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: Laura Robertson
Telephone: +44 3002002600
E-mail: laura.robertson@aib.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: +44 3002002601
NUTS: UKM33
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.aib.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://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
Other: general public services or sequestration
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy.
Reference number: Reference number: AiB/2016/4
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.
(Note: The ‘Estimated total value’ stated II.1.5 is the total value for the initial 2-year period of the contract plus the options to extend to maximum of an additional 2 years (2+1+1)
A Community Benefits (CB) clause has not been included within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation as a clause is considered not to be relative and/or proportionate to the nature of the financial management service to be provided. However the technical question set contained within the ITT does included a CB at question 10 which is not scored.)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
13 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
North Eastern Scotland, Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Parts of Eastern Scotland — more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 ‘Specification’
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM27
UKM50
UKM22
UKM26
UKM5
UKM6
UKM21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be a framework contract consisting of 3 geographic lots. The Authority intends to appoint 2 Contractors for 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. The Authority intends to appoint 2 Contractors for each Lot.. The contract shall be for two years with two 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 dependent 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:
— To act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B) of the Act).
— To 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).
— To 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).
— To 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 2016.
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: Quality Criterion: To be included in ITT
/ 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
Parts of South Western Scotland — more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 ‘Specification’
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM34
UKM38
UKM36
UKM35
UKM31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be a framework contract consisting of 3 geographic lots. The Authority intends to appoint 2 Contractors for 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. The Authority intends to appoint 2 Contractors for 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 dependent 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:
— To act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B) of the Act.
— To 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).
— To 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).
— To 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 2016.
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: Quality Criterion: To be included in ITT
/ 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
Parts of South Western Scotland and Parts of Eastern Scotland — more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 ‘Specification’
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM23
UKM24
UKM25
UKM28
UKM32
UKM33
UKM3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be a framework contract consisting of 3 geographic lots. The Authority intends to appoint 2 Contractors for 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. The Authority intends to appoint 2 Contractors for each Lot. The contract shall be for two years with two 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 dependent 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:
— To act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B) of the Act.
— To 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).
— To 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).
— To 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 2016.
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: Quality Criterion: To be included in ITT
/ 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
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 010-014878
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: North Eastern Scotland, Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Parts of Eastern Scotland — more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 ‘Specification’
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/05/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
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: 15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wylie & Bisset LLP
168 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4TP
UK
Telephone: +44 1415667000
Fax: +44 1415667001
NUTS: UKM34
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Insolvency Support Services Ltd
H5 Newark Business Park, Newark Road South
Glenrothes
KY7 4NS
UK
Telephone: +44 8456017570
NUTS: UKM22
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:
: 4 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Parts of South Western Scotland — more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 ‘Specification’
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/05/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
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: 16
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wylie & Bisset LLP
168 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4TP
UK
Telephone: +44 1415667000
Fax: +44 1415667001
NUTS: UKM34
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Insolvency Support Services Ltd
H5 Newark Business Park, Newark Road South
Glenrothes
KY7 4NS
UK
Telephone: +44 8456017570
NUTS: UKM22
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:
: 5 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Parts of South Western Scotland and Parts of Eastern Scotland — more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 ‘Specification’
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/05/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
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: 16
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wylie & Bisset LLP
168 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4TP
UK
Telephone: +44 1415667000
Fax: +44 1415667001
NUTS: UKM34
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Insolvency Support Services Ltd
H5 Newark Business Park, Newark Road South
Glenrothes
KY7 4NS
UK
Telephone: +44 8456017570
NUTS: UKM22
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:
: 3 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:499176).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Accountant in Bankruptcy
1 Pennyburn Road
Kilwinning
KA13 6SA
UK
Telephone: +44 3002002600
Fax: +44 3002002601
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.aib.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2017