Official UK procurement notice
Assessment and Selection Services for Senior Civil Service Roles
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government required to appoint a supplier of psychological assessment services to be used in relation to external and internal recruitment at all levels of the Senior Civil Service (SCS), ie primarily Deputy Director, Director and Director General Level.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The purpose of the contract is the appointment a sole supplier to deliver a report for…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
The purpose of the contract is the appointment a sole supplier to deliver a report for psychological assessment services in relation to SCS recruitment and promotion at all levels that is compliant and incorporates the Scottish Government SCS Leadership Framework Criteria and the specific criteria for the post at SCS level.
The Supplier shall be required to work with the People Directorate Senior Resourcing and Staffing Team to meet all requirements for Assessment Centre and associated services.
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 (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Consultants must be Chartered Occupational Psychologists, members of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must be able to demonstrate a Current Ratio of a minimum of 1
Description: net current assets divided by net current liabilities
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Professional Risk Indemnity: 5000000 GBP
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5000000 GBP
Public Liability: 5000000 GBP
- 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
- Services
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Sept 2021, 15:35 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2022, 15:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
Case 564010- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001046- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e224Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The value of the contract includes for the potential extension period, i.e. covering a three year period (SC Ref:679433)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
25 Oct 2021 → 13 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published13 Jan 2022, 15:25 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Jan 2022, 15:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Keil Centre LtdSME | £1,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001046-2022-564010-1 · The Keil Centre LtdSME
- Signed
- 17 Dec 2021
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Keil Centre LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria