Official UK procurement notice
Admin, Catering & Manual Staff Services - North
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework Agreement is for the provision of Temporary Administrative, Catering & Manual Staff Services in the North of Scotland. The Framework Agreement will be for a maximum period of 48 months. Contractors must be capable of supplying suitably qualified temporary workers covering a diverse range of skill sets that have been through the relevant disclosure/security processes. Temporary workers should be suitably trained and experienced to perform the duties required of them and must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom
- Recurrence: Within 4 years
CPV: Administration services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of 0.9 or greater. See Part 4B question 1.68.1 of the SPD. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: total current assets divided by total current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing. In the event that the bidder does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the tenderer may still be eligible for consideration where their Tender Submission is supported by a Parent Company Guarantee.
Minimum: It is a requirement of this Framework that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s liability insurance in accordance with any legal obligation for the time …
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Admin, Catering & Manual Staff Services - North” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · Within 4 years
- First published
- 22 Sept 2021, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2022, 10:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jul 2022 – …
- Authority reference
SP-22-004- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013729- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e39bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This framework will be available for: Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies 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. Award Criteria questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings. Technical Envelope - Tenderers who provide a ‘NO’ answer to Q 2.1.2 or 2.7.3 or fail to achieve a moderated average score of ‘50%’ or more against questions 2.3.1, 2.3.4, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, or a score of ‘50%’ or more for 2.6.1 will result in their tender not being considered further and will not be included in the Price/Quality ratio calculation. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20491. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Contractor will be required, where practical, to: - Consider relevant opportunities for community benefits; - Consider opportunities for the involvement of SMEs and/or third sector organisations in delivery of this Framework. (SC Ref:686595)
How it was run
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- Appointment period ends
- 12 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
Timeline
23 May 2022 → 12 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected23 May 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published23 May 2022, 10:54 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2022- Published value published: £124,000,00023 May 2022, 10:44 BST
- Status changed to active23 May 2022, 10:44 BST
- Procurement method changed23 May 2022, 10:44 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST23 May 2022, 10:44 BST
- Published value updated to £200,000,00023 May 2022, 10:46 BSTwas £124,000,000
- Published value updated to £110,000,00023 May 2022, 10:50 BSTwas £200,000,000
- Published value updated to £16,000,00023 May 2022, 10:54 BSTwas £110,000,000
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2022-05: 1 release · 23 May 2022
- 2021-09: 1 release · 22 Sept 2021
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria