Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Lanarkshire Council
Council Headquarters, Almada Street
Hamilton
ML3 0AA
UK
E-mail: irene.peacock@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM95
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00410
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SLC - Education Digital Futures - Education ICT Managed Service
Reference number: SLC/FC/23/008
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council wishes to appoint a supplier to provide an Education Managed Service for all Education establishments within South Lanarkshire.
The objective of this procurement exercise is to put in place a fully managed ICT managed service for Education which builds on this position of strength, which continues to offer schools with modern and transformative environments and digital solutions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
53 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
Main site or place of performance:
South Lanarkshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement route will be via Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) which allows for innovation and to negotiate with suppliers on their proposals.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-036791
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SLC/FC/23/008
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RM Education
Belhaven House, Lark Way
Bellshill
ML4 3RB
UK
Telephone: +44 1698578011
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.rm.com/education
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 53 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 8 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
SPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.7 Serious and Organised Crime – Information Sharing Protocol
It is a requirement of this tender that the bidder recommended for award completes and submits, when requested to by the Council, the Serious and Organised Crime – Information Sharing Protocol form for evaluation prior to any award being made.
Declarations and Certificates
In a restricted tendering procedure, prior to the issue of invitation to tender, the bidders who are being recommended for issue of tenders will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope.
All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T.
SPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate
SPD Question 3D.3 Human Rights Act Declaration
SPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate
SPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates
SPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration
SPD Question 4C.6 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Declaration
SPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration
Declaration Section Health and Safety Questionnaire
Declaration Section Serious and Organised Crime – Information Sharing Protocol
The Signature Page must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Stage 1 SPD Technical Envelope.
In the case of a restricted tendering procedure this information will be requested by the Council prior to the issue of invitation to tender to the selected bidders.
Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the SPD will invalidate the bid. In this scenario the Council will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on until a fully compliant bidder is identified.
(SC Ref:793624)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Hamilton Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street,
Hamilton
ML3 0BT
UK
E-mail: hamiltoncivil@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please note, the alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is:
Court of Session
Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
+44 1312252595
supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.u
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/03/2025