Official UK procurement notice
Social Isolation and Loneliness - Fund Management Services
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT8.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Feb 2022awarded 12 Apr 2022
Awarded to Impact Funding Partners
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Fund Management Services
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1- Carry out marketing and promotion of the Fund to raise awareness across Scotland to…AwardedPublished value£400,000
- Carry out marketing and promotion of the Fund to raise awareness across Scotland to embrace a wide range of providers, encompassing diverse communities across the length and breadth of Scotland.
- Develop in conjunction with the Scottish Government, the Fund Documentation and final criteria.
- Develop a 2 stream approach to reporting and evaluation to ensure that those applying to the grass roots fund (under 50k GBP), have application and reporting processes commensurate with their size and resources.
- Provide prospective applicants with pre-application support, including Open Forums/Workshops and published information to familiarise applicants with the process.
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
- Suitability
The Fund Manager will demonstrate:
- experience of administering funds with similar deliverables as the SIAL Fund through their bid.
- knowledge of wider issues around SIAL and intersectional issues relating to sex, disability, ethnicity, age and other protected characteristics.
- understanding of the benefits of adopting fair work practices and the principles within the Fair Work Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1.0
Current Ratio will be calculated as follows:
net current assets divided by net current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
Minimum: Bidders must have in place the following minimum insurance levels: - public liability insurance in the sum of not less than 1 million GBP - professional indemnity insurance in the sum of not less than 1 million GBP; and - employer’s liability insurance in accordance with any lega…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 2021, 14:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2022, 11:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Feb 2022 – …
- Authority reference
Case 565766- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010569- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030436Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:691144)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
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/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 8 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Feb 2022 → 25 Apr 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Apr 2022, 11:07 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Apr 2022, 11:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £365,5511 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Apr 2022
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Funding PartnersSME | £365,551 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010569-2022-565766-1 · Impact Funding PartnersSME
- Signed
- 12 Apr 2022
- Value
- £365,551
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Impact Funding PartnersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria