Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Provision of Temporary Legal Staff
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
Re-procurement openFramework for the provison of Temporary & Interim Staff Services · bids close
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government Legal Directorate (SGLD) has awarded two contracts with with an external service provider for the Provision of Temporary Legal Staff in order to fill temporary gaps in staffing and/or in response to unforeseen business requirements for SGLD, the Office of the Advocate General, Public Local Inquiries and the Scottish Law Commission.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 2 bids received (0.5 per place) · 2 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Ratio
Insurances
Minimum: Ratio - Current Assets/Current Liabilities is equal to 1 Insurances public liability insurance in the sum of not less than 1 million GBP; professional indemnity insurance in the sum of not less than 1 million GBP; and employer’s liability insurance in accordance with any legal ob… - Technical & professional ability
4C.4 Please provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used:
Minimum: 4C.4 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 incl…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for the Provision of Temporary Legal Staff” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Jan 2023, 08:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2023, 13:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jun 2023 – …
- Authority reference
case/628016- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028619- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0399f7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The framework has been awarded via ranked solution. The suppliers are ranked as follows: 1st Service Care Solutions 2nd FWA (Scotland) Ltd (SC Ref:746006)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
20 Mar 2023 → 28 Sept 2023 · 4 dates- Next notice expected20 Mar 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published28 Sept 2023, 13:11 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 May 2023- Published value updated to £8,000,0004 May 2023, 15:14 BSTwas £4,000,000
- Status changed to active4 May 2023, 15:14 BST
- Procurement method changed4 May 2023, 15:14 BST
- Deadline published: 7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST4 May 2023, 15:14 BST
- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2023, 13:11 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 028619-2023-Case/628016-1
- Signed
- 13 Sept 2023
- Value
- £8,000,000
- 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
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Office of the Advocate General (OAG)Contracting authority
- Scottish Law CommissionContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- FWA (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor
- Service Care Solutions LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.