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For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Bidders will be expected to support the delivery of community benefits which take into account HIEs role as a local economic development agency. 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Full details are provided in the Tender documentation.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "It is expected that these services will be required from August 2026 for a period of 4 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement. The 4 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 460 000 and GBP 500 000 (excluding VAT). Additional information: 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.", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "name": "Prompt Payment", "type": "quality", "description": "Pass/Fail" }, { "name": "Cyber Security", "type": "quality", "description": "Pass/Fail" }, { "name": "Payment of the Real Living Wage", "type": "quality", "description": "Pass/Fail" }, { "name": "Delivery of Community Benefits", "type": "quality", "description": "Pass/Fail" }, { "name": "Framework Management & Delivery Methodology", "type": "quality", "description": "10%" }, { "name": "Project Call Offs Management & Delivery Methodology", "type": "quality", "description": "20%" }, { "name": "Management & Delivery Team", "type": "quality", "description": "20%" }, { "name": "Fair Work Practices", "type": "quality", "description": "5%" }, { "name": "Sustainability", "type": "quality", "description": "5%" }, { "type": "price", "description": "40%" } ] }, "contractPeriod": { "durationInDays": 1440 }, "hasRenewal": false, "submissionTerms": { "variantPolicy": "notAllowed" }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). 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