Official UK procurement notice
Pilot of Psychological Supervision for Forensic Science Staff
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSPA Forensic Services provide independent, impartial specialist forensic services to policing and the wider criminal justice system in Scotland.
Operational Forensic Services staff are routinely exposed to incidents, images and case material that is often distressing or traumatic in nature, and carries a high level of stress and psychological risk. Prolonged and repeated exposure to this is more prevalent in the scene attending disciplines and in areas such as Imaging where review of traumatic images is conducted daily.
As such, it is proposed that a Pilot be undertaken to evaluate any impact that incorporating psychological supervision into the professional practice could have on the mental health and wellbeing of forensic staff. The pilot will run for approximately 3 years, which will allow trends and impact to be apparent and measurable – the supervision will include regular meetings with specific, suitably trained counsellors for the full duration. Providers will also provide suggested improvements to the approach and the wider SPA occupational health strategy and full report detailing final results, analysis and recommendations for future support.
CPV: Counselling services · Health and social work services · Social services · Social work services · Social work services without accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Procurement is being carried out as an open procedure, contract duration is up to 3…AwardedPublished value£130,000
Procurement is being carried out as an open procedure, contract duration is up to 3 years and the closing date for submissions is 13th January 2023 - please see attached documentation for further information.
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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 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
- Suitability
The suppliers must be able to meet the following minimum Standard of Professional Ability
The personnel, and if applicable any sub-contractors, engaged by the Contractor to provide counselling must have appropriate qualifications (as determined by relevant professional bodies and industry standards) so as to provide the specified service to the Authority to a suitable and effective standard.
Personnel, and if applicable any sub-contractors, must be members of one of the following or equivalent bodies.
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Economic & financial standing
In order to pass the Financial Check section of the contract, it is mandatory for companies to attain the undernoted:-
To establish the financial standing of a potential Tenderer, the SPA will firstly take into account a risk report provided independently by Credit Safe. Tenderers are asked to provide their Company Number so that the SPA can run this report. Within such reports, the risk of business failure is expressed as a score of 30 or below (high risk of business failure). In the event that a company is determined to have a risk failure rating of 30 and below i.e. that the company is considered to have a high risk of business failure, the submission will not be considered further.
If you are successful in the award of this Contract, and where, during the life of the Contract, including any extension period, your risk failure rating falls below 30 then the SPA reserves the right to remove you from this Contract. It is the Supplier’s responsibility to ensure that the information held by Credit Safe is accurate and up to date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the SPA will request a report from Credit Safe following the closing date for the receipt of the Tenders to ensure that the most up to date information is used. Where you are not registered on Credit Safe e.g. charitable organisations or new start companies/ sole traders with less than 3 years trading history, discretionary powers are available to the Chief Financial Officer to consider abbreviated accounts along with banke…
Minimum: Tenderers are required to hold, or commit to obtaining prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below. Where a Tenderer does not hold or commit to obtaining the types and levels of insurance indicated, the SPA wil…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Dec 2022, 14:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 May 2023, 09:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PROC-22-1555- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013066- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038c4cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level agreements (SLAs) detailed within the attached documentation.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:731365)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2023 → 13 Jul 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened13 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline30 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published9 May 2023, 09:50 BST
- Bids must remain valid until13 Jul 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jan 2023- Deadline moved to 30 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT4 Jan 2023, 08:47 GMT+17 days · was 13 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete9 May 2023, 09:50 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 13 Jan 2023 | 30 Jan 2023 | +17 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 13 Jan 2023 | 30 Jan 2023 | +17 d |
At request of potential bidders for an extension to the deadline
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence Medical Welfare Service | £128,495 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013066-2023-PROC-22-1555-1 · Defence Medical Welfare Service
- Signed
- 5 May 2023
- Value
- £128,495
- 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Defence Medical Welfare ServiceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.