Planning

Financial Administration and Management of Scottish Government Heat and Energy Efficiency grant and loan schemes

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Planning

11 Apr 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has published a planning tender for the financial administration and management of its heat and energy efficiency grant and loan schemes. The tender is aimed at service providers and has an estimated value of £61.5 million. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with the future notice date set for 24th April 2023. The buying organisation is the Scottish Government, located in Glasgow, UK. The industry category is 'General public services', and the main procurement category is 'services'.

This tender issued by the Scottish Government presents a significant business opportunity for service providers in the financial administration and management sector. Businesses specialising in application processing, administration of payments and records, as well as effective customer journey maintenance are well-suited to compete. The contract involves managing 17 grant and loan schemes for a duration of 36 months with possible 12-month extensions. Interested parties should be registered with the Financial Conduct Authority at the time of contract award to be eligible to participate in this procurement process.

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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 open, closed and future heat and energy efficiency loan and grant schemes. The majority of the schemes are demand led and it should be noted that the actual value of the contract may be significantly less than the maximum estimated value outlined in II.1.5 if forecast volumes are not realised.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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. It is anticipated that the new contract will commence in December 2023. However, this may be subject to change at the time of issuing the contract notice. The service provider will assume the management and administration of 17 grant and loan schemes. Some schemes are open to new applications and others are closed. The Scottish Government may also introduce new schemes through this contract. The service provider will have to deliver the following across those individual schemes: - Application processing and decision making - Administration of loan and grant payments - Administration of loan repayments - Records management - Liaison with advice partners to maintain an effective and efficient customer journey. At the time of publication of the PIN the contract will be for 36 months with 2 x 12 months optional extensions to be invoked at Scottish Ministers discretion. However, this may be subject to change at the time of issuing the contract notice.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000728814
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475936
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Apr 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Gary Crombie
Contact Email
gary.crombie@gov.sot
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475936
    Financial Administration and Management of Scottish Government Heat and Energy Efficiency grant and loan schemes - The Scottish Government is seeking a service provider to undertake the financial administration and management of a number of its open, closed and future heat and energy efficiency loan and grant schemes. The majority of the schemes are demand led and it should be noted that the actual value of the contract may be significantly less than the maximum estimated value outlined in II.1.5 if forecast volumes are not realised.

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