Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-11-02
Buyer: South Lanarkshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72222300: Information technology services
Estimated value: 524000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-12-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of an ICT security monitoring service which delivers continued cyber resilience through threat detection, analysis and response.
South Lanarkshire Council (‘the Council’) has a requirement to partner with an experienced managed security service provider to implement an ICT security monitoring service which delivers continued cyber resilience through threat detection, analysis and response. This will involve the replacement of the current service. This service plays a critical role in the council's cyber security strategy and achieving its information governance objectives.
There is scope within the contract for an extension period of up to 3 years subject to satisfactory performance, financial standing and availability of funding.
It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Councils satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Where it is required, within a bidder's country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Profitability — this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio;
Liquidity — this is calculated as current assets less stock and work in progress, divided by current liabilities. If the answer is greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio
Gearing — this is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (short term and long term) divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. If the answer is less than or equal to 100 % it is considered a pass for this ratio.
Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, the Council may take the undernoted into consideration when assessing financial viability and the risk to the Council, providing that the Bidder can supply evidence to substantiate any of the mitigating criteria when requested to do so. The following list is not exhaustive and other criteria may be considered where proposed by a bidder as mitigating factors:
Does the bidder operate in a market which, traditionally, requires lower liquidity or higher debt finance?
Have the bidder's results been adversely affected by ‘one off costs’ and / or ‘one off accounting treatments’?
The Council will request submission of and assess the bidders financial accounts, and may use Keynote or similar financial verification systems to validate the information provided.
The above methodology will also be adopted to assess satisfactory financial standing of the successful bidder (s) prior to the resulting Contract / Framework being considered for extension.
The bidder must confirm that they have or will commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following levels of Insurance Cover:

Eligibility requirements: ESPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Councils satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given. If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. ESPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership. Where it is required, within a bidder's country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service. Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

Award value: 524000