Official UK procurement notice
Promise Partnership Fund Management Services
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to undertake the administration of the “Promise Partnership Fund” (the Fund) - a grant fund to deliver change in line with Scotland’s commitment to creating capacity in the ‘care system‘ to #KeepThePromise and provide holistic whole family support. The annual Fund value is 4 million GBP.
The Contract will cover the administration of a 3 year funding period of April 2022 to March 2025 and associated pre and post-funding activities as outlined in the scope element of the specification. The Contract will cover the administrative functions also set out in the scope element of the specification, working in partnership with the Promise Scotland, to develop and evolve the fund in line with the implementation of The Promise and alongside the Scottish Government who will retain overall management of the Fund.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1- The fund Administrator will be required to manage and market the fund (value of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
- The fund Administrator will be required to manage and market the fund (value of circa 4 million GBP per annum) and work proactively to ensure applications for funding are received.
- The fund Administrator will work proactively to support interest in the fund while the fund is open, including, and not limited to, running information sessions.
- The fund Administrator will form a good working relationship with The Promise Scotland to ensure a knowledgeable understanding of the intricacies, priorities and gaps in terms of the progress of the implementation of The Promise.
- The fund Administrator will work with The Promise Scotland, a care experienced decision making panel and the Scottish Government to develop the criteria for funding. They will ensure a fair assessment of applications against the criteria and ensure alignment with The Promise.
- The fund Administrator will create a governance structure to support the decisions surrounding the creation and scope of the fund and grant awards, ensuring the right level of expertise and the voice of people with care experience. This may include an expert advisory group and must include a care experiences decision making panel and will be agreed by the Scottish Government.
- As part of this structure, the fund Administrator will create and support a care experienced decision making panel solely comprised of people and/or family members with experience of the ‘care system’.
- The fund Administrator will fully support a care experienced decision making panel to assess bids for funding and approve them, as appropriate, according to the agreed Fund criteria, and objectives of the fund and to be supported by people with a good knowledge of the ‘care system’.
- The fund Administrator will provide funding to projects in a secure and timely manner to ensure projects can proceed;
- The fund Administrator will work in collaboration with projects that receive funding to monitor progress and make connections across projects to support good practice in delivering objectives and ensure appropriate use of fund monies to support the implementation of The Promise and create the capacity required within organisations to make the required transformational change.
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70
- cost: 30
- price: 30
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 70
- cost: 30
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Statement for 4B.4
Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1.0.
Current Ratio will be calculated as follows:
net current assets divided by net current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders must have in place the following minimum insurance levels:
- Public Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP
- Professional Indemnity Insurance - 2,000,000 GBP
- Employer’s Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP
Such insurances must be maintained for the duration of the Contract and for a minimum of 5 years following the expiry or termination of the Contract as appropriate.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Dec 2021, 15:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2022, 08:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jan 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010537- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fbfcFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD questions 2C.1.1 (Technicians) and 2D.1.2 (Subcontractors) on PCS-T. These parties must complete the first three sections of the SPD form, as well as any part of the section 4 selection criteria that the main bidder will rely upon the parties to fulfil. If parties have not yet been identified, this information may be required at a later date. Scottish Government reserves the right to request this information from relevant parties upon whom the main bidder will not rely to fulfil selection criteria. 4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to sub-contract and if so, for what proportion of the contract. (SC Ref:689472)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Jan 2022 → 15 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Apr 2022, 08:57 BST
- Bids must remain valid until15 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Apr 2022, 08:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corra Foundation | £749,283 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010537-2022-566679-1 · Corra Foundation
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2022
- Value
- £749,283
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Corra FoundationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria