Closed Churchyard - Teignbridge District Council

Lot awarding rule: Evaluation criteria assessed on a pass/fail basis are those where either meeting the requirement is essential to an Applicant's ability to deliver the Contract, or it is a prerequisite for the Authority to assess the commercial viability of an Applicant's bid. They will usually relate to questions where a Yes or No response can be provided. The ability to meet the requirement will achieve a Pass and the Applicant will achieve a Fail where they are unable to meet the requirement.  Where an Applicant fails one or more Pass/Fail criteria they may be deselected from participating further in the process and will be notified accordingly.  The criteria will also set out how the Applicant should evidence their ability to meet the requirement, this will be either:  within their response to the mandatory criteria itself; or   during due diligence prior to contract award.  If the Applicant is not able to subsequently evidence the ability to meet the requirement, the response will be considered to be a fail and the Applicant will be deselected from participating further in the process and will be notified accordingly. Quality - Zero to Five Scoring  Each question is subject to a percentage weighting, with the sum weighting of all questions totalling 40%. Weightings associated with each of the criteria can be found below alongside any minimum score requirements for each question.   Evaluation criteria assessed on a scoring basis will be evaluated using the zero to five scoring system in the table on the next page.  The scoring system is based on the degree to which the Applicant satisfies the requirement and provides sufficient evidence to support their response.   The Council's usual approach to the evaluation of Tenders is for each Panel member to undertake an independent assessment of bids. The Panel will then come together in a Moderation Meeting, where a consensus score will be agreed.