Official UK procurement notice
Scotland's Baby Box 2022-2027
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government’s Directorate of Children and Families, Improving Health and Wellbeing Division has appointed a Service Provider to provide Managing Agent Services for the supply and distribution of Scotland’s Baby Box and support services for the Best Start Grant processes. The intended date of operational service delivery commencement is from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2027 (with potential extension to 31st March 2029).
CPV: Baby care products · Baby clothing · Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings · Bespoke printed matter · Cots · Management-related services · Mattresses · Miscellaneous health services · Packaging and related services · Packaging services · Parcel delivery services · Printing and delivery services · +5 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (8)
- Understanding of Requirements and Policy: 25
- Methodology: 35
- Staffing & Resourcing: 12
- Fair Work Practices: 10
- Community Benefits: 8
- Ethics: 3
- Climate Emergency Response: 7
- price: 20
Published award criteria (8)
- Understanding of Requirements and Policy: 25
- Methodology: 35
- Staffing & Resourcing: 12
- Fair Work Practices: 10
- Community Benefits: 8
- Ethics: 3
- Climate Emergency Response: 7
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
- Authority reference
Case 485358- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005909- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029e86Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:648491)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| APS GroupSubcontracting: The supply of the box and various items and delivery services. | £56,225,809 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005909-2021-Case 485358-1 · APS Group
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2021
- Value
- £56,225,809
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court 27Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- APS GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.