Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2018-11-23
Buyer: Scottish Government
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 30237475 | 32400000 | 32425000 | 32428000 | 35125100: Sensors
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-11-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The DPS comprises a single lot providing vendor neutral technical network advice. A key objective is to offer a straightforward, flexible and suitable route to market for Scottish public sector bodies.
No form of volume guarantee has been granted by the Authority. The Authority shall not be bound to order any of the services referred to in the description. The DPS will be open to entrants throughout its life who meet the minimum criteria.
Potential participants must complete the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) and meet the minimum entry criteria to be established on the DPS.
This DPS will provide vendor neutral network advice for organisations seeking to develop, enhance and secure their network infrastructure.
Network advice can be delivered as part of an organisation's strategy development or business need, through to analysis and advice on existing network infrastructure. Organisations often require vendor neutral expertise to assist in the development and delivery of specific pieces of work.
Due to the wide and diverse nature of network advice, it isn’t possible to list all the types envisaged — but some examples (non-exhaustive list) are; vendor neutral technical network advice including areas such as, network security, suggestions for improved energy consumption and efficiency across an organisations network, support of Internet of Things (IoT) network integration, support of Unified Communications (UC) network integration, audit and analysis of network services, network infrastructure project management, network upgrades, support in the procurement of network services, migration of existing network services, advice on network solutions design and implementation of new network services and support with network estates.
Participants must have at least 12 months experience delivering these types of services. Tell us about your company, services you provide and at least 2 relevant case study examples from the last 3 years. Examples from both public and/or private sector may be provided. Please try and be as concise as possible and preferably within 2 sides of A4 paper.
Responses to be provided in section C- (Technical and professional ability) part 4C.1.2 of the ESPD Document.
Economic operators may be excluded from this DPS if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Potential participants from the UK will be required to provide their tax reference numbers: i.e. value-added tax registration number, paye collection reference and corporation tax or self-assessment reference, as applicable. Please enter this number in Section 2A Question 2A.2 and 2A.3 of the ESPD.
Overseas and non-UK Potential Participants will be required to submit a certificate of tax compliance obtained from the country in which they are a resident for tax purposes.
The Authority will have the right to request evidence that entry criteria is still valid at any point during the life of the Dynamic Purchasing System with evidence to be provided via an updated ESPD to the Authority within 5 working days of request being issued.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below (as requested in Question 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3 of the ESPD):
The Dynamic Purchasing System will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of Section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under Section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Police Authority, Scottish health boards or special health boards, all NHS Scotland, The Integrated Joint Boards established further to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Act 2014, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Ltd, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of Section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the Dynamic Purchasing System will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at:

Eligibility requirements: Potential participants from the UK will be required to provide their tax reference numbers: i.e. value-added tax registration number, paye collection reference and corporation tax or self-assessment reference, as applicable. Please enter this number in Section 2A Question 2A.2 and 2A.3 of the ESPD. Overseas and non-UK Potential Participants will be required to submit a certificate of tax compliance obtained from the country in which they are a resident for tax purposes. The Authority will have the right to request evidence that entry criteria is still valid at any point during the life of the Dynamic Purchasing System with evidence to be provided via an updated ESPD to the Authority within 5 working days of request being issued. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below (as requested in Question 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3 of the ESPD): — Public Liability insurance of minimum: 1 000 000 GBP, — Employers Liability insurance of minimum: 5 000 000 GBP, — Professional Indemnity insurance of minimum: 1 000 000 GBP. The Dynamic Purchasing System will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of Section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under Section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Police Authority, Scottish health boards or special health boards, all NHS Scotland, The Integrated Joint Boards established further to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Act 2014, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Ltd, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of Section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the Dynamic Purchasing System will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about Scottish Public Bodies is available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement

Award value: 2000000