Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Forestry
Saughton House
Edinburgh
EH11 3XD
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 1
E-mail: david.docherty@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://forestry.gov.scot/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30372
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
Scottish Forestry - Provision of an HR, Payroll and Learning Management Service
Reference number: SF_0339
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Scottish Forestry is looking to appoint a single supplier to provide an end-to-end, fully managed HR and Payroll service with a supporting, cloud-based HR and Payroll system with an integrated Learning Management System.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Saughton House, Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Scottish Forestry is looking to appoint a single supplier to provide an end-to-end, fully managed HR and Payroll service with a supporting, cloud-based HR and Payroll system with an integrated Learning Management System.
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
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 000-021320
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SF_0339
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
The ITT Award Criteria contains 4 pass/fail questions (including Q4C.4 referred to in Section C above). Anyone who does not obtain a pass for these questions will not be considered further. 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 requirement 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.
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.
The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (legislation.gov.uk)
(SC Ref:768757)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252525
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/06/2024