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Published 31 Mar 2021, 12:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Secure Certificate Base Stock

Authority: Scottish Qualifications Authority

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: Scotland (UKM73)

Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 13 May 2021awarded 17 Sept 2021

Awarded to Adare SEC Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SQA require a supplier to provide secure certificate base stock to fulfil the organisations needs for all certification overprinting

Recurrence: June 2024

CPV: Continuous paper for computer printers · Printing paper · Stamps, cheque forms, banknotes, stock certificates, trade advertising material, catalogues and manuals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal

Delivery: Scotland · Lowden or Glasgow Offices.

Extensions: 1 x 12 month extensionVariant bids: not allowed

22400000 Stamps, cheque forms, banknotes, stock certificates, trade advertising material, catalogues and manuals 30197630 Printing paper 30199330 Continuous paper for computer printers

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: 53%Price: 40%Social value: 2%Environmental: 5%

Published sub-criteria (6)

Evidence of security measures – to include sample products and processes from origination to storage: 25%
Evidence of ability to produce base material requirements and meet required delivery timescales – to include how continuity of supply will be ensured.: 23%
Contract Management – to include management information provision.: 5%
price: 40%
Evidence of Corporate & Social Responsibility: 2%
Sustainability: 5%

Published award criteria (6)

Evidence of security measures – to include sample products and processes from origination to storage: 25
Evidence of ability to produce base material requirements and meet required delivery timescales – to include how continuity of supply will be ensured.: 23
Contract Management – to include management information provision.: 5
Sustainability: 5
Evidence of Corporate & Social Responsibility: 2
Price: 40

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

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: Goods
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 · June 2024
First published: 31 Mar 2021, 12:32 BST
Last source update: 10 Jul 2023, 08:44 BST
Award evaluation window: 13 May 2021 – …
Authority reference: SQA2246
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-019559
Classification (CPV): Continuous paper for computer printersPrinting paperStamps, cheque forms, banknotes, stock certificates, trade advertising material, catalogues and manuals
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a169 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms: As per ITT document

Publisher note: (SC Ref:738207)

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.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 13 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 120 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 13 May 2021, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

13 May 2021 → 10 Jul 2023 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
13 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
13 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice published
10 Jul 2023, 08:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
10 Jul 2023, 08:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £195,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Adare SEC Ltd	£195,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 019559-2023-SQA2246-1 · Adare SEC Ltd
Signed
17 Sept 2021
Value
£195,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Contracting authorityNDPBEducation Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, EH22 1FDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Adare SEC LimitedAwarded supplier Park Mill, Manor Road, Clayton West, Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK, HD8 9QQContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria