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Published 28 Jun 2021, 12:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Off Site Storage Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,000,000exc. VAT52.5% below final estimate
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2021awarded 16 Sept 2021
Awarded to John G Russell +2 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (NSS) is seeking to put in place a ranked multiple supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of storage and distribution services for overflow products.

CPV: Storage and warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£4,000,000
Delivery: Scotland
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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Site within close proximity of ML9 2QX and ML1 4GP in order to have the ability to deliver stock, using HGV’s, to these locations within one hour in peak time traffic of despatch from storage facility.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 Jun 2021, 12:45 BST
Last source update
29 Oct 2021, 09:05 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
NSS212216
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027143
Classification (CPV)
Storage and warehousing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c0c6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Publisher note: This Contract is a Ranked Framework Agreement (SC Ref:671872)

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
Submission deadline
29 Jul 2021, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jul 2021 → 29 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Jul 2021, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Oct 2021, 09:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Oct 2021, 09:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,900,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
John G Russell, XPO, stanford logistics limitedSMEjoint award£1,900,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 0 electronic · 7 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • John G RussellAwarded supplier Deanside Road, Hillington, Glasgow, Scotland, G52 4XBContact phone
  • XPOAwarded supplier Lodge Way, New Duston, Northampton, UK, NN5 7SLContact phone
  • stanford logistics limitedAwarded supplier Unit 25, Whistleberry Industrial Park, Hamilton, Scotland, ML3 OEDContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria