Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Aberdeen City Council
Woodhill House, Westburn Road
Aberdeen
AB16 5GB
UK
Telephone: +44 1467539600
E-mail: dsmillie@aberdeencity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM50
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00231
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Sheriff Officer Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of Sherriff Officer and debt collection services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is seeking to secure one supplier for a ‘Debt Collection Sheriff Officer Services’ contract for all income streams in accordance with the requirements detailed in this document. Tenderers are required to implement recovery procedures and carry out diligence in accordance with the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 as amended and other relevant legislation, all in line with the Council’s policies and procedures.
The Council’s objective is to ensure that principal debts and any surcharges are cleared as quickly and effectively as possible, whilst also minimising the overall burden of debt to the customer.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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 000-031083
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 000-WPTA4456
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP
279 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JL
UK
Telephone: +44 1314778900
NUTS: UKM82
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:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:757526)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre & Commercial Courts
Aberdeen
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Aberdeen Sheriff Court
53 Castle S
Aberdeen
AB11 5BB
UK
Telephone: +44 1224657200
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/02/2024