Award

Financial administration and management of Scottish Government heat and energy efficiency grant and loan schemes

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

02 Oct 2023 at 11:19

Tender

28 Apr 2023 at 10:02

Planning

11 Apr 2023 at 13:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is seeking a service provider to undertake financial administration and management of heat and energy efficiency grant and loan schemes. The procurement stage is "complete." The main industry category is "Energy-efficiency consultancy services." The location of the procurement is Glasgow, UK. The procurement method is an open procedure. The title of the tender is "Financial administration and management of Scottish Government heat and energy efficiency grant and loan schemes." The contract, with a value of £61.5 million, was awarded on 7th August 2023.

This tender offers opportunities for service providers in the energy-efficiency consultancy services sector to manage grant and loan schemes for the Scottish Government. Businesses with expertise in financial administration and management, community benefits, and cyber security would be well-suited to compete. With a heavy emphasis on quality criteria, bidders must demonstrate excellence in service delivery, staffing, service management, climate change, community benefits, fair work practices, business continuity, disaster recovery, and cyber security to secure the contract.

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Notice Title

Financial administration and management of Scottish Government heat and energy efficiency grant and loan schemes

Notice Description

The Scottish Government is seeking a service provider to undertake the financial administration and management of a number of its heat and energy efficiency loan and grant schemes

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to undertake the financial administration and management of a number of the Purchaser's loan and grant schemes, as described herein. The required services include the processing of, and decision-making on, applications for those loan and grant schemes that are open during the course of the contract. It also includes the associated administration of loan and grant payments and repayments, including the repayment of outstanding loans from loan schemes which are either closed at contract start date or which close to new applications during the course of the contract. The Contract has a maximum value of 61.5 million GBP if all extension options are taken up. It should be noted, however, that contract value is a function of demand, and that total demand cannot be accurately forecast The purchaser is unable to provide any guarantee relating to application volumes but expects application volumes in year 1 of the contract across all live schemes to potentially range between 10,000 - 15,000, whilst applications in a potential year 5 of the contract have the potential to exceed 25,000. Additional information: Cyber Security will be scored on a 0-4 basis Tenderers must score a minimum moderated average of 2 to be taken forward to price quality ratio. Tenderers must be Financial Authority Conduct registered at the time of contract award

Options: This contract can be extended for a further 24 months optional extensions to be taken up at Scottish Ministers discretion

Renewal: This contract can be extended for a further 24 month optional extensions to be taken up at Scottish Ministers discretion

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bdce
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028948-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

66190000 - Loan brokerage services

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

79940000 - Collection agency services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£61,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£61,500,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£61,500,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
23 Apr 2023Expired
Award Date
6 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Gary Crombie
Contact Email
gary.crombie@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 7392287522

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8EA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ENERGY SAVING TRUST

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