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Published 19 Oct 2023, 12:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Rostering And Availability Software As A Service, And Solution Implementation

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,850,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2023awarded 20 Dec 2023
Awarded to Gartan Technologies

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rostering Systems Software As A Service

  • Recurrence: No earlier than October 2030

CPV: Administration software package · Electronic timekeeping systems · Personnel services except placement and supply services · Scheduling and productivity software development services · Scheduling software development services · Time control system or working time recorder · Timekeeping system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Scottish Fire & Rescue Service requires a unified rostering system for its 8,250…AwardedRenewal

The Scottish Fire & Rescue Service requires a unified rostering system for its 8,250 employees (3700 Wholetime, 3700 Retained/Volunteer and 850 Support), who work a multitude of duty patterns. Both Software as a Service and Implementation of the contracted solution will form the subject of this contract.

Delivery: Scotland · Throughout Scotland
Extensions: The contracting authority shall have in its sole discretion the freedom to add related services to the original award · The contracting authority may at its sole discretion extend the contract for up to three periods of up to 12 months each. The initial period of the contract shall be 84 months (seven years) unless terminated prior to that time in accordance with the terms of the contract; and the maximum period of the contract if extended will be 120 months.Variant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical Merit: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical Merit: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    1 Financial stability and reliability

    2 Insurance levels

    Minimum: 1 Tenderers will be assessed in terms of financial standing by reference to the Service's contracted assessment portal 2 Employers Liability : GBP 10M Public Liability: GBP 10M Product Liability: N/A Professional Liability: GBP 5M
  • Technical & professional ability

    1 Experience of the successful delivery of projects similar in scale and value

    2 Experience of successfully dealing with project/programme governance and assurance regimes

    Minimum: 1 Tenderers must demonstrate as part of their Single Procurement Document submission that they have three years' experience of successful delivery of the required services to a similarly sized or emergency service organisation 2 Tenderers must also demonstrate that they h…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · No earlier than October 2030
First published
19 Oct 2023, 12:55 BST
Last source update
25 Mar 2024, 09:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
T3C-100-2223
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009521
Classification (CPV)
Administration software packageElectronic timekeeping systemsPersonnel services except placement and supply servicesScheduling and productivity software development servicesScheduling software development servicesTime control system or working time recorderTimekeeping system
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d5b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The SFRS will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill at the point information on the contract award is communicated to tenderers. The SFRS is obliged to comply with the regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sherriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the SFRS, they suffer or risk suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the SFRS must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of: or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:761911)

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

Timeline

27 Nov 2023 → 25 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    25 Mar 2024, 09:10 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
    30 Oct 2023, 08:44 GMT
    +3 days · was 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2024, 09:10 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.227 Nov 202330 Nov 2023+3 d

To align with the date stated in the ITT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,441,7501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gartan TechnologiesSME£1,441,750 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 009521-2024-T3C-100-2223-1 · Gartan TechnologiesSME

    Signed
    20 Dec 2023
    Value
    £1,441,750
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety Headquarters, Westburn Drive, Cambuslang, Scotland, G72 7NAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body GlasgowContact email, phone

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.