Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Public Health Scotland
Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://publichealthscotland.scot/
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30441
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PHS2223032 Storage, Collation & Distribution of PHS Marketing Materials
Reference number
PHS2223032
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79824000 - Printing and distribution services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Contractor (or the purposes of this contract notice the Contractor is the economic operator to be awarded the contract to which this notice relates) will provide a storage, collation and distribution service for all of The Authority’s (for the purposes of this contract notice Authority is Public Health Scotland) public health campaigns and publications, which can range from order fulfilment of stock publications to specific campaigns. On average, the Authority runs around 30 campaigns and receives around 600 order for publications per annum.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79824000 - Printing and distribution services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor will provide a storage, collation and distribution service for all of The Authority’s campaign materials, which can range from 500-pack distribution to a 20,000 single publication.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 June 2023
End date
31 May 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Optional 2 x 12 month extensions at Authority's discretion.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
The Bidder should provide its yearly (“specific”) turnover in the business area(s) covered by the contract.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
All tenderers must provide a statement of accounts or extracts relating to the previous 3 years.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Experience of running and providing similar services.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Evidence of experience in running and delivering similarly scaled service giving 3 examples which highlight technical and professional ability to delivery to a high volume of customers across widespread geographic area.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 March 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 March 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Every 4 years if extensions utilized
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
The contract will be awarded to a sole supplier.
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 2 years with 2 x 12 month optional extensions.
All initial tender submissions must be held open for acceptance for 3 months from the deadline for submission of initial tender submissions set out in this ITT.
The deadline for tender submissions is 27/03/2023 at 12:00. Chelsea Lawson will open the tender submissions on this date via PCS-T.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. ITT code is itt_48689. For more information see:
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 23497. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
(SC Ref:722110)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.