Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Accountant in Bankruptcy
1 Pennyburn Road
Kilwinning
KA13 6SA
UK
Contact person: Stephen Phillips
Telephone: +44 1412420131
E-mail: stephen.phillips@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
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 Insolvency Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79211000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of insolvency services to accountant in bankruptcy.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Provision of insolvency services to accountant in bankruptcy.
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM50
UKM77
UKM72
UKM76
UKM5
UKM6
UKM71
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be a framework contract consisting of 3 geographic lots, with a minimum of 2 companies appointed to each lot.
Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has a requirement for the provision of insolvency services for the administration of allocated sequestration cases where the accountant is appointed trustee. The services will be required across the whole of Scotland. The requirement will be split into 3 geographic lots, with a minimum of 2 providers in each Lot. The contract shall be for 2 years with 2 separate options to extend for a further year.
Cases will be allocated automatically by the case management system (BASYS) to a specific provider in each of the regional Lots dependant on the ranking of the provider in each region.
Accountant in Bankruptcy is an Agency of the Scottish Government in terms of the Scotland Act 1998. The Chief executive is also the accountant in Bankruptcy (The Accountant), who is an independent statutory officer appointed under Section 1 of the Bankruptcy.
(Scotland) Act 1985 as amended.
The Accountant has responsibility for certain statutory functions in Scotland, including the following:
— Act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B)of the Act,
— Act as Trustee in all sequestrations awarded by the sheriff courts, where a sheriff does not appoint a person to be trustee (by virtue of Section 2(2C) of the Act).
— Act as interim trustee before the award of sequestration, if appointed by the sheriff, except those where an alternative interim trustee is appointed when nominated by the petitioning creditor (by virtue of Section 2(6)(b) of the Act).
— Act as trustee on the resignation, death or replacement of the original trustee where no new trustee is elected or appointed (by virtue of Sections 28 and 28A of the Act).
AiB requires the services of providers to administer bankruptcy cases where the accountant has been appointed Trustee. The providers will be expected to carry out the functions of the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 as amended.
An operating manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. They will be appointed to act on behalf of the accountant. The accountant will remain the Trustee throughout.
AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1988. AiB requires evidence of technical facilities in place to enable receipt and administration of all cases.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: to be included in tender document
/ Weighting: 45 %
Price
/ Weighting:
55 %
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) 2015.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
UKM95
UKM84
UKM83
UKM81
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be a framework contract consisting of 3 geographic lots, with a minimum of 2 companies appointed to each lot.Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has a requirement for the provision of insolvency services for the administration of allocated sequestration cases where the accountant is appointed trustee. The services will be required across the whole of Scotland. The requirement will be split into 3 geographic lots, with a minimum of 2 providers in each Lot. The contract shall be for 2 years with 2 separate options to extend for a further year.Cases will be allocated automatically by the case management system (BASYS) to a specific provider in each of the regional Lots dependant on the ranking of the provider in each region.Accountant in Bankruptcy is an Agency of the Scottish Government in terms of the Scotland Act 1998. The Chief executive is also the accountant in Bankruptcy (The Accountant), who is an independent statutory officer appointed under Section 1 of the Bankruptcy.(Scotland) Act 1985 as amended.The Accountant has responsibility for certain statutory functions in Scotland, including the following:
— Act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B)of the Act,
— Act as Trustee in all sequestrations awarded by the sheriff courts, where a sheriff does not appoint a person to be trustee (by virtue of Section 2(2C) of the Act).
— Act as interim trustee before the award of sequestration, if appointed by the sheriff, except those where an alternative interim trustee is appointed when nominated by the petitioning creditor (by virtue of Section 2(6)(b) of the Act).
— Act as trustee on the resignation, death or replacement of the original trustee where no new trustee is elected or appointed (by virtue of Sections 28 and 28A of the Act).
AiB requires the services of providers to administer bankruptcy cases where the accountant has been appointed Trustee. The providers will be expected to carry out the functions of the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 as amended.An operating manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. They will be appointed to act on behalf of the accountant. The accountant will remain the Trustee throughout.AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1988. AiB requires evidence of technical facilities in place to enable receipt and administration of all cases.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: to be included in tender documentation
/ Weighting: 45 %
Price
/ Weighting:
55 %
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.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Provision of Insolvency Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM73
UKM91
UKM75
UKM78
UKM92
UKM93
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be a framework contract consisting of 3 geographic lots, with a minimum of 2 companies appointed to each lot.Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has a requirement for the provision of insolvency services for the administration of allocated sequestration cases where the accountant is appointed trustee. The services will be required across the whole of Scotland. The requirement will be split into 3 geographic lots, with a minimum of 2 providers in each Lot. The contract shall be for 2 years with 2 separate options to extend for a further year.Cases will be allocated automatically by the case management system (BASYS) to a specific provider in each of the regional Lots dependant on the ranking of the provider in each region.Accountant in Bankruptcy is an Agency of the Scottish Government in terms of the Scotland Act 1998. The Chief executive is also the accountant in Bankruptcy (The Accountant), who is an independent statutory officer appointed under Section 1 of the Bankruptcy.(Scotland) Act 1985 as amended.The accountant has responsibility for certain statutory functions in Scotland, including the following:
— Act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B)of the Act,
— Act as Trustee in all sequestrations awarded by the sheriff courts, where a sheriff does not appoint a person to be trustee (by virtue of Section 2(2C) of the Act).— Act as interim trustee before the award of sequestration, if appointed by the sheriff, except those where an alternative interim trustee is appointed when nominated by the petitioning creditor (by virtue of Section 2(6)(b) of the Act).
— Act as trustee on the resignation, death or replacement of the original trustee where no new trustee is elected or appointed (by virtue of Sections 28 and 28A of the Act).
AiB requires the services of providers to administer bankruptcy cases where the accountant has been appointed Trustee. The providers will be expected to carry out the functions of the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 as amended.An operating manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. They will be appointed to act on behalf of the accountant. The accountant will remain the Trustee throughout.AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1988. AiB requires evidence of technical facilities in place to enable receipt and administration of all cases.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: to be included in tender documentation
/ Weighting: 45 %
Price
/ Weighting:
55 %
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
Restricted 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:
2016/S 135-242616
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: N/a
Title: Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: N/a
Title: Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: N/a
Title: Provision of Insolvency Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Award Criteria.
The scoring system used to evaluate the award criteria in the ITT will be as follows:
1. Unacceptable Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement;
2. Poor response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled;
3. 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;
4. 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;
5. 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.
(SC Ref:525620).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Accountant in Bankruptcy
1 Pennyburn Road
Kilwinning
KA13 6SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1412420131
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/01/2018