Official UK procurement notice
Digital Boost 1-2-1 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Glasgow City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvided Digital 1-2-1 Consultancy Services
- Recurrence: March 2025
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Digitalboost will assist in increasing the confidence and desire amongst Scottish…AwardedRenewal
Digitalboost will assist in increasing the confidence and desire amongst Scottish businesses to explore and adopt digital technologies and platforms, to increase their digital maturity and thus their reach, productivity and efficiency.
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 (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Fair Working Practices: 5%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Fair Working Practices: 5
- Price: 35
- Suitability
Non Applicable
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must comply with the undernoted financial requirements in order
to participate in the tendering process:-
There is a minimum financial requirement that affects Balance Sheet Strength,
and Liquidity
There is also a further requirement regarding Current Liquidity, which can be met
by a Letter of Comfort from the bank of the Bidder (see below)
Balance Sheet strength
Net worth of the organisation must be positive at the time of evaluation
and organisation must not be subject to an insolvency process.
Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Total Assets figure.
The above would be expressed in the ratio Total Assets/Total Liabilities
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Current Assets/Current Liabilities
Leverage Ratio
Long-term Debt/Net Worth
Applicants must achieve a score of 5 and above from a combination of above two
liquidity ratios
Scoring Method
Current Ratio
Range Score
0.00 to 0.80 0
0.81 to 0.90 1
0.91 to 1.00 2
1.01 to 1.10 3
1.11 to 1.20 4
1.21 and above 5
Leverage Ratio
0.01 to 19.99 5
20.00 to 39.99 4
40.00 to 59.99 3
60.00 to 79.99 2
80.00 to 100.00 1
Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Net Worth figure.
The above ratios should be calculated on last set of accounts
filed at Companies House
Applicants who have been trading for less than the 3 years noted above must provide
evidence that they are complying with the above minimum financial requirements
for the period in which they have been trading.
Applicants who do not com…
Minimum: Glasgow City Council’s Insurance Requirements are: - Bidder shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the Framework, Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (10,000,000 GBP) in respect of any one event and unlimited in the p… - Technical & professional ability
Non Applicable
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Digital Boost 1-2-1” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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
- Awarded
- 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 · March 2025
- First published
- 8 Jun 2021, 13:05 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jul 2021 – …
- Authority reference
GCC005266CPU- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023461- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b972Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Glasgow City council ("the council") must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates concerned of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The Council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent. When sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the date of despatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("The Regulations"). The Council is obliged to comply with the regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sherriff Court of the Court of Session where a consequence of a breach by the Council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage.
The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the council must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of: or
the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic operators can write to the Council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the Council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators should be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.
Publisher note: Re ESPD Questions 4D.1, 4D1.1, 4D1.2, bidders must hold the certificates for Quality Control, or comply with all the questions noted in SPD Section 4D. Please refer to the ‘SPD Statements’ within the Invitation to Participate/Tender document. Freedom of Information Act - Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Applicants must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI Certificate contained in the technical envelope within PCS Tender portal (NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this information). Applicants will be required to complete the FOI certificate at ITT stage. Tenderers Amendments - Applicants must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this offer. Applicants will be required to complete the tenderers amendment certificate contained in the technical envelope within the PCS tender portal (at ITT stage). Prompt Payment - The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the tenderer) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Applicants will be required to complete the prompt payment certificate contained in the technical envelope within PCS Tender portal. Non – Collusion - Applicants will be required to complete the Non-Collusion certificate contained in the technical envelope within the tender portal. Insurance Mandate - All successful suppliers will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate, which will be issued in conjunction with the award letter authorising the Council to request copies of insurance documents from the supplier’s insurance provider. If the mandate is not signed and returned the Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Terms and Conditions are located within the Buyers Attachments area of the tender portal. Request for Documentation: Once the Evaluation of Price and Quality has been completed, the recommended Bidder will be expected to provide all documentation as specified in the SPD. When the Request for Documentation is made, Bidders must supply the relevant information within 5 working days. Failure to provide this information within the specified time may result in your bid being rejected and the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Invitation To Participate/Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice. (SC Ref:666475)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Jul 2021 → 21 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published21 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 023461-2021-GCC005266CPU-1
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2021
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Targeting Innovation LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.