--- title: "Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY" published: "2017-06-12" --- # Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy Buyer: ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571.json) ## Summary The procurement process, initiated by the Accountant in Bankruptcy, focuses on the "Provision of Insolvency Services" across Scotland. This service falls under the category of public services, specifically directed towards sequestration cases. The tender is currently in the award stage, having seen its submission deadline on 13 February 2017. The Accountant in Bankruptcy, located at 1 Pennyburn Road, Kilwinning, operates in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998 and aims to appoint two contractors for each of three geographic lots, with contracts taking effect for an initial duration of two years, with options for extensions. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in insolvency and financial management services. Providers with expertise in managing bankruptcy cases and a proven track record in the field will find this an ideal tender to pursue. The contract requires suppliers to demonstrate relevant experience and provide assurance of compliance with data protection regulations. Firms with accreditation in insolvency practice and the necessary insurance coverage will be particularly well-suited to compete in this tender process. ## Notice 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) A Community Benefits (CB) clause has not been included within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation as a clause is considered not to be relative and/or proportionate to the nature of the financial management service to be provided. However the technical question set contained within the ITT does included a CB at question 10 which is not scored.) ### Lot Information (North Eastern Scotland, Highlands & Islands of Scotland, Parts of Eastern Scotland - more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 'Specification') 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 1 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 as amended. The Accountant has responsibility for certain statutory functions in Scotland, including the following: - To act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B)of the Act. - To act as Trustee in all sequestrations awarded by the sheriff courts, where a sheriff does not appoint a person to be trustee (by virtue of Section 2(2C) of the Act). - To act as interim trustee before the award of sequestration, if appointed by the sheriff, except those where an alternative interim trustee is appointed when nominated by the petitioning creditor (by virtue of Section 2(6)(b) of the Act). - To act as trustee on the resignation, death or replacement of the original trustee where no new trustee is elected or appointed (by virtue of Sections 28 and 28A of the Act). 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. An Operating Manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. They will be appointed to act on behalf of The Accountant. The Accountant will remain the Trustee throughout. AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1988. 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: two separate options to extend for 12 months (24 months in total) (Parts of South Western Scotland and Parts of Eastern Scotland - more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 'Specification') 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 1 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 as amended. The Accountant has responsibility for certain statutory functions in Scotland, including the following: - To act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B)of the Act. - To act as Trustee in all sequestrations awarded by the sheriff courts, where a sheriff does not appoint a person to be trustee (by virtue of Section 2(2C) of the Act). - To act as interim trustee before the award of sequestration, if appointed by the sheriff, except those where an alternative interim trustee is appointed when nominated by the petitioning creditor (by virtue of Section 2(6)(b) of the Act). - To act as trustee on the resignation, death or replacement of the original trustee where no new trustee is elected or appointed (by virtue of Sections 28 and 28A of the Act). 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. An Operating Manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. They will be appointed to act on behalf of The Accountant. The Accountant will remain the Trustee throughout. AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1988. 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) Regulations 2015. Renewal: Two separate options to extend for 12 months.(24 months in total) (Parts of South Western Scotland - more detail is contained with the Framework Agreement's Schedule 1 'Specification') 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 1 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 as amended. The Accountant has responsibility for certain statutory functions in Scotland, including the following: - To act as trustee in all sequestrations where the debtor has not nominated a trustee (by virtue of Section 2(1B)of the Act. - To act as Trustee in all sequestrations awarded by the sheriff courts, where a sheriff does not appoint a person to be trustee (by virtue of Section 2(2C) of the Act). - To act as interim trustee before the award of sequestration, if appointed by the sheriff, except those where an alternative interim trustee is appointed when nominated by the petitioning creditor (by virtue of Section 2(6)(b) of the Act). - To act as trustee on the resignation, death or replacement of the original trustee where no new trustee is elected or appointed (by virtue of Sections 28 and 28A of the Act). 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. An Operating Manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided. They will be appointed to act on behalf of The Accountant. The Accountant will remain the Trustee throughout. AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1988. 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) Regulations 2015 Renewal: Two separate options to extend for 12 months.(24 months in total) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN286139 | | 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 | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Jun 2017 | | Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 May 2017 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | 2 years | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £13,200,000 | | Lots value | £13,200,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY | | Locality | KILWINNING | | Post town | Kilmarnock | | Postcode | KA13 6SA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire | | Local authority | North Ayrshire | | Electoral ward | Kilwinning | | Westminster constituency | North Ayrshire and Arran | | Delivery location | TLM3 West Central Scotland, TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire, TLM32 Glasgow City, TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire, TLM34 North Lanarkshire, TLM5 North Eastern Scotland, TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM6 Highlands and Islands | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79211000 - Accounting services ## Release History - 12 Jun 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN286139 - 12 Jan 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN269476 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=14 10th February 2017 - Please find attached a circular advice notice. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=13 6th February 2017 - Please find attached a circular advice notice regarding TUPE. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=12 31st January 2017 - Please find attached circular advice note 4 regarding TUPE. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=11 31st January 2017 - Please find attached circular advice note 3. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=10 31st January 2017 - Please find attached circular advice note 3. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=9 30th January 2017 - Please find attached guidance on the Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=8 27th January 2017 - Please find attached a Circular Advice Notice detailing updates to the tender documentation. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=7 27th January 2017 - Please find attached a Circular Advice Notice detailing updates to the tender documentation. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=4 27th January 2017 - ITT - Provision of an Insolvency Service - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=6 27th January 2017 - ITT - Provision of an Insolvency Service - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=5 26th January 2017 - Please find attached a CAN detailing updates to the tender documentation. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=1 26th January 2017 - ITT - Provision of an Insolvency Service - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=3 24th January 2017 - Please find attached the presentation from the industry event at AIB held on the 19th January 2017. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN269476&idx=2 14th January 2017 - ESPD - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN269476 Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy - 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) A Community Benefits (CB) clause has not been included within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation as a clause is considered not to be relative and/or proportionate to the nature of the financial management service to be provided. However the technical question set contained within the ITT does included a CB at question 10 which is not scored.) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN286139 Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy - 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) A Community Benefits (CB) clause has not been included within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation as a clause is considered not to be relative and/or proportionate to the nature of the financial management service to be provided. However the technical question set contained within the ITT does included a CB at question 10 which is not scored.) ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.aib.gov.uk - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000477571.json.