Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 1FD
UK
Telephone: +44 03452136720
E-mail: procurement@sqa.org.uk
NUTS: UKM73
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sqa.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00386
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NDPB
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legacy Support
Reference number: SQA2467
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79620000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SQA would like to form a partnership with a supplier who would work with us at key times of the educational year to help support the running and support of key bespoke applications and processes. Predominately this will be to help to run the processes which are used to generate certificates, reports, and data, as part of the Main Diet Certification process. The suitable supplier would be expected to provide skilled and experienced resources to be part of the delivery team.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
160 727.24
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM73
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SQA would like to form a partnership with a supplier who would work with us at key times of the educational year to help support the running and support of key bespoke applications and processes. Predominately this will be to help to run the processes which are used to generate certificates, reports, and data, as part of the Main Diet Certification process. The suitable supplier would be expected to provide skilled and experienced resources to be part of the delivery team.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Details of skills and experience of the staff that the supplier will have in place to deliver on the support requirements
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Details of the continuity model the supplier will have in place to ensure continuity of resource and skills over the lifetime of this tender
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Evidence of doing a similar role in at least 2 other mid-large sized organisations. References will form part of this evaluation criteria.
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Evidence of experience in ensuring due diligence and attention to detail in all work, and thus ensuring certainty of outcomes.
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Evidence of using the technologies detailed below, to run, monitor and manage the support processes.
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Fair work Practices
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
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:
2024/S 000-003841
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SQA2467
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Version 1 Solutions Limited
4-5 Lochside View
Edinburgh
EH12 9DH
UK
Telephone: +44 07595294777
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 160 727.24
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:762081)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Courts
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2024