Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay, Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
UK
Contact person: Michael Brydon
Telephone: +44 1312443619
E-mail: michael.brydon@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HR Assessment Centres
Reference number: case/362528
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79635000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government requires to appoint a contractor to provide assessment and associated services relating to external recruitment and internal vacancy filling for our core posts; our graduate development programme and senior civil service appointments. This includes:
— The provision of assessment exercises and related services to all business areas,
— National coverage, with consistent levels of service for varied requirements as needed,
— Working with business areas to ensure that best value for money is obtained in terms of the cost/suitability of assessment exercises,
— Providing comprehensive management information at all stages of the process.
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)
79635000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework agreement will be available for use by Scottish Ministers (Scottish Government Core Directorates), accountant in bankruptcy, Disclosure Scotland, Education Scotland, National Records of Scotland, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Housing Regulator, Scottish Public Pensions Agency, Student Awards Agency for Scotland, Transport Scotland, Social Security, Food Standards Scotland, Scottish Fiscal Commission, Revenue Scotland, Crofting Commission, Parole Board, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, British Irish Council, Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry & Edinburgh Tram Inquiry.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
The contractor pays all staff at a rate higher than or equal to the Scottish Living Wage and will continue to pay that wage rate through the duration of this contract.
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:
2017/S 150-310661
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: case 362528
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Resourcing Limited
3949686
145 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8FJ
UK
E-mail: colin.moreland@capita.co.uk
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:525003).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay, Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1312443619
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2018