Official UK procurement notice
Social Enterprise Business Accelerator
Authority: South Lanarkshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Lanarkshire Council's Community and Enterprise Resources, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Services required to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver a Social Enterprise Accelerator Programme. The programme required to be completed within financial year 2023/2024, with the potential to extend the programme should additional funding become available to the Council.
The Social Enterprise Business Accelerator will deliver entrepreneurial training, upskilling and business support for leaders of Social Enterprises and Enterprising Third Sector Organisations based in South Lanarkshire.
The programme will be delivered through a mix of online and in person sessions.
Using the Council’s community benefit matrix, the Council calculated that the minimum total of community benefit points which must be delivered under this contract is a minimum of 40 Community Benefit points.
CPV: Training programme services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1An Open Tendering Procedure was published on PCS-T on 14th June 2023 with a closing…Awarded
An Open Tendering Procedure was published on PCS-T on 14th June 2023 with a closing date of 26th July 2023 at 12 noon.
Tenders were invited on a Price / Quality basis. The mechanism for assessing tenders was comprehensively detailed within the ‘Evaluation of Tenders’ document contained within the tender process but can be summarised as follows:
Stage 1 - Qualification Response
Stage 2 - Technical Response
Stage 3 - Commercial Response
Stage 1 - Bidders were required to complete a Single Procurement Document (SPD) as part of the Qualification envelope self-declaring that they meet the criteria requirements.
The SPD (Scotland) submitted by each bidder was accepted as preliminary evidence, in the form of a declaration, to confirm that:
- none of the mandatory or discretionary exclusion grounds apply
- if any of the mandatory or discretionary grounds apply the self-cleansing measures that have been taken; and
- the bidder meets the relevant selection criteria
All mandatory and discretionary exclusions grounds were assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. SPD (Scotland) selection questions 4B.4, 4B.5 and 4C.1.2 were also assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. The Council’s minimum requirements for each of these criteria were described within the Contract Notice.
Stage 2 - Bidders were required to complete a Technical response on the following technical criteria:
2.1.2 Project Approach
2.1.3 Recruitment Process
2.1.4 Delivery / Key Milestones
2.2.2 Community Benefits
2.3.1 Fair Work First
Stage 3 - Bidders were required to complete a Commercial response.
The successful Bidder was the one which achieved the highest combined quality / price score provided that all of the selection criteria contained within the Qualification Envelope, as detailed within the Contract Notice, was provided, and verified by the Council as being compliant.
What 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 (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
SPD Question 4A.1 - Trade Registers
It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Councils satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
If the bidder 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
SPD Question 4B.4 Economic and Financial Standing
The Council will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidders financial status:
Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio.
Liquidity – this is calculated as current assets less stock and work in progress, divided by current liabilities. If the answer is greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio.
Gearing – this is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (short term and long term) divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. If the answer is less than or equal to 100% it is considered a pass for this ratio.
Minimum: SPD Question 4B.4 Economic and Financial Standing Bidders must provide the name and value of each of the 3 ratios within their response to SPD question 4B.4. The Council requires bidders to pass 2 out of the 3 financial ratios above. Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, the… - Technical & professional ability
SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability
With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the bidder in the last 5 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. 5 years and the value / scope of the previous projects e.g. must be of similar value to the contract being procured.
SPD Question 4C.10 Subcontracting
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
- 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
- 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
- 14 Jun 2023, 12:16 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2023, 14:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SL/CE/23/030- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029127- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d60eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The estimated value noted within the contract notice takes account of the optional extension. Community Benefits Inspirent Ltd offered 40 Community Benefit points by delivering the following: - Training opportunity x1 (20 points) - Young person engagement x2 (20 points) The provision of these Community Benefits will be electronically recorded and monitored as part of the Council’s Performance Appraisal process. Fair Work First Inspirent Ltd confirmed they are committed to fair working practices. (SC Ref:746278)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Jul 2023 → 3 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts4 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published3 Oct 2023, 14:50 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Oct 2023, 14:50 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanarkshire Enterprise ServicesSMESubcontracting: declared | £76,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029127-2023-SLC/CE/23/030-1 · Lanarkshire Enterprise ServicesSME
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2023
- Value
- £76,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Inspirent LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.