Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1315296432
E-mail: Ben.Fulton@edinburgh.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Address Tracing and Mortality Screening – Member Data Services
Reference number: CT1243
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66141000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Lothian Pension Fund require a range of Member Data Services to assist the with effective administration of their funds.
The two services required are address tracing and mortality screening this allows the Lothian Pension Fund to update member records with the member's correct address and to check the existence of members thus avoiding overpayment of benefits where pensioner members have deceased or alerting the Fund where deferred beneficiaries have died and a benefit may be payable.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
98 625.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66131100
66141000
66520000
72416000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Edinburgh Council is acting on behalf of Lothian Pension Fund (“LPF”) in the execution of this Tender, but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract through its lifetime.
LPF is the organisation responsible for administering the Local Government Pension Scheme in the Lothian area. Lothian Pension Fund administers the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in Edinburgh and the Lothians. LPF require a supplier to conduct Mortality Screening on all Lothian Pension Fund's pensioner and deferred members and to conduct address tracing on all untraced deferred members. This will be a recurring requirement, however through time the requirement may reduce.
The requirement is needed to improve the accuracy of member records in accordance with the Pensions Regulator's legislation on record keeping. In additional to improving their records, the service will improve the effectiveness of the communication between Lothian Pension Fund and its members, alerting members timeously with information about elections or choices they are required to make in relation to their benefits that may affect their rights under the scheme.
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 000-029159
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CT1243
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
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: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Limited
71 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0 XA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 98 625.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The City of Edinburgh Council are procuring this on behalf of Lothian Pension Fund.
It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled.
(SC Ref:760130)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. . A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service /OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/03/2024