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Published 20 Oct 2022, 16:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for the Supply of Gateway Services

Official notice

Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£7,227,500total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 11 Nov 2022awarded 7 Feb 2023
Awarded to Elevator2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Support and assistance to local businesses in the Local Authority areas of Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross. This service will include business advice to individuals considering starting their own business, new business start-ups, and support to help businesses with growth potential.

  • Recurrence: 2 years, or 5 years

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Business Gateway ServicesAwardedRenewal 2 yrs

Support and assistance to local businesses in the Local Authority areas of Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross. The service will include business advice to individuals considering starting their own business, new business start-ups, and support to help businesses with growth potential.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Dundee City Council, Angus Council, Perth & Kinross Council
Extensions: Option to extend for 1 year, plus 1 year, plus 1 year, subject to funding and performanceVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Provision of DigitalBoost ServicesAwardedRenewal 2 yrs

This service will give direct assistance to businesses with support and consultancy to raise their skills and knowledge levels, so they adopt and optimise the use of digital technology. The intention is NOT to execute tasks for clients, rather to give them the knowledge and skills to know what to do.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Dundee City, Angus, Perth & Kinross
Extensions: Option to extend for 1 year, plus 1 year, plus 1 year, subject to funding and performanceVariant 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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.

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
Yes · 2 years, or 5 years
First published
20 Oct 2022, 16:03 BST
Last source update
2 Mar 2023, 10:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
11 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
PROC/FIN/07/22
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006107
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037788 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please note that original notice was cancelled in error. Please use this notice for tender submissions. No other information has been changed My sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused (SC Ref:722296)

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
11 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Nov 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    2 Mar 2023, 10:27 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Mar 2023, 10:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £7,223,5002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 7 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Business Gateway Services1 award
ElevatorSME£7,077,750 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Provision of DigitalBoost Services1 award
ElevatorSME£145,750 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Business Gateway Services · ElevatorSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2023
    Value
    £7,077,750
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active
  • Provision of DigitalBoost Services · ElevatorSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2023
    Value
    £145,750
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Business Gateway Services1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · Provision of DigitalBoost Services2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Dundee City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1NZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Angus CouncilContracting authority Forfar, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • Perth & Kinross CouncilContracting authority Perth, ScotlandContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body DundeeContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ElevatorAwarded supplier Elevator at The HUB, Exploration Drive, Aberdeen Energy Park, Aberdeen, UK, AB23 8GXContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria