Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Commercial Advisors - Rapid Response Unit - Framework Agreement
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Procurement of Commercial Advisors – Rapid Response Unit – Framework Agreement.
The RRU has been created to tackle a wide range of economic challenges as a result of Covid-19 and Brexit to enhance SG’s support for business resilience. Specifically, in some instances, the RRU will lead on providing assistance to businesses in distress with the support from agencies and partners. As such, the RRU will require the services of commercial advisors at short notice (within 24 hours) to instruct them to look into a company’s financial position and advise as to the available options for the RRU to intervene.
The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for an additional 12 months.
CPV: Research consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Currently the Scottish Government contract with a number of suppliers to deliver…CancelledRenewal
Currently the Scottish Government contract with a number of suppliers to deliver similar type services. It is anticipated that there will be a relatively high interest in joining this framework agreement. The framework agreement will consist of a maximum of four (4) suppliers, with call-offs conducted in a “round robin” manner, in order to allow each of the four suppliers equal access to opportunities as they arise.
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
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: Statement for 4B.4: Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 0.9 Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Net current assets divided by net current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from an…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Procurement of Commercial Advisors - Rapid Response Unit - Framework…” 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 31 May 2021, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2022, 12:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Jul 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018754- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b6ccFind a Tender
Publisher note: Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2- Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. (SC Ref:699825)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 2 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Jul 2021 → 8 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Oct 2021, 23:59 BST
- Notice published8 Jul 2022, 12:32 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled8 Jul 2022, 12:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Clerks OfficeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.