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: Diane Hunter
E-mail: diane.hunter@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.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
Other: Social Enterprise Accelerator Programme
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Social Enterprise Business Accelerator
Reference number: SL/CE/23/030
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80521000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
South Lanarkshire Council's Community and Enterprise Resources, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Services required to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver a Social Enterprise Accelerator Programme. The programme required to be completed within financial year 2023/2024, with the potential to extend the programme should additional funding become available to the Council.
The Social Enterprise Business Accelerator will deliver entrepreneurial training, upskilling and business support for leaders of Social Enterprises and Enterprising Third Sector Organisations based in South Lanarkshire.
The programme will be delivered through a mix of online and in person sessions.
Using the Council’s community benefit matrix, the Council calculated that the minimum total of community benefit points which must be delivered under this contract is a minimum of 40 Community Benefit points.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
160 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80521000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
Main site or place of performance:
South Lanarkshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
An Open Tendering Procedure was published on PCS-T on 14th June 2023 with a closing date of 26th July 2023 at 12 noon.
Tenders were invited on a Price / Quality basis. The mechanism for assessing tenders was comprehensively detailed within the ‘Evaluation of Tenders’ document contained within the tender process but can be summarised as follows:
Stage 1 - Qualification Response
Stage 2 - Technical Response
Stage 3 - Commercial Response
Stage 1 - Bidders were required to complete a Single Procurement Document (SPD) as part of the Qualification envelope self-declaring that they meet the criteria requirements.
The SPD (Scotland) submitted by each bidder was accepted as preliminary evidence, in the form of a declaration, to confirm that:
- none of the mandatory or discretionary exclusion grounds apply
- if any of the mandatory or discretionary grounds apply the self-cleansing measures that have been taken; and
- the bidder meets the relevant selection criteria
All mandatory and discretionary exclusions grounds were assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. SPD (Scotland) selection questions 4B.4, 4B.5 and 4C.1.2 were also assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. The Council’s minimum requirements for each of these criteria were described within the Contract Notice.
Stage 2 - Bidders were required to complete a Technical response on the following technical criteria:
2.1.2 Project Approach
2.1.3 Recruitment Process
2.1.4 Delivery / Key Milestones
2.2.2 Community Benefits
2.3.1 Fair Work First
Stage 3 - Bidders were required to complete a Commercial response.
The successful Bidder was the one which achieved the highest combined quality / price score provided that all of the selection criteria contained within the Qualification Envelope, as detailed within the Contract Notice, was provided, and verified by the Council as being compliant.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
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 000-016837
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SLC/CE/23/030
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/10/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
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
Inspirent Ltd
Atrium Business Centre, North Caldeen Road
Coatbridge
ML5 4EF
UK
Telephone: +44 1236702020
NUTS: UKM84
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 76 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 30 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The estimated value noted within the contract notice takes account of the optional extension.
Community Benefits
Inspirent Ltd offered 40 Community Benefit points by delivering the following:
- Training opportunity x1 (20 points)
- Young person engagement x2 (20 points)
The provision of these Community Benefits will be electronically recorded and monitored as part of the Council’s Performance Appraisal process.
Fair Work First
Inspirent Ltd confirmed they are committed to fair working practices.
(SC Ref:746278)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Hamilton Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street
Hamilton
ML3 0BT
UK
Telephone: +44 1698282957
E-mail: hamiltoncivl@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/10/2023