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Published 20 Jul 2021, 16:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sheriff Officer Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£880,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2021awarded 20 Dec 2021
Lots 2max 2 to bid

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Officers.

Council is seeking to put in place a Framework Agreement to fulfil its requirement to provide Sheriff Officer Services across various services including the Housing Service with Enterprise and Communities and Legal Services within Legal and Democratic Solutions. This requirement is to fulfil its legal obligations in relation to a number of functions required to be carried out by Sheriff Officers.

  • Recurrence: Approximately 9 months prior to expiry of the proposed Framework

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (2.5 per place) · 2 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £440,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Sheriff Officer Services - Hamilton Sheriff CourtAwardedRenewalceiling above

Sheriff Officer Services within the jurisdiction of Hamilton Sheriff Court. The services required under this Framework Agreement and any resultant Call Off Contract, include but are not to be restricted to:

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Service or intimation of documents

Ejection

Citation

Diligence

Charges for Payment

Earnings Arrestment

Attachment

Auction

Arrestment

Inhibition

Foreign Citation

Tracing and enquiries

Pre-sue reporting

. Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:

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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Framework Agreement will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months with the Council reserving the sole right to extend for a further two 12 months periods. Accordingly, the potential maximum term of the Framework Agreement is 48 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Sheriff Officer Services - Airdrie Sheriff CourtAwardedRenewalceiling above

The services required under this Framework Agreement and any resultant Call Off Contract, include but are not to be restricted to:

.

Service or intimation of documents

Ejection

Citation

Diligence

Charges for Payment

Earnings Arrestment

Attachment

Auction

Arrestment

Inhibition

Foreign Citation

Tracing and enquiries

Pre-sue reporting

. Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:

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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Framework Agreement will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months with the Council reservicing the sole right to extend for a further two 12 months periods. Accordingly, the potential maximum term of the Framework Agreement is 48 monthsVariant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation4
  • Suitability

    All service providers must have Membership of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders must respond to SPD questions 4A.2, 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2.

    Minimum: 4A.2 - Bidders must confirm must confirm Membership of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers. . 4B.5.1 Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000GBP . 4B.5.2 Public Liability Insurance = 5,000,000GBP .
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must respond to SPD questions 4C.1.2, 4C.8.2, 4C.10.

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    The bidder response to question 4C.1.2 will be scored by an evaluation panel using the following rationale:

    Score Definition

    100 -Response is completely relevant. It is unlikely that the response could be more comprehensive or be improved upon. It provides full assurance that the requirements will be met in full in every respect

    90 -Response is almost entirely relevant. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirements and provides complete details of how the requirement will be met.

    80 -Response is highly relevant. Detailed response demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides almost totally complete details of how the requirement will be met.

    70 -Response is relevant. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a thorough understanding and provides at least 70% of the required details on how the requirement will be fulfilled.

    60 -Response is substantially relevant and acceptable and demonstrates a broad understanding of the requirement to a satisfactory depth but could have been more detailed.

    50 -Response is at least 50% relevant and acceptable. The response demonstrates an understanding of the requirement but lacks details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.

    40 -Response is partially relevant but not sufficiently detailed to demonstrate how the requirement will be met. There is a lack of depth of d…

    Minimum: 4C.1.2. Bidder response will be scored by an evaluation panel. Bidders are required to provide a minimum of two (2) examples of contractual arrangements they have held over the past three (3) years which best demonstrates their relevant experience to deliver requirements of the F…
  • Technical & professional ability

    The services can only be provided from an external service provider who are Members of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “Sheriff Officer Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
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
Yes · Approximately 9 months prior to expiry of the proposed Framework
First published
20 Jul 2021, 16:14 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2021, 10:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-21-025
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032018
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ca3e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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: (SC Ref:677967)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
25 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Aug 2021 → 22 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Dec 2021, 10:34 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Dec 2021, 14:04 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Section V: Award of contract, Lot No: 2, Title: Sheriff Officer Services - Airdrie Sheriff Court Section V.2.2) Information about tenders within the contract award notice should state; Number of tenders received: 6 Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6 Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0 Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0 Number …

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 55 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 20 Dec 2021

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £440,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Sheriff Officer Services - Hamilton Sheriff Court

    Signed
    20 Dec 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Sheriff Officer Services - Airdrie Sheriff Court

    Signed
    20 Dec 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Sheriff Officer Services - Hamilton Sheriff Court5bids · 5 electronic5——
2 · Sheriff Officer Services - Airdrie Sheriff Court1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body HamiltonContact email, phone
  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.