Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Insolvency Services
Notice Description
Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy (Note: The 'Estimated total value' stated at II.1.7 is the total value for the initial 2 year period of the contract plus the options to extend to maximum of an additional 2 years (2+1+1).
Lot Information
Lot 1 - North Eastern Scotland & Highlands & Islands and Parts of Eastern Scotland
This contract will be a framework contract consisting of three geographic lots. The Authority intends to appoint two Contractors for each Lot. Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has a requirement for the provision of insolvency services for the administration of allocated sequestration cases where The Accountant is appointed trustee. The services will be required across the whole of Scotland. The requirement will be split into three geographic Lots. The Authority intends to appoint two Contractors for each Lot. The contract shall be for two years with two separate options to extend for a further year. Cases will be allocated automatically by the case management system (BASYS) to a specific provider in each of the regional Lots dependent on the ranking of the provider in each region. Accountant in Bankruptcy is an Agency of the Scottish Government in terms of the Scotland Act 1998. The Chief Executive is also The Accountant in Bankruptcy (The Accountant), who is an independent statutory officer appointed under Section 199 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016. AiB requires the services of providers to administer bankruptcy cases where The Accountant has been appointed Trustee. The providers will be expected to carry out the functions of the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016. They will be appointed to act on behalf of The Accountant. The Accountant will remain the Trustee throughout. An Operating Manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018. AiB requires evidence of technical facilities in place to enable receipt and administration of all cases.. 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) 2015.
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension periods available at discretion of AiB.
Lot 3 Title - Parts of South Western Scotland and Parts of Eastern ScotlandThis contract will be a framework contract consisting of three geographic lots. The Authority intends to appoint two Contractors for each Lot. Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has a requirement for the provision of insolvency services for the administration of allocated sequestration cases where The Accountant is appointed trustee. The services will be required across the whole of Scotland. The requirement will be split into three geographic Lots. The Authority intends to appoint two Contractors for each Lot. The contract shall be for two years with two separate options to extend for a further year. Cases will be allocated automatically by the case management system (BASYS) to a specific provider in each of the regional Lots dependent on the ranking of the provider in each region. Accountant in Bankruptcy is an Agency of the Scottish Government in terms of the Scotland Act 1998. The Chief Executive is also The Accountant in Bankruptcy (The Accountant), who is an independent statutory officer appointed under Section 199 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016. AiB requires the services of providers to administer bankruptcy cases where The Accountant has been appointed Trustee. The providers will be expected to carry out the functions of the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016. They will be appointed to act on behalf of The Accountant. The Accountant will remain the Trustee throughout. An Operating Manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018. AiB requires evidence of technical facilities in place to enable receipt and administration of all cases.. 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) 2015.
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions.
Lot 2 - Parts of South Western ScotlandThis contract will be a framework contract consisting of three geographic lots. The Authority intends to appoint two Contractors for each Lot. Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has a requirement for the provision of insolvency services for the administration of allocated sequestration cases where The Accountant is appointed trustee. The services will be required across the whole of Scotland. The requirement will be split into three geographic Lots. The Authority intends to appoint two Contractors for each Lot. The contract shall be for two years with two separate options to extend for a further year. Cases will be allocated automatically by the case management system (BASYS) to a specific provider in each of the regional Lots dependent on the ranking of the provider in each region. Accountant in Bankruptcy is an Agency of the Scottish Government in terms of the Scotland Act 1998. The Chief Executive is also The Accountant in Bankruptcy (The Accountant), who is an independent statutory officer appointed under Section 199 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016. AiB requires the services of providers to administer bankruptcy cases where The Accountant has been appointed Trustee. The providers will be expected to carry out the functions of the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016. They will be appointed to act on behalf of The Accountant. The Accountant will remain the Trustee throughout. An Operating Manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018. AiB requires evidence of technical facilities in place to enable receipt and administration of all cases.. 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) 2015.
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension periods available.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000670862
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN451054
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79211000 - Accounting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,873,020 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,927,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jun 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jan 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Jun 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 2 to 4 years.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- amanda.dowse@aib.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3002002600
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KILWINNING
- Postcode
- KA13 6SA
- Post Town
- Kilmarnock
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM61 Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey, TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM64 Na h-Eileanan Siar, TLM65 Orkney Islands, TLM66 Shetland Islands, TLM71 Angus and Dundee City, TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM76 Falkirk, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling, TLM78 West Lothian, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond, TLM82 Glasgow City, TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire, TLM84 North Lanarkshire, TLM91 Scottish Borders, TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway, TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, TLM94 South Ayrshire, TLM95 South Lanarkshire
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- Local Authority
- North Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Kilwinning
- Westminster Constituency
- North Ayrshire and Arran
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=15
17th January 2022 - Schedule 1: Specification -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=16
17th January 2022 - Schedule 1: Specification -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=1
14th January 2022 - Schedule 1: Specification -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=14
13th January 2022 - Form of Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=12
12th January 2022 - Q&A Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=13
12th January 2022 - Q&A Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=2
20th December 2021 - Schedule 2: Pricing Schedule -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=3
20th December 2021 - Schedule 3: Award Procedures -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=4
20th December 2021 - Schedule 4: Award Questionnaire -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=5
20th December 2021 - Schedule 5: Service Contract (& 11 Schedules within) -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=6
20th December 2021 - Schedule 6: Single Procurement Document SPD -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=7
20th December 2021 - Schedule 7: Instructions for Tenderers -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=8
20th December 2021 - Schedule 8: Operating Manual -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=9
20th December 2021 - Framework Agreement -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=10
20th December 2021 - Cover & Index -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436265&idx=11
20th December 2021 - Covering Letter -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC436265
Provision of Insolvency Services - Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy (Note: The 'Estimated total value' stated 11.1.5 is the total value for the initial 2 year period of the contract plus the options to extend to maximum of an additional 2 years (2+1+1). -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN451054
Provision of Insolvency Services - Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy (Note: The 'Estimated total value' stated at II.1.7 is the total value for the initial 2 year period of the contract plus the options to extend to maximum of an additional 2 years (2+1+1).
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