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Published 24 Jun 2022, 13:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CASE/606191: Delivery Partner for Cashback for Communities

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,100,000≈ £367k / year · 1 value update6.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Mar 2023awarded 23 May 2023
Awarded to Inspiring Scotland
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 3 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Government’s Safer Communities Division (part of the Directorate for Safer Communities) requires a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to perform the role of Delivery Partner in relation to the CashBack for Communities Programme.

Scottish Government are looking to appoint a contractor to provide expert support to individual third-party organisations who are in receipt of grant funds through Phase 6 of the CashBack for Communities Programme. The purpose of the support is to ensure that Project Partners fulfil their grant requirements and responsibilities on accountability, communications, monitoring, evaluation and performance reporting. The Delivery Partner will also provide relevant programme management and programme evaluation support to the Scottish Government in accordance with the terms of this specification.

www.gov.scot/news/gbp-20-million-… ↗

CPV: Financial and insurance services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Youth education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Phase 6 of the Cashback for Communities programme will deliver a range of trauma…AwardedRenewal 3 yrs

Phase 6 of the Cashback for Communities programme will deliver a range of trauma informed and person-centred services and activities for young people between the ages of 10-25 that:

  1. Support young people most at risk of being involved in antisocial behaviour. offending or reoffending towards or into positive destinations;
  2. Provide person-centred support for young people, parents and families impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma;
  3. Support young people to improve their health, mental health and wellbeing;
  4. Support people, families and communities most affected by crime.
Contract period: 3 Jul 2023 – 2 Jul 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend for a further one 12-month period at the sole discretion of the Scottish Government. · Option to extend for a further one 12-month period at the sole discretion of the Scottish Government.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

    4B1.1 - Bidders will be required to have a minimum "general" yearly turnover of 1,350,000 GBP for the last two years.

    4B.4 - Bidders will be required to state the value of the following financial ratio for the last two years:

    Type of Ratio: Current Ratio

    Description: The ratio will be calculated as follows: total current assets divided by total current liabilities

    Minimum requirement: 1.0

    4B.5 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 Insurance: 5,000,000 GBP

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance: (in accordance with any legal obligation)

    Public Liability Insurance: 1,000,000 GBP

  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD

    4C.4 Bidders are asked to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.

    4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract (FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY)

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.

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
24 Jun 2022, 13:17 BST
Last source update
5 Jun 2023, 09:56 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
CASE/606191
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015796
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance servicesHealth and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesYouth education services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034a5a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

It shall be a condition of the Contract that, if required by the Scottish Government, the appointed Service Provider shall deliver a validly executed Parent Company Guarantee in the form set out in the tender documents.

Publisher note: WP Maintain Ltd will support the CashBack for Communities website, which is based on WordPress Software. Approximately 0.22% of the contract value will be subcontracted to WP Maintain Ltd. (SC Ref:734291)

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 ↗

Submission deadline
6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Nov 2022 → 3 Jul 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Nov 2022
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    5 Jun 2023, 09:56 BST
  5. Contract starts
    3 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2023
  1. Published value updated to £1,100,000
    16 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
    was £1,020,000
  2. Status changed to active
    16 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    16 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
    16 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    5 Jun 2023, 09:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,027,2621 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Inspiring ScotlandSME£1,027,262 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 015796-2023-606191-1 · Inspiring ScotlandSME

    Signed
    23 May 2023
    Value
    £1,027,262
    Period
    … – 2 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

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, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Inspiring ScotlandAwarded supplier Riverside House, 502 Gorgie Road,, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 3AFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.