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Published 8 Nov 2022, 15:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning Third Sector Fund (CYPFAL)

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£420,000≈ £187k / year
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2022
Contract term 2 yrs 3 moends 31 May 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of The Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning Third Sector Fund (CYPFAL).

CPV: Supporting services for the government

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 2 yrs 3 moPublished value£420,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2023 – 31 May 2025 (2 yrs 3 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Following the end of the initial 27 month term, the Contract may be extended by a period of up to 3 months.Variant 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
Quality: 100Price: 30
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Tenderer's Ability to Meet the Requirement: 15
  • Financial Monitoring and Management: 30
  • Support and Capacity Builiding: 15
  • Management and Staffing: 25
  • Mobilisation and Exit Management: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (8)
  • Tenderer's Ability to Meet the Requirement: 15
  • Financial Monitoring and Management: 30
  • Support and Capacity Builiding: 15
  • Management and Staffing: 25
  • Mobilisation and Exit Management: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1.0.

    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.

    Minimum: Employers Liability Insurance in accordance with any legal obligation at the time being in force Professional Indemnity Insurance 1,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance Liability Insurance 1,000,000 GBP Such insurances must be maintained for the duration of the Contract and for…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Cancelled
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
8 Nov 2022, 15:12 GMT
Last source update
28 Apr 2023, 11:14 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
582948
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012256
Classification (CPV)
Supporting services for the government
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03801c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: 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. Tenderers are also asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Commercial Analysis. As a result the tender will not be considered further. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: . (SC Ref:730727)

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
8 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Dec 2022 → 28 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2023
  4. Notice published
    28 Apr 2023, 11:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    28 Apr 2023, 11:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8EAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.