Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-04-18
Buyer: Renfrewshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2019-05-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Renfrewshire Council are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced business world specialist to support the ongoing development of business world in the Council.
Renfrewshire Council are seeking to appoint an experienced business world specialist to support the ongoing development of business world in the Council. The appointed provider is required to have a detailed and technical understanding of the (Agresso) Unit 4 product — Business World (@ Milestone 6 and Milestone 7) — to provide specialist ICT services in the ongoing development of the ERP system and continued deployment of newly configured functionality across the Council. The appointed consultant will also support software upgrades, patches, milestones, etc.
The initial period will be for 36 months, with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months until 30.6.2023. Any extension will be at the sole discretion of Renfrewshire Council.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the ITT in PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other procurement documents for further information.
The service provider is required to have a detailed and technical understanding of the (Agresso) Unit 4 product — Business World (@ Milestone 6 and Milestone 7).
Bidders are required to have a minimum Dun and Bradstreet failure score of 20. Any bidder with a score of less than 20 will be asked to provide additional supporting information to the satisfaction of the Council's risk manager.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to formal award of contract, as a minimum, the types and levels of insurance detailed below:
Such insurance shall be maintained for the duration of the period of the contract and for a minimum of five (5) years following the expiration or earlier termination of the contract.
Statutory third party motor vehicle cover of at least 1 000 000 GBP or where there is no fleet but rather you permit your employees to use their personal vehicles on the business of the company), please provide a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority confirming that the company has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure that their employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.
The current contract ends on 30.6.2019, therefore this contract requires to commence on 1.7.2019. In order to meet the Council's governance a report recommending approval for award must be submitted to the Council's Finance, Resources and customer services policy board on 5.6.2019. To meet the timelines associated with the this formal board tenders must be received by no later than 7 May. The accelerated procedure is required to ensure that the Council receives the level of specialist support required to support the ongoing development of Business World in Renfrewshire Council.
Evidence of your company's insurance certificates detailing the required level of insurance as per the levels stated within this Contract Notice and as detailed within the invitation to tender document uploaded within the general attachments area in Public Contract Scotland Tender Portal.
Tenderers are required to submit S7 Declaration as part of their tender submission. The document is attached within the commercial envelope.
A completed copy of the supporting documents uploaded within the general attachments area in Public Contract Scotland Tender Portal, please note that documents must be signed by an authorised signatory (a person with the Authority to formally bind the contracting organisation).
Appendix 2 Data Processing Agreement document. The successful service provider will be required to sign a copy of the data processing agreement on award.
Any contract awarded as a result of this tender exercise will be subject to Scots Law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts.

Eligibility requirements: The service provider is required to have a detailed and technical understanding of the (Agresso) Unit 4 product — Business World (@ Milestone 6 and Milestone 7).