Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-11-30
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 79400000 | 79413000 | 85000000
Estimated value: 1500000 GBP

Technical requirements: The authority is considering a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) split into a number of lots for hard to find Professional Expertise. The DPS will be operated on a fully electronic basis and is open to new entrants throughout its life who meet the minimum criteria. This lot will be for marketing experts to consult and deliver on marketing and creative services projects within the public sector.
The authority is considering a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) split into a number of lots for hard to find professional expertise. The DPS will be operated on a fully electronic basis and is open to new entrants throughout its life who meet the minimum criteria. This lot will be for experts who can advise, lead and support a multitude of business related change and transformation projects within the public sector. Examples could include expertise in traditional, agile and lean project management, business process re-design, executive leadership, coaching and other business related sub-specialism's completed on a project by project basis.
The authority is considering a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) split into a number of lots for hard to find professional expertise. The DPS will be operated on a fully electronic basis and is open to new entrants throughout its life who meet the minimum criteria. This lot will be for digital expertise to advise, consult and/or deliver on various digital implementations and projects within the public sector.
The authority is considering a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) split into a number of lots for hard to find professional expertise. The DPS will be operated on a fully electronic basis and is open to new entrants throughout its life who meet the minimum criteria. This lot will be for health specialists who can lead, support and advise on matters related to human (medical and dental) and animal health for public sector bodies. For the animal health sector this may include working with a broad range of animal health stakeholders to encourage the adoption of measures that secure higher standards of animal health, welfare, biosecurity, antimicrobial stewardship and professional education and training.
Potential participants will be eligible to join any ‘lots’ within the system at any time throughout its duration provided they pass the entry criteria for the lot in question.
System will operate fully electronically using PCS-Tender url; https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html
All suppliers who are awarded a place on a lot within the DPS will be invited to all contract opportunities within that lot.
Award criteria will be based on best price-quality ratio which may incorporate mandatory minimum scores that bidders will have to achieve.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=471899


Award value: 1500000