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Published 22 Dec 2023, 09:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Vehicle Telematics & Related Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,125,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Feb 2024awarded 5 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS National Services Scotland has procured a national framework for vehicle telematics and its related services. It takes the form of a single supplier framework agreement.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems · Telematics system

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHS National Services Scotland has procured a national framework agreement for vehicle…AwardedPublished value£1,125,000

NHS National Services Scotland has procured a national framework agreement for vehicle telematics and related services.

NSS is awarding a framework agreement to a single supplier for the supply of an electronic data capturing solution for commercial and pool vehicles within the NHSS Fleet.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland
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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Q4B.1.1: Bidders are required to provide statements of accounts or extracts relating to their business for the previous 3 years. Where any are risks identified by NSS as part of the due diligence carried out on the above information NSS may require Bidders to provide additional information to demonstrate financial standing.

    Additional information can include but not be limited to:

    • parent company accounts (if applicable)
    • deeds of guarantee
    • bankers statements and references
    • accountants’ references
    • management accounts
    • financial projections, including cash flow forecasts
    • details and evidence of previous contracts, including contract values
    • capital availability

    Bidders who cannot provide suitable evidence of a secure financial standing may be excluded from the procurement.

    SPD Q4B.5.1 and Q4B.5.2: It is a requirement of this Agreement that Bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employers liability insurance: 5 000 000 GBP;

    Public liability insurance: 1 000 000 GBP;

    Professional indemnity insurance: 1 000 000 GBP.

  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD Q4C.1.2: The Bidder must provide details of three relevant examples of services carried out during the last three years.

    SPD Q4C.2: Bidders are required to confirm compliance with standards, such as ISO or equivalent, set by technical bodies, especially those responsible for quality control. Please provide examples such as the following:

    • Cyber Essentials
    • ISO 9001 - Quality Management Systems
    • ISO 27001 - Information Security Management
    • ISO 27017 - Code of practice for information security controls
    • ISO 27018 - Code of practice for protection of personally identifiable information (PII) in public clouds acting as PII processors
    • UK Government 14 Cloud Security Principles

    Please state the relevance of any such educational and professional qualifications.

    SPD Q4C.6 & Q4C.6.1:

    4C.6: Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have relevant educational and professional qualifications such as the following:

    ISO27001 or equivalent ITIL qualifications [Helpdesk, etc] or equivalent other professional qualifications relevant to the Services outlined in the Contract Notice.

    Please state the relevance of any such educational and professional qualifications.

    4C.6.1: Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider's managerial staff have relevant educational and professional qualifications such as the following:

    ISO27001 or equivalent ITIL qualifications [Helpdesk, etc] or equivalent other professional qualifications rele…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Vehicle Telematics & Related Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Dec 2023, 09:30 GMT
Last source update
8 Oct 2024, 09:57 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
NP506724
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032173
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systemsTelematics system
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04296c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts: An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:778209)

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
Appointment period ends
2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Feb 2024 → 8 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Oct 2024, 09:57 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Oct 2024, 09:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Sept 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 032173-2024-NP506724-1

    Signed
    5 Sept 2024
    Value
    £2,200,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EDC Systems Ltd t/a QuestarFramework contractor Cubix , 42-50 Kimpton Road, Luton, South East, LU2 0FPContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.