Official UK procurement notice
The Supply and Delivery of Sportswear, for City of Glasgow College, Glasgow Clyde College and Glasgow Kelvin College
Authority: City of Glasgow College (Education)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSportswear for students of City of Glasgow College, Glasgow Clyde College and Glasgow Kelvin College
- Recurrence: Between 2 and 4 years dependant on extension period being utilised.
CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Glasgow Colleges require a reputable, sustainable and customer focused Sportswear…AwardedRenewal
The Glasgow Colleges require a reputable, sustainable and customer focused Sportswear Provider, who is at the forefront of their industry with environmental, social and economic sustainability at the heart of their organisation, to assist in meeting the objectives set within this contract:
To supply best value, current and stylish Sportswear to College Students.
To development a positive working relationship between the Colleges and the Successful Bidder ensuring excellent customer service and continuity of supply is provided at all times through the life of the contract.
To provide students with a Sport Kits that has minimum impact on the environment during production and delivery.
To work with a supplier who has embedded fair work practices and transparency through their supply chain.
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 (7)
- Core Product List: 20%
- Service Delivery: 13%
- Contract Management: 13%
- Business Continuity Planning: 4%
- Added Value Services & Community Benefits: 4%
- price: 30%
- Sustainability: 16%
Published award criteria (7)
- Core Product List: 20
- Service Delivery: 13
- Contract Management: 13
- Business Continuity Planning: 4
- Added Value Services & Community Benefits: 4
- Sustainability: 16
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to Part 4 B Economic and Financial Standing of the SPD
The College will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidder's financial status.
Bidders must confirm within their response to the relevant question within the 'Qualification envelope' that as a minimum, 2 out of the 3 ratios can be met and what the value of each ratio is.
The 3 ratios to be evaluated are:
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.
Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, the College may take the undernoted into consideration when assessing financial viability and the risk to the College, providing that the Bidder can supply evidence to substantiate any of the mitigating criteria. This list is not exhaustive and other criteria may be considered where proposed by a bidder as mitigating factors:
Would the bidder have passed the checks if prior year accounts had been used?
Were any of the poor appraisal outcomes 'marginal'?
Does the bidder operate in a…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 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
- 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 · Between 2 and 4 years dependant on extension period being utilised.
- First published
- 6 Apr 2021, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CS/CoGC/20/010- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015854- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a2e9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
City of Glasgow College will contract manage and monitor the performance of the successful bidder on behalf of all 3 Glasgow Colleges throughout the duration of the contract and will use the following agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) as a benchmark for Management Information (MI) Reporting. The successful bidder’s Account Manager will be responsible for submitting the relevant MI required for calculating KPI’s every 3 months to the Contract Manager. More frequent reporting will be required at peak ordering times. An initial review of this contract will be conducted 6 weeks after the first orders have been placed.
The Contract Manager will:-
Undertake Quarterly Contract Review Meetings
Liaise with the Colleges Authorised Officer to gain feedback on Contract Performance
Monitor and certify MI Reporting
Publisher note: Bidders 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. Declarations and Certificates: In an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder must provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Questionnaire. All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T. Appendix A – Form of Tender; Appendix B – Freedom of Information; Appendix C – Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct; Appendix E – PECOS Supplier Adoption Form; Appendix G- GDPR Assurance Assessment; In the case of an open tender this information will not be required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will instead be requested by the College following the conclusion of the evaluation of the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Questionnaires and prior to the award of the tender. Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the Qualification Questionnaire, will invalidate any bid. In this scenario the College will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on, and upon verification will award the contract to this bidder instead. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18387. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:660067)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
10 May 2021 → 30 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published8 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Label Sourcing LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015854-2021-CS/CoGC/20/010-1 · White Label Sourcing LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Glasgow Colleges require a reputable, sustainable and customer focused Sportswear… | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 11 | — | £85,145 – £181,473 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £85,145 – £181,473 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Glasgow Clyde CollegeContracting authority
- Glasgow Kelvin CollegeContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- White Label Sourcing LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.