Official UK procurement notice
UK public contract notice CASE/540786 — Scottish Government
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of the project is to appoint a sole supplier who can deliver a report for psychological assessment services in relation to SCS recruitment and promotion (primarily at Director level and above) that demonstrates our commitment to diversity, is compliant and incorporates the Scottish Government SCS Leadership Criteria and the specific criteria for the post at SCS level.
Our approach to all SCS recruitment is informed by the Race Recruitment and Retention Plan Race recruitment and retention - an instigation for change: action plan - gov.scot (www.gov.scot ↗) and Disability Recruitment and Retention plan Recruitment and retention plan for disabled people: 2019 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot ↗).
The Supplier shall be required to work with the People Directorate Senior Talent and Staffing Team to meet all requirements for Assessment Centre and associated services.
CPV: Assessment centre services for recruitment · Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£150,000
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: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
SPD (Scotland) Selection Criteria Section, question Section A, part IV, Suitability
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Please refer to the statements when completing section 4A of the SPD (Scotland)
Statements for:
4A.1 and 4A.1.1 — If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Consultants must be Chartered Occupational Psychologists, members of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Economic & financial standing
Economic and financial standing.
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders must refer to the SPD Bidders Guidance Instructions document concerning Section B, part IV, Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria. SPD (Scotland) Selection Criteria Section, question Section B, part IV, Economic and Financial Standing:
4B.1.1, 4B.3, 4B.4, 4B.4.1, 4B.5.1A, 4B.5.1B, 4B.5.2, and 4B.5.3,
Minimum: Statements for: 4B.1.1 - Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 300000 GBP for the last 3 years: 4B.3 - Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up… - Technical & professional ability
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders must refer to the SPD Bidders Instructions document concerning Section C, part IV, Technical and Professional Ability selection criteria. SPD (Scotland) Selection Criteria Section, question Section C, part IV, Technical and Professional Ability:
4C.8.1, 4C.8.2 and 4C.10.
Minimum: Bidders must refer to the SPD (Scotland) Bidders Guidance Instructions document concerning Section C, part IV, Technical and Professional Ability selection criteria. Statements for: 4C.8.1 - Bidders will be required to confirm their average annual manpower for the last three year… - Technical & professional ability
Individuals on this contract must be a Chartered Occupational Psychologists, members of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 26 Apr 2021, 15:55 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2021, 10:14 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/540786- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030773- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02aa42Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Contract performance and service levels are contained within Schedule 1 and within the ITT
Publisher note: The contract's initial term will be 24 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 month period at the sole discretion of the Scottish Government. The contract award criteria will be Price 30% /Quality 70 %. Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. SPD (Scotland) (Selection Stage) The purpose of the Selection Stage is to allow the Scottish Ministers to assess tenderers’ suitability, capacity and capability to provide the Services required under the proposed Contract. Tenderers must submit responses to each question contained in the SPD (Scotland) (Qualification Envelope in PCS-t). In assessing responses to the SPD (Scotland), a ‘Pass/Fail’ score will be awarded to the following question: Only tenders that achieve a ‘Pass’ for all questions in the SPD (Scotland) question will have their tender considered further and will proceed to the Price/Quality ratio calculation. Bidders must pass the following selection questions: 4A.1 and 4A.1.1 — If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. 4B.1.1 - Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 300000 GBP for the last 3 years: 4B.4 - Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio(s): Ratio name - Current Ratio Ratio value - 1.0 The acceptable range for each financial ratio is: 1.0 or above The ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities. Ratio name - Quick Ratio Ratio value - 1.0 The acceptable range for each financial ratio is: 1.0 or above The ratio will be calculated as follows: The Quick Ratio equals Quick Assets divided by Current Liabilities. Ratio name - Debt Ratio Ratio value - less than 0.3 The acceptable range for each financial ratio is: 0.3 or below The ratio will be calculated as follows: The Debt Ratio equals total debt divided by total assets. All insurances required (SC Ref:676776)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Jun 2021 → 10 Dec 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published10 Dec 2021, 10:14 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled10 Dec 2021, 10:14 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.