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Published 30 Oct 2023, 15:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PROC 23-2187 Provision of Fully Hosted Energy Management Monitoring, and Utilities Bureau

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£160,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2023awarded 7 Feb 2024
Awarded to Inspired PLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Contractor for the provision of an online energy management software system and a full energy bureau service.

Contractors applying for this contract must be capable of supplying and maintaining a Fully Hosted Energy Management Monitoring and Targeting System, complete with a Utilities Bureau Service.

  • Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3-4 years

CPV: Energy-management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The service must include the following but is not limited to ongoing utility bill…AwardedRenewal

The service must include the following but is not limited to ongoing utility bill validation, liaising with utility companies, scanning invoices and a complete monitoring and targeting software system capable of generating financial and environmental reports that is accessed by the client via a website with a secure login. The range of services may be amended at any time by mutual consent between the Contractor and the SPA.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 3-4 years. Contract for 36 months with option to extend for further 12 monthsVariant 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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30
  • Price: 70
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.

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Question 4B6 - Financial Standing:

    Credit Safe:

    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 allow the Authority to access a Credit Safe Report.

    Insurance

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

    Minimum: Credit Safe 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 determined to have a risk failure rating of 30 and below i.e. that the company is considered to have a high risk of…
  • 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:

    Minimum: SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability - 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 va…
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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 · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3-4 years
First published
30 Oct 2023, 15:52 GMT
Last source update
8 Feb 2024, 16:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
PROC 23-2187
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004293
Classification (CPV)
Energy-management services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041038 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Service Levels are listed within the ITT document.

Please see Procurement documentation Proc 23-2187 Contract Notice for further info.

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. 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. Vetting The tenderer’s representative with overall responsibility for undertaking the works and the personnel assigned to the supply of the services shall be vetted to Non Police Personnel Vetting Standards (NPPV) Level 1. Info Security Requirement - It is a requirement of this tender that Tenderers must be certified to ISO 27001 (or an equivalent Information Security Management System standard) by a UKAS accredited (or equivalent) body. Tenderers are required to confirm this and demonstrate this as part of their bid within SPD and Appendix A. (SC Ref:757735)

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
Submission deadline
30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Nov 2023 → 8 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Feb 2024, 16:13 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Feb 2024, 16:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £160,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Inspired PLC£160,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 004293-2024-PROC 23-2187-1 · Inspired PLC

    Signed
    7 Feb 2024
    Value
    £160,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

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 email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.