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Published 20 Oct 2023, 15:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Sheriff Officer Services

Official notice

Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Nov 2023awarded 29 Jan 2024
Awarded to Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Sherriff Officer and debt collection services.

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Council is seeking to secure one supplier for a ‘Debt Collection Sheriff Officer…AwardedRenewal

The Council is seeking to secure one supplier for a ‘Debt Collection Sheriff Officer Services’ contract for all income streams in accordance with the requirements detailed in this document. Tenderers are required to implement recovery procedures and carry out diligence in accordance with the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 as amended and other relevant legislation, all in line with the Council’s policies and procedures.

The Council’s objective is to ensure that principal debts and any surcharges are cleared as quickly and effectively as possible, whilst also minimising the overall burden of debt to the customer.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Optional Further 12 Month ExtensionVariant 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: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Price: 10
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Organisations Should Be Suitably Qualified To Provide Sherriff Officer & Debt Collections Services In Scotland.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Oct 2023, 15:43 BST
Last source update
7 Feb 2024, 11:11 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Nov 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004016
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040ddb Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:757526)

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
22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Nov 2023 → 7 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Feb 2024, 11:11 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Feb 2024, 11:11 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP£2,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberdeen City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEconomic affairs Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB16 5GBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre & Commercial CourtsReview body Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen Sheriff CourtMediation body AberdeenContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria