Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Accountant in Bankruptcy
1 Pennyburn Road
Kilwinning
KA13 6SA
UK
Telephone: +44 3002002600
E-mail: laura.robertson@aib.gov.uk
Fax: +44 3002002601
NUTS: UKM93
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.aib.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00233
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Sheriff Officer/Messengers-At-Arms Services Framework
Reference number: AiB 2019/5
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Accountant in Bankruptcy intend to award a framework agreement for the provision of Sheriff Officer/Messenger-At-Arms services. The scope of this framework is intended to cover all services listed within the Scottish Statutory Instrument Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms, Sheriff Officers and Shorthand Writers) and provision of tracing services.
Full details of the requirement are detailed within the attached invitation to tender (ITT).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
993 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75231100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
SCOTLAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Accountant in Bankruptcy intend to award a framework agreement for the provision of Sheriff Officer/Messenger-At-Arms services. The scope of this framework is intended to cover all services listed within the Scottish Statutory Instrument Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms, Sheriff Officers and Shorthand Writers) and provision of tracing services.
This framework will be available to AIB, Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS), Social Security Scotland and Revenue Scotland. Further details on each of the public bodies and the requirement is contained within the attached ITT.
Detailed award criteria is contained in the ITT documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2019/S 194-471654
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2019/5
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Stirling Park LLP
24 Blythswood Square
Glasgow
G2 4BG
UK
Telephone: +44 7808013274
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 993 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The tenderer response to ESPD Part C Technical and Professional Ability Question 4C.1.2 will be evaluated in accordance with the following scoring methodology. If the response is marked below ‘2 = Acceptable’ the bid may be set aside and may take no further part in the competition:
0 = Unacceptable — Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to this criterion.
1= Poor . Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response shows some elements of relevance to the criterion but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate previous relevant experience/capacity/capability.
2 = Acceptable — Response is relevant and acceptable. The response demonstrates broad previous experience, knowledge and skills/capacity/capability but may lack in some aspects of similarity e.g. previous experience, knowledge or skills may not be of a similar nature.
3 = Good — Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good amount of experience, knowledge or skills/capacity/capability relevant to providing similar services to similar clients.
4 = Excellent — Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates thorough experience, knowledge or skills/capacity/capability relevant to providing similar services to similar clients.
The ITT award criteria is fully detailed within the ITT ‘Award Criteria Tender Response Form’. All scored questions will be evaluated in accordance with the following scoring methodology:
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. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.
A scored question on community benefits was not considered to be relative and/or proportionate for this requirement, however the ‘Award Criteria Tender Response Form’ contained within the ITT does include a non-scoring sustainability/community benefits question. A scored question on fair work practices has been included within the ‘Award Criteria Tender Response Form’ and non-scoring questions have been included on living wage and the Scottish Business Pledge.
Consideration has been given to whether it is appropriate to divide this framework into lots however, for this requirement it has been determined that lotting would not be suitable as:
(a) it would make the execution of the framework excessively technically difficult,
(b) the need to co-ordinate the different contractors for the lots could risk undermining the proper execution of the framework.
(SC Ref:613792)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
St Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1ED
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.aib.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2020