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Published 24 Feb 2023, 15:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PHS2223032 Storage, Collation & Distribution of PHS Marketing Materials

Official notice

Authority: Public Health Scotland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2023awarded 10 May 2023
Awarded to Storage UK Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contractor (or the purposes of this contract notice the Contractor is the economic operator to be awarded the contract to which this notice relates) will provide a storage, collation and distribution service for all of The Authority’s (for the purposes of this contract notice Authority is Public Health Scotland) public health campaigns and publications, which can range from order fulfilment of stock publications to specific campaigns. On average, the Authority runs around 30 campaigns and receives around 600 order for publications per annum.

  • Recurrence: Every 4 years if extensions utilized

CPV: Printing and distribution services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Contractor will provide a storage, collation and distribution service for all of…AwardedRenewal 2 yrs

The Contractor will provide a storage, collation and distribution service for all of The Authority’s campaign materials, which can range from 500-pack distribution to a 20,000 single publication.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2023 – 31 May 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Optional 2 x 12 month extensions at Authority's discretion.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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    The Bidder should provide its yearly (“specific”) turnover in the business area(s) covered by the contract.

    Minimum: All tenderers must provide a statement of accounts or extracts relating to the previous 3 years.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Experience of running and providing similar services.

    Minimum: Evidence of experience in running and delivering similarly scaled service giving 3 examples which highlight technical and professional ability to delivery to a high volume of customers across widespread geographic area.
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
Yes · Every 4 years if extensions utilized
First published
24 Feb 2023, 15:14 GMT
Last source update
11 May 2023, 11:55 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
PHS2223032
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013441
Classification (CPV)
Printing and distribution services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03abdd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: The contract will be awarded to a sole supplier. The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 2 years with 2 x 12 month optional extensions. All initial tender submissions must be held open for acceptance for 3 months from the deadline for submission of initial tender submissions set out in this ITT. The deadline for tender submissions is 27/03/2023 at 12:00. Chelsea Lawson will open the tender submissions on this date via PCS-T. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. ITT code is itt_48689. For more information see: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html (SC Ref:731715)

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
27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Mar 2023 → 1 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 May 2023, 11:55 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 May 2023, 11:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Storage UK LtdSME£150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 013441-2023-PHS2223032-1 · Storage UK LtdSME

    Signed
    10 May 2023
    Value
    £150,000
    Period
    … – 31 May 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Public Health Scotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Storage UK LtdAwarded supplier Seabegs Road, Bonnybridge, Scotland, FK4 2BNContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.