{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04b350-2025-03-05T15:10:14Z", "date": "2025-03-05T15:10:14Z", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04b350", "description": "Economic Operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. *** INSURANCE (ESPD 4B): It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employers Liability Insurance - 5M GBP Public Liability Insurance - 5M GBP each and every claim with no inner limit of abuse claims. Professional Risk Indemnity - 2M GBP Contractors Data Protection/Cyber Risk Insurance - 250K GBP each and every claim.. *** ESPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. ESPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name \"Contract Notice Additional Information\") HEALTH & SAFETY The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name \"Evaluation of ESPD Contract Notice Additional Information\") ESPD Health & Safety. *** TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council's Complaints Handling Procedure. *** TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies *** It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with the Terms & Conditions of Contract, Specification, Contract Information for Tenderers and Evaluation and Award Criteria documetns and enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27649. (SC Ref:792444)", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "CP0575/HSCP", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "Independent Advocacy Service for Adults", "status": "complete", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85000000", "description": "Health and social work services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "This tender is for an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults. Inverclyde Council, operating as a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, require to commission Independent Advocacy Services", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "This tender is for an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults. Inverclyde Council, operating as a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, require to commission Independent Advocacy Services", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "name": "Outcomes - Question One", "type": "quality", "description": "6.00%" }, { "name": "Outcomes - Question Two", "type": "quality", "description": "4.00%" }, { "name": "Outcomes - Question Three", "type": "quality", "description": "8.00%" }, { "name": "Outcomes - Question Four", "type": "quality", "description": "4.00%" }, { "name": "Management & Reporting", "type": "quality", "description": "4.00%" }, { "name": "Project Viability - Question One", "type": "quality", "description": "4.00%" }, { "name": "Project Viability - Question Two", "type": "quality", "description": "4.00" }, { "name": "Fair Work First", "type": "quality", "description": "3.00%" }, { "name": "Social Value Outcome Menu", "type": "quality", "description": "2.00%" }, { "name": "Social Value Supporting Methodology", "type": "quality", "description": "1.00%" }, { "type": "price", "description": "60" } ] }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "Optiont to extend for 12 months from 1st April 2028 until 31st March 2029." }, "submissionTerms": { "variantPolicy": "notAllowed" }, "hasOptions": false, "status": "cancelled" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85300000", "description": "Social work and related services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "98000000", "description": "Other community, social and personal services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85310000", "description": "Social work services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85320000", "description": "Social services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKM83" }, { "region": "UKM83" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "submissionMethod": [ "electronicSubmission" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/", "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following: (a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check). OR (b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check). PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW: APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK. You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years. Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted. If you are unable to provide the turnover information required due to being exempt from submission of full audited accounts, please provide an explanation on why you are exempt in response to this question. If you have responded that you are exempt from submitting full audited accounts, please confirm that you will be prepared to submit alternative information and documentation on your financial position should this be required at any point. 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