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Published 15 Jan 2021, 10:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Fund Management Administration of Volunteering Support Fund

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year1.3% below published estimate

Submissions closed 23 Feb 2021awarded 30 Mar 2021

Awarded to Impact Funding Partners

Contract term 3 yrsends 16 Jun 2024 · extension options published · starts 17 Jun 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contractor will undertake the administration and management – including capacity building, outcomes-based monitoring and evaluation – of the projects and organisations to be funded under the Volunteering Support Fund from 17 June 2021 – 16 June 2024.

CPV: Administrative development project services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Scottish Government Third Sector Unit is seeking a suitably qualified and…AwardedRenewal 3 yrs

The Scottish Government Third Sector Unit is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Fund Manager to administer the Volunteering Support Fund, from 17 June 2021 – 16 June 2024.

The purpose of the fund is to enable Scotland’s small to medium sized third sector organisations to recruit additional volunteers who will contribute towards delivering a new volunteering project, or extending/expanding an existing one, and improve how volunteers are supported in their role. Additional information: 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.

Contract period: 17 Jun 2021 – 16 Jun 2024 (3 yrs)

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: Scottish Government reserve the option to extend the contract for an additional period of 12 months. · Scottish Government reserve the option to extend the contract for an additional period of 12 months.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 sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 70%
price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 70
Price: 30

Conditions of participation1

Economic & financial standing
Statement for 4B.4: Bidders must demonstrate a current ratio of no less than 1. Current ratio will be calculated
as follows: total current assets divided by total current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
Bidders who do not comply with the above financial requirements but are part of a group, can provide a parent guarantee if the parent company satisfies the financial requirements stipulated above.

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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: 15 Jan 2021, 10:40 GMT
Last source update: 6 Apr 2021, 09:16 BST
Award evaluation window: 23 Feb 2021 – …
Authority reference: Case/534181
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-006950
Classification (CPV): Administrative development project services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028a98 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:649806)

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: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 23 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 23 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

23 Feb 2021 → 17 Jun 2021 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
23 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
23 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
6 Apr 2021, 09:16 BST
Contract starts
17 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
6 Apr 2021, 09:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £493,6921 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Impact Funding PartnersSME	£493,692 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 006950-2021-Case/534181-1 · Impact Funding PartnersSME
Signed
30 Mar 2021
Value
£493,692
Period
… – 16 Jun 2024
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

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 5 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow, ScotlandContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Impact Funding PartnersAwarded supplier Suite 3, Forth House, Burnside Business Court, North Road, Inverkeithing, Scotland, KY11 1NZContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.