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Published 22 Sept 2021, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Admin, Catering & Manual Staff Services - North

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£16,000,000initial estimate £124,000,000 · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 4 value updates
Submissions closed 12 Jul 2022
Next notice expected 23 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published
Lot #1
Delivery: 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • 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 …
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Administration servicesSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e39b Find a Tender
Contract terms
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

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 May 2022 → 12 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    23 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    23 May 2022, 10:54 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    12 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2022
  1. Published value published: £124,000,000
    23 May 2022, 10:44 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    23 May 2022, 10:44 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 May 2022, 10:44 BST
  4. Deadline published: 12 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
    23 May 2022, 10:44 BST
  5. Published value updated to £200,000,000
    23 May 2022, 10:46 BST
    was £124,000,000
  6. Published value updated to £110,000,000
    23 May 2022, 10:50 BST
    was £200,000,000
  7. Published value updated to £16,000,000
    23 May 2022, 10:54 BST
    was £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

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6QQContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria