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Published 5 Aug 2024, 10:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Professional Services Support Model of Policing

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Sept 2024
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) has a requirement to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the Provision of Professional Services Support to drive implementation of 3 year plan and support finalisation of Revised Model of Policing. The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) has a requirement to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the Provision of Professional Services Support to drive implementation of 3 year plan and support finalisation of Revised Model of Policing Additional information: As per ITT documents.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Professional Services Support Model of Policing. The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) has a requirement to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the Provision of Professional Services Support to drive implementation of 3 year plan and support finalisation of Revised Model of Policing

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of Professional Services Support Model of PolicingCancelledRenewal

Provision of Professional Services Support Model of Policing.

The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) has a requirement to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the Provision of Professional Services Support to drive implementation of 3 year plan and support finalisation of Revised Model of Policing Additional information: As per ITT documents

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12 month periodsVariant 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 sub-criteria (2)
  • technical: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • technical: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    List and brief description of conditions:

    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

    List and brief description of selection criteria:

    SPD Question 4B5 Insurances

    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 SPD to

    allow the Authority to access a Credit Safe Report.

    Minimum: Insurance Requirements: 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 insure…
  • Technical & professional ability

    The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:

    Minimum level(s) of standards required:

    SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability

    With reference to the relevant details of this service requirement, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years. You must describe in sufficient detail the required experience in terms of the specific services, the number of required examples, the minimum duration of experience e.g. 3 years and the value / scope of the previous projects e.g. must be of similar value and scope of this procurement requirement.

    Minimum: Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services may be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for relevant service provision. If Tenderers are unable to provide two (2) examples the tenderer may be required to explain why examples cannot be provided. If availabl…
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.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Aug 2024, 10:12 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2024, 09:45 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Sept 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033085
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048786 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per ITT document

Publisher note: SPD Question 4D.1 – Quality Assurance Schemes and Environmental management standards. It is a requirement of this tenderer that Tenderers must have ISO 27001- Information Management. Tenderers are required to confirm this and demonstrate this as part of their bid. The Tenderer’s representative with overall responsibility for undertaking the works and the personnel assigned to the supply of the goods and or services shall be vetted to Non Police Personnel Vetting Standards (NPPV) Level 2 for those personnel that have access to police 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. 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 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. Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=768657. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://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. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 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: It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as: - Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships) - SME and social enterprise development - Community engagement As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract. (SC Ref:768657) Download the copy of the online SPD document here (to be completed online through postbox submission): https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=768657 (SC Ref:780606)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
4 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
4 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Sept 2024 → 15 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Oct 2024, 09:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    15 Oct 2024, 09:45 BST

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, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.