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
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Certification Printing
Reference number: SQA2347
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79822400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Printing of certificates
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
238 992.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22450000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
UKM73
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Printing of SQA certificates and accompanying letters.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Delivery of the Services and Service Levels
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Account Management
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Security
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Ability to Meet Timescales
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Innovation & Added Value
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Fair Work Policy
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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 000-011048
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SQA2347
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/09/2023
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
Adare SEC Limited
Park Mill, Manor Road, Clayton West, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
HD8 9QQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1484863411
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 238 992.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:762243)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
SQA
58 Robertson Street
Glasgow
EH19 3SF
UK
Telephone: +44 003452136720
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2024