Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Medical Advisory Service for Scottish Public Pension Agency
Authority: Scottish Public Pensions Agency
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a Medical Advisory Service to support the Contracting Authority’s activities in administering the National Health Service (NHS) and Teachers’ pension schemes in Scotland and determining the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland)’s (LGPS) Internal Disputes Resolution Procedure (IDRP)’s appeals. For the period 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2025. The Contracting Authority may, by giving notice to the Economic Operator, extend the period of the contract to a date falling no later than 31 March 2027. Subject to that constraint, the Contracting Authority may extend the period of the Contract on more than one occasion.
- Recurrence: SPPA may re-let this Contract at the end of the initial 3 year period and a contract notice will be published circa 9 months prior to the end of the initial period. If not, the extension period will be used and a contract notice will be published circa 9 months prior to the end of the final extension period.
CPV: Company health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of a Medical Advisory Service to the Scottish Public Pensions AgencyAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Provision of a Medical Advisory Service to the Scottish Public Pensions Agency. The contract will not be divided into lots as Contract Management arrangements for this would be onerous for both the Contracting Authority and the Economic Operator in relation to the complexity, size and scope of the requirement. Additional information: 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.
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: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Please refer to these statements when completing section 4B of the SPD (Scotland).
Statement for 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3 : It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 1 million GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1 million GBP
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · SPPA may re-let this Contract at the end of the initial 3 year period and a contract notice will be published circa 9 months prior to the end of the initial period. If not, the extension period will be used and a contract notice will be published circa 9 months prior to the end of the final extension period.
- First published
- 1 Nov 2021, 11:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2022, 14:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
SPPA/2027-09/2021-001- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010384- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f20dFind a Tender
Publisher note: Question Scoring methodology for Selection Criteria in SPD: pass/fail Award Criteria is summarised herein and can be found in the ITT together with weightings Selection Scoring methodology will be the following: 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. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this Contract to which a pass/fail marking will attach. Tenderers will be required to complete an online Supplier Assurance Questionnaire using the Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool. A link to CSPST can be found here: https://cyberassessment.gov.scot/ The questionnaire will be aligned to a Cyber Risk Profile that has been established for the Contract, based on the SPPA’s assessment of cyber risk. Further details will be set out in the procurement documents. A Contract condition for this procurement requires the Tenderer to comply with the minimum security requirements. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:690928)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Dec 2021 → 21 Apr 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published21 Apr 2022, 14:48 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Apr 2022, 14:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Partners | £325,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010384-2022-1 · Health Partners
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- £325,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Health PartnersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria