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Published 29 Apr 2021, 12:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Highland Council - Sheriff Officer Services

Official notice

Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM6)
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT20.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2021awarded 30 Jul 2021
Awarded to Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Highland Council require Sheriff Officer Service for collection of Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates, Sundry Debt and Parking Fines and provision of Housing Services.

CPV: Collection agency services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Sheriff Officer Services including collection of unpaid taxes and housing servicesAwardedRenewal

Sheriff Officer Services including collection of unpaid taxes and housing services. Additional information: Registered Sheriff Officers

Delivery: Scotland · Highland Council area
Extensions: Option to extend by up to 24 months · 24 MonthsVariant bids: not allowed
79940000 Collection agency services

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
Quality: 95Price: 20Environmental: 5
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Key Resources: 20
  • Collection Methodology: 30
  • Collaboration between Council and Supplier: 20
  • Collection Fairness: 10
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Ethical Collection: 10
  • price: 20
  • Sustainability: 5
Published award criteria (8)
  • Key Resources: 20
  • Collection Methodology: 30
  • Collaboration between Council and Supplier: 20
  • Collection Fairness: 10
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Ethical Collection: 10
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Selection Criteria - Must be a Registered Sheriff Officer

  • Technical & professional ability

    Selection Criteria - Must be a Registered Sheriff Officers

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 120 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
29 Apr 2021, 12:44 BST
Last source update
21 Jan 2025, 12:38 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
HC/FIN/SHERIFF/2021
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002009
Classification (CPV)
Collection agency services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02aba1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please see Terms and Conditions and Procurement Documents

Publisher note: Selection Criteria - Must be a registered Sheriff Officer. (SC Ref:788316)

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.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Jun 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Jun 2021 → 21 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Jun 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Jan 2025, 12:38 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2025, 12:38 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,205,6171 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP£1,205,617 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Highland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5NXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Inverness Justice CentreReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria