Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY
UK
Contact person: Denise Link
Telephone: +44 01856873535
E-mail: Denise.Link@orkney.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM65
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.orkney.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Employability Child Poverty Lead Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to support the delivery of No-One Left Behind by providing an Employability Child Poverty Coordination service.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
70 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM65
Main site or place of performance:
Orkney Islands
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to support the delivery of No-One Left Behind by providing an Employability Child Poverty Coordination service to inform and influence the integration of employability support within strategic decisions and actions and increase access to holistic support which enables parents to move towards fair and sustainable work. This Project will run until October 2025
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Method Statement
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Project Methodology
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
70 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
30/10/2023
End:
29/10/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
06/10/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
06/10/2023
Local time: 14:30
Place:
PCS Postbox opening via Teams
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Three Officers with delegated authority.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS.
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=743520.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:743520)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=743520
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriffs Court
Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 1856872110
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/09/2023