Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-12-11
Buyer: Scottish Government
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 66172000 | 66190000 | 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services | 79940000
Estimated value: 4000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-01-21
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Management of schemes aimed at improving energy, water and resource efficiency, and implementing renewable and low carbon technologies amongst households, businesses, housing providers and other third party organisations.
The requirement comprises the management of schemes aimed at improving energy, water and resource efficiency, and implementing renewable and low carbon technologies amongst households, businesses, housing providers and other third party organisations.
— assessment of applications, carrying out of credit checks, and decision-making regarding acceptance,
— monitoring and reporting, to the Scottish Government, scheme Key Performance Indicators and preparing management and financial information.
The stated contract value is an estimate (over the 4 potential years of the contract): the requirement is demand-led and the actual contract value is therefore dependent on demand for the service.
4B.4 (Financial Ratios). Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio (net current assets divided by net current liabilities) of 1.0 or greater.
4B.5.1 and 4B.5.2 (Minimum Insurance Levels). Bidders must hold, or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below:
— employer's liability insurance in accordance with any legal obligation in force(currently 5 000 000 GBP),
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
In accordance with the Authority's Sustainable Procurement Duty (as described in the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014), a community benefits question is included within this Invitation to Tender. Any community benefits proposals within the successful tender will form part of the conditions of the contract and the deliverables will be monitored as part of the contract management process for the contract.
— related to the subject matter of the contract (in terms of being a community benefit deliverable that will be secured by the successful tenderer in their approach to and performance of the contract),
In terms of the Act, community benefits include benefits in the form of: training and recruitment opportunities; the availability of subcontracting opportunities and other benefits that improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing within a public body's area whilst a contract is being performed.
The successful tenderer will discuss the content of their community benefits proposal and agree a plan for the delivery of the agreed community benefits which will become a condition of the contract.

Eligibility requirements: 2A.16.1 The Service Provider must be registered with the Financial Conduct Authority.

Award value: 4000000