Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Lanarkshire Council
Council Headquarters, Almada Street
Hamilton
ML3 0AA
UK
Contact person: Irene Peacock
E-mail: irene.peacock@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM95
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00410
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Independent Advice and Development Support to customers in South Lanarkshire
Reference number: SLC/HT/23/291
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79342300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
South Lanarkshire Council wish to procure a service to provide independent impartial advice and guidance to support and help advance customer participation in South Lanarkshire, including in-person and online meetings with tenants and the Council, support via phone calls and email, sharing paperwork, and delivering presentations and training.
The service provider will be expected to develop and implement a workplan agreed between the Council and tenant representatives with clear tasks, timescales, responsibilities, methods, and outcomes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
256 639.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
Main site or place of performance:
South Lanarkshire Council
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement will be conducted via the Open Tendering procedure and the ITT will be published in Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCST).
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Quality Award Criteria listed below:
Service Delivery
Implementation / Mobilisation Plan
Staff Resources
Performance Monitoring and Reporting
Community Benefits
Fair Work First
Sustainability
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 000-029889
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SLC/HT/23/291
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
Tenants Information Service
Clockwise, Savoy Tower 77 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G2 3BZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1412481242
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 256 639.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities
Bidders are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon
SPD Question 2.D.1 Subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely
Bidders are required to complete a shortened version of the SPD for each Subcontractor on whose capacity the bidder does not rely on.
Exclusion Criteria
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.
SPD Questions 3A – 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All the exclusion grounds will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. For the mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the Council of the self cleansing measures undertaken. .For the discretionary exclusion grounds a bid may be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self cleansing measures undertaken.
Declarations and Certificates
In an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope.
All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T.
SPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate
SPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration
SPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration
SPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate
SPD Question 4B.4 Fully Audited Accounts for Previous 2 Years
SPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates
SPD Question 4D.1 Quality Assurance Accreditations
Declaration Section Form of Offer to Tender
Declaration Section SOC Protocol Form (if required)
*The ‘Form of Offer to Tender’ must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Commercial Envelope.
In the case of an open tender, the other Declarations listed above will not be required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will instead be requested by the Council following the conclusion of the evaluation of the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes and prior to the award of the tender.
(SC Ref:785593)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Hamilton Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street,
Hamilton
ML3 0BT
UK
E-mail: hamiltoncivl@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.scotscourts.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please note, the alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is:
Court of Session
Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
+44 1312252595
supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/03/2025