Official UK procurement notice
Digital Training Package for Inspectors of Burial, Cremation and Funeral Directors
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government intends to commission the development of a package of digital training materials for Inspectors of Burial, Cremation and Funeral Directors.
CPV: Education and training services · Training software development services · Training software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Scottish Government requires the development of a package of digital training…AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
The Scottish Government requires the development of a package of digital training materials for Inspectors.
Knowledge of developing digital educational training materials is essential. Officials, current Inspectors, and stakeholders will feed into the development of the content of the training materials, therefore specific experience and knowledge of the funeral sector is not essential. The Supplier will be required to work with these persons.
The content of the training package will need to include the following.
- Components and workings of the funeral sector (including burial authorities, cremation authorities, and funeral directors), including
representative organisations
- Overviews and explanations of relevant legislation (in particular the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016), regulations, codes of
practice, and guidance
- Policies and procedures related to carrying out inspector functions, as stated in relevant legislation
- Responsibilities, processes and policies associated with being a Ministerial Appointee
- Roles and responsibilities of Scottish Government officials who will support Inspectors, and Inspectors’ responsibilities towards those officials.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Within the SPD, Scottish Government will ask the following criteria. Please provide a response if applicable to your organisation.
Professional or Trade Registers enrolment
Authorisation/Membership to perform services
- Economic & financial standing
Within the SPD, Scottish Government will ask the following criteria on economic and financial standing. Please respond with the appropriate information.
Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio(s).
Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
It is a requirement of this contract 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.
Minimum: Financial Ratio - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 0.9. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = in accordance with any legal obligation for the time being in force. Public Liability Insurance = 1,000,000 GBP Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 1,… - Technical & professional ability
Within the SPD, Scottish Government will ask the following criteria.
Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used (MANDATORY)
Checks by Public Body/Official Body on Production Capacities/Technical Capacity
Educational and Professional Qualifications
Environmental Management Measures(MANDATORY)
Proportion (%) to be Sub-Contracted
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to sub-contract and if so, for what proportion of the contract.
If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD questions 2C.1.1 (Technicians) and 2D.1.2 (Subcontractors) on PCS-T.
If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance.
Bidders will be required to pro…
- 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
- 28 Sept 2023, 08:56 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2024, 11:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
Case/662523- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008356- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0405e9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: List and brief description of conditions: 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. SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Bidders must complete the SPD to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. The contract award criteria will be Quality 70% Price 30%. Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria is outlined in the Invitation to Tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. (SC Ref:760873)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
9 Oct 2023 → 18 Mar 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected9 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Mar 2024, 11:33 GMT
- Contract starts18 Mar 2024
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2023- Published value published: £100,00010 Oct 2023, 15:12 BST
- Status changed to active10 Oct 2023, 15:12 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Oct 2023, 15:12 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT10 Oct 2023, 15:12 BST
- Status changed to complete15 Mar 2024, 11:33 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Bricks LtdSME | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008356-2024-662523-1 · Digital Bricks LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Feb 2024
- Value
- £100,000
- Period
- … – 17 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 11 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Digital Bricks Learning LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.