for Business as usual (BAU) and hard to fill niche roles for both The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and Police Scotland.

  • Recurrence: Contract will be retendered at the end of the contract period 1 year +1 +1 +1

CPV: Advertising services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Open tender (FTS)RenewalPublished value£145,125

Open tender (FTS)

Creation of a single supplier framework

Delivery: Scotland · Police Scotland 2 French Street Dalmarnock G40 4EH
Extensions: This contract shall be renewed at the end of the contract period. The contract period is 1 Years (+1 year) (+1 year) (+1 Year)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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers

    It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.

    Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.

    If the Tenderer is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

  • Economic & financial standing

    It is a requirement of this framework that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Framework, indicated below:

    SPD Question 4B5 Insurances

    Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

    Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.

    Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

    SPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:

    The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the ESPD to allow the Authority to access a Credit Safe Report.

    Within such reports, the risk of business failure is expressed as a score of 30 or below (high risk of business failure). In the event that a company is dete…

  • Technical & professional ability

    Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.

    The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:

    SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability

    Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.

    The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:

    With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years and must be similar value to the contract being procured.

    Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements for: Job Advert Services/Solutions.

    Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services will be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for services.

    If Tenderers are unable to provide two (2) examples the tenderer may be required to explain why examples cannot be provided.

    If available, copies of completion certificates or customers' written declaration which validates the examples you have provided.

    Guidance

    If you cannot provide certificates or customer declarations the Authority may choose to contact customers cited directly in order to validate the experience examples you have pr…

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.
  • “Proc 22-1612 Provision of Job Advert Services/Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Contract will be retendered at the end of the contract period 1 year +1 +1 +1
First published
24 Jun 2022, 11:18 BST
Last source update
24 Jun 2022, 11:18 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
Proc 22-1612
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017285
Classification (CPV)
Advertising services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034a2a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please refer to published contract notice document. Which can be found within attachment area of PCS-T

Publisher note: Economic Operators Applicable to OJEU Notices: 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. SPD Question 4C.12 Quality Control Requirements Tenderers may be required to provide the following for Quality Control requirements: EITHER: Option A) If a Tenderers organisation holds a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) a copy of the certificate may be requested. OR Option B) If a Tenderers organisation has a documented policy regarding quality management, a copy of the policy may be requested. Guidance The policy should set out your organisation's responsibilities for quality management. Demonstrating that your organisation has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by the Chief Executive or equivalent and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy should be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation. Assessment of Employment Status Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017, the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful tenderer’s detailed employment status. For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation Living Wage Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only. Equality and Diversity Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form. Subcontractor Detail Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to complete this section as part of the SPD. Data Protection Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21578. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:698167)

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
Appointment period ends
25 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Jun 2022 → 23 Jan 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    24 Jun 2022, 11:18 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    25 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sherriff courtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.