Official UK procurement notice
Provision Of Business Gateway Services
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFalkirk Council invites tenders to quote for the provision of business gateway services in Clackmannanshire in accordance with this and associated documentation. Falkirk Council is the contracting authority on behalf of Clackmannanshire Council.
The service is expected to provide high quality advice and support to new start and existing businesses; support the creation of new and sustainable businesses & improve productivity and support the survival and growth of existing businesses.
There are two key service areas which together form Business Gateway. The three areas are:
> Start-Up Advisory Service
> Existing and Growing Businesses Service
Business Gateway will also work in partnership with other public and private sector providers to ensure that:
> Business Gateway services are firmly embedded as the local point of contact for accessing public sector business support where possible; and
> referral arrangements are put in place with those private and public sector deliverers of support involved with pre-enterprise, start–up and business development.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business development consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Miscellaneous business-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1See available tender documentationAwardedPublished value£950,000
See available tender documentation. Additional information: See available tender documentation.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Assessment: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Assessment: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 9 Mar 2023, 08:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2023, 11:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
(PS/180/23)- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021430- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b0c1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: See available tender documentation. (SC Ref:736037)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1710 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
6 Apr 2023 → 25 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published25 Jul 2023, 11:27 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Jul 2023, 11:27 BST
Published amendments (1)
Alterations to contracting authority information to correct error Change 1: Alteration to Section I: Contracting authority I.1) This should now only include the information for Falkirk Council, and result in the removal of the information relating to Clackmannanshire Council. Change 2: Alteration to Section I: Contracting authority I.2) Type of Joint Procurement should now be registered as: The co…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceteris (scotland) LtdSME | £749,156 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021430-2023-PS/180/23-1 · Ceteris (scotland) LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- £749,156
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Clackmannanshire CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ceteris (scotland) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria