Official UK procurement notice
PROC-23-2132 Specialist Paper, Ancillary Items and Technical Support
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Police Authority (hereafter referred to as “the Authority”) has a requirement for Specialist Papers and ancillary items to be supplied and delivered to various Print Services, Police Scotland locations and will also include technical support services.
- Recurrence: The Authority reserves the right to renew the contract.
CPV: Printing paper
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1FTS - Open ProcedureCancelledRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
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 Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, the items 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.
Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and in the aggregate. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.
Motor Vehicle Insurance = Minimum Third-Party Motor Vehicle Liability in respect of any motor vehicle or plated plant used. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Motor Vehicle Insurance
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 SPD to…
- 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
With reference to the nature and details of the supplies/services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the supplies/services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years.
Minimum number of relevant examples: Two (2)
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements for the Supply and Delivery of Specialist Paper, Ancillary items and Technical Support
Two (2) examples of the provision of similar goods/services/works may be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for goods and services and within the last 5 years of work contracts.
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 provided without any further reference to you.
SPD Question 4C.7 Technical and Professional Ability (Envir…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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 · The Authority reserves the right to renew the contract.
- First published
- 5 Feb 2024, 09:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2024, 11:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Mar 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PROC-23-2132- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039564- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043708Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed below:
Quality – Category Weight (65%)
Cost – Category Weight (5%)
Service – Category Weight (25%)
Sustainability – Category Weight (5%)
Publisher note: Economic Operators Applicable to FTS 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 SPD Question 4D.1 Quality Assurance/Health and Safety Requirements Living Wage Equality and Diversity Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Subcontractor Detail Data Protection The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 24523. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Refer to Community Benefits clause (clause 2.28) within the ITT (SC Ref:785264)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Mar 2024 → 9 Dec 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published9 Dec 2024, 11:04 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful9 Dec 2024, 11:04 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.