Official UK procurement notice
Scotland's Adoption Register · UK public procurement notice
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 Scotland’s Adoption Register.
Provision of Scotland’s Adoption Register is set out in The Scotland’s Adoption Register Regulations 2016 and comprises an online Register and national matching service that allows social workers to share information about children who have a plan for adoption with approved adopters in Scotland.
The contract will be for a period of 24 months.
CPV: Administrative social services · Social work and related services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Adoption Register plays a key role in providing opportunities for children and…AwardedPublished value£432,000
The Adoption Register plays a key role in providing opportunities for children and prospective adopters to come together through hosting events such as adoption exchange days and adoption activity days. The Register also offers direct advice to local authorities about family finding for individual children or sibling groups. The aim is to enable adopters to be part of the process of linking with a child, to encourage them to consider children they may not previously have thought about adopting, and ultimately to create new families.
The contract will be for a period of 24 months. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
Not applicable
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to state the value for their Current Ratio for the previous financial year.
Bidders will be required to confirm they have the required levels of insurance cover specified below.
Minimum: Current ratio Bidders must have a minimum current ratio of 0.8. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total Current Assets divided by Total Current Liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economi… - Technical & professional ability
4C.4 Supply Chain Management and Prompt Payment of subcontractors- Tenderers must provide a statement of the relevant supply chain
Minimum: Management and/or tracking systems as detailed within the Single Procurement Document, of the Invitation to Tender document.
- 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
- 21 Dec 2022, 10:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2023, 14:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/612157- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008969- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039329Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: Technical Assessment - Full details of the technical criteria detailed within Invitation to Tender. Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract. A contract condition for this procurement requires the Tenderer to comply with the minimum security requirements. Further details will be set out in the procurement documents. Tenderers must also confirm: - they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the contract, at least the real Living Wage - they will meet standards on payment of subcontractors (SC Ref:727403)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Jan 2023 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline31 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Mar 2023, 14:03 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Mar 2023, 14:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption ScotlandSMESubcontracting: Online linking platform | £450,834 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008969-2023-CASE/612157-1 · Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption ScotlandSME
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2023
- Value
- £450,834
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption ScotlandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.