Official UK procurement notice
Support Services to the Convener of the Schools Closure Review Panels
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupport Services to the Convener of the School Closure Review Panels for the period 1.10.2021 to 30.9.2024with the option of 2 annual extensions.
CPV: Office-support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Support Services to the Convener of the School Closure Review PanelAwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
Support Services to the Convener of the School Closure Review Panel. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Professional activity suitability not required.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to these statements when completing section 4B of the SPD (Scotland).
Statement for 4B.4:
Ratio will be calculated as follows: net profit after tax divided by net assets (total assets less current liabilities). Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of greater than 1. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
Statement for 4B.5:
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP;
Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP;
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1 000 000 GBP.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical and professional ability not required.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 30 Apr 2021, 12:45 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2021, 13:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/535258- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019587- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ac31Find a Tender
Publisher note: Service type not suited to Lotting. SPD (Scotland) will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required. To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit:https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 18584 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area. For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel. (SC Ref:663792)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Jun 2021 → 1 Oct 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published12 Aug 2021, 13:04 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Aug 2021, 13:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Arbitration CentreSME | £220,464 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019587-2021-1 · Scottish Arbitration CentreSME
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2021
- Value
- £220,464
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Scottish Arbitration CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.