Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-23
Buyer: Big Lottery Fund (London)
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 66122000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 79212110 | 79400000 | 79411100
Estimated value: 560000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Big Lottery Fund is seeking a Service Provider who will offer specialist business support services to grant holders and applicants. Grant holders will be referred to the Service Provider on a case-by-case basis. The Big Lottery Fund would like to support low capacity, inexperienced groups and organisations that operate at community level.
The Big Lottery Fund seeks to appoint an external Service Provider that will give grant holders and applicant's access to reliable, consistent and high-quality advice from people who have specialist skills and experience in business accounting, management, governance and risk.
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=437659
The total contract value for fixed services over the 3 year duration will be 145 000 GBP including VAT and expenses. Bids in excess of this figure will be excluded from further consideration in this tender process. The Fund intends to award other services on a call-off basis over the 3 year duration will not exceed 555 000 GBP including VAT and expenses.
(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
Please submit a copy of your annual accounts for the last 2 years. We will review these to ensure you have adequate financial standing to perform the services without putting the Fund at risk. Where we have concerns we may request further information/comfort from you. Where our concerns are not addressed you will be excluded from further participation in the tender process.
In order for us to carry out this assessment please provide copies of the last 2 years audited accounts and annual reports to include:

Eligibility requirements: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent. (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process. (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession. (4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession. (5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register. (6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process. (7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation. (8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established. (9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established. Please submit a copy of your annual accounts for the last 2 years. We will review these to ensure you have adequate financial standing to perform the services without putting the Fund at risk. Where we have concerns we may request further information/comfort from you. Where our concerns are not addressed you will be excluded from further participation in the tender process. In order for us to carry out this assessment please provide copies of the last 2 years audited accounts and annual reports to include: — Balance-sheet; — Profit and loss account and cost of sales; — Full notes to the accounts; — Director's report/auditor's report. If you are unable to submit the information requested above because your organisation is below the threshold for which audited accounts are required, please submit the following documents instead: — Balance-sheet; — Profit and loss statement. If you are unable to submit the information requested above for the most recent financial year because such information is not yet audited, please submit management accounts for that period. — The Fund requires all bidders to have a minimum of 3 years relevant experience successfully delivering projects similar to the 1 required under this ITT and described in Section 2 of the ITT. — Bidders must have a formal quality management system in place. — Bidder has submitted a complete tender that accords with every instruction and requirement set out in this ITT. — Bidder has completed Parts III and IV of Annex 5 of the ITT and confirmed none of the circumstances set out there in apply. — The Bidder's Total Costs in Table A over 3 years must not exceed 145 000 GBP (including VAT and expenses) for the fixed element of the services. — The Bidder's Total Costs in Table B over 3 years must not exceed 555 000 GBP (including VAT and expenses) for the call-off element of the services. — Bidders whose costs exceed these amounts will be excluded from further consideration in the tender process. — The Bidder's Contract Management costs does not exceed 10 % of the total contract value (fixed services and the call-off services).
Please submit a copy of your annual accounts for the last 2 years. We will review these to ensure you have adequate financial standing to perform the services without putting the Fund at risk. Where we have concerns we may request further information/comfort from you. Where our concerns are not addressed you will be excluded from further participation in the tender process. In order for us to carry out this assessment please provide copies of the last 2 years audited accounts and annual reports to include: — Balance-sheet; — Profit and loss account and cost of sales; — Full notes to the accounts; — Director's report/auditor's report. If you are unable to submit the information requested above because your organisation is below the threshold for which audited accounts are required, please submit the following documents instead: — Balance-sheet; — Profit and loss statement. If you are unable to submit the information requested above for the most recent financial year because such information is not yet audited, please submit management accounts for that period.
— The Fund requires all bidders to have a minimum of 3 years relevant experience successfully delivering projects similar to the 1 required under this ITT and described in Section 2 of the ITT. — Bidders must have a formal quality management system in place. — Bidder has submitted a complete tender that accords with every instruction and requirement set out in this ITT. — Bidder has completed Parts III and IV of Annex 5 of the ITT and confirmed none of the circumstances set out there in apply. — The Bidder's Total Costs in Table A over 3 years must not exceed 145 000 GBP (including VAT and expenses) for the fixed element of the services. — The Bidder's Total Costs in Table B over 3 years must not exceed 555 000 GBP (including VAT and expenses) for the call-off element of the services. — Bidders whose costs exceed these amounts will be excluded from further consideration in the tender process. — The Bidder's Contract Management costs does not exceed 10 % of the total contract value (fixed services and the call-off services).