Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
UK
Contact person: Stacy McDonald
Telephone: +44 1412256710
E-mail: Stacy.mcdonald@sds.co.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12862
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
via Public Contracts Scotland
Glasgow
UK
E-mail: support@publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NDPB
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Employability Fund 2018 /2019
Reference number: P17-099
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) will contract on behalf of The Scottish Government for the Employability Fund (EF) programme for 2018 /2019 and includes funding for those participants who started prior to 1.4.2018. The interventions offered through EF continue to map to stages 2 to 4 of the strategic skills pipeline (SSP), and aim to assist unemployed individuals to progress towards and into employment.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
17 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) will contract on behalf of The Scottish Government for the Employability Fund (EF) programme for 2018 /2019 and includes funding for those participants who started prior to 1.4.2018. The interventions offered through EF continue to map to stages 2 to 4 of the strategic skills pipeline (SSP), and aim to assist unemployed individuals to progress towards and into employment.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
17 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Bidders shall be required to pass the following pass/fail minimum standards. All bids who pass Part 1 will be taken forward to Part 2 and their submission evaluated.
Section 5 - Exclusion Grounds.
Section 6 - Non UK Businesses.
Section 7 - Policies.
Section 8 - Equal Opportunities.
Section 9 - Health and Safety.
Section 10 - Conflict of Interest.
Section 11 - Economic /Financial Standing.
Section 12a - Principal Business Activities.
Section 12b - Equalities (minimum score must be achieved).
Section 12c(ii) - Quality (minimum score must be achieved).
Section 13a -Contract examples.
Section 13b - Performance (minimum score must be achieved).
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the statement of requirements and programme activity rules and additional appendices.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
The scope of services to be provided under this contract falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the public contracts (Regulations 2015 (“the regulations”) and therefore the procurement process shall be in accordance with Regulation 74 and subject to the requirement of section 7 of the regulations. By virtue of Regulation 76(3) of the regulations, bidders in any of the situations listed in Regulation 58 of the regulations may be excluded.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/01/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
SDS is inviting bids for starts for a duration of 12 months from April 2018 - March 2019 and includes funding for those participants who started prior to 1.4.2018. New bidders - Part 1 shall be evaluated and those who pass the minimum standards shall have their Part 2 submission evaluated. All Bidders - If you are a new bidder and pass Part 1 or an existing bidder there is no guarantee that you shall be allocated any delivery places. SDS reserves the right throughout the year to re-allocate /re-distribute delivery places as required to meet our requirements.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the public contracts Scotland web site at: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=522851
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
The contracting authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the procurement reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
Inclusion of a sub-contract clause was considered, however, the make up of the contract already encourages many SMEs to bid for and be successful in allocation of volumes of places.
The contracting authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Community benefits were considered, however, although the overall value of the contract is above 4 000 000 GBP, individual contracts will be lower than 4 000 000 GBP.
(SC Ref:522851).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
UK
Telephone: +44 1412256710
Internet address(es)
URL: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Skills Development Scotland
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
UK
Telephone: +44 1412256710
Internet address(es)
URL: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/12/2017