Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
APUC Limited
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
Contact
Niall Milroy
Telephone
+44 1314428930
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10402
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
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Academic Integrity, Assessment Management Systems and Associated Services
Reference number
ITS1049 AP
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
APUC is seeking to appoint contractors to a framework Agreement to provide Academic Integrity, Assessment Management Systems and Associated Services (APUC).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Academic Integrity Systems and Associated Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48611000 - Database software package
- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72261000 - Software support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Framework for Academic Integrity, Assessment Management Systems and Associated Services: Lot 1, Academic Integrity Systems and Associated Services on behalf of the UK Universities and colleges.
Potential Services include but are not limited to: system implementation; migration support; support and maintenance; hosting, renewal of contracts and configuration and development if required by Institutions.
This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members and future members within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows:
Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members.
http://http://apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC);
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/ourmembers
London Universities Purchasing Consortium(LUPC);
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/memberlist
North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC);
https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/ourmembers
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Functionality and Service Delivery / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further two periods of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.
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: Yes
Identification of the project
Potential EU funding may be used to procure under this Framework Agreement
two.2.14) 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.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Assessment Management Systems and Associated Services
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48611000 - Database software package
- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 72261000 - Software support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
APUC is seeking to appoint contractors to a Framework Agreement to provide Academic Integrity, Assessment Management Systems and Associated Services: Lot 2, Assessment Management Systems and Associated Services on behalf of the UK Universities and colleges.
Potential Services include but are not limited to: system implementation; migration support; support and maintenance; hosting, renewal of contracts and configuration and development if required by Institutions.
This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members and future members within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows:
Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members.
http://http://apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC);
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/ourmembers
London Universities Purchasing Consortium(LUPC);
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/memberlist
North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC);
https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/ourmembers
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Functionality and Service Delivery / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further two periods of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements
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: Yes
Identification of the project
Potential EU funding may be used to procure under this Framework Agreement
two.2.14) 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.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Section 4B 5.1 specifies the minimum levels of insurance which are as follows:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance, GBP 5Million
Product & Public Liability Insurance, GBP 5Million
Professional Indemnity GBP 2Million
Cyber Insurance or equivalent
Section 4.6 of the ESPD requests further information.
A copy of your audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent two years, along with details of any significant changes since the
previous year end.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Submission of Management Information
Following commencement of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor will provide a performance report to the Authority on a quarterly basis to include spend by Institution under the Framework Agreement for the reporting period.
Contractors must provide the information on a quarterly basis, within 10 working days following the start of each quarter. Data must be uploaded to the website:
http://ucsp.ac.uk/ using the template provided (template shall be provided during the lead-in period). The supplied template is the only format permissible and should contain Contractor name, tender reference, total net spend by institution each month. If there has been no
spend for the quarter, then this will still require you to log in and record a nil spend return.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
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
29 May 2024
Local time
2:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
29 May 2024
Local time
2:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Economic operators maty 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.
Tenders will be required to submit a Form of Tender (Appendix A), FOI disclaimer (Appendix B), Supply Chain Code of Conduct ( Appendix D), GDPR Assurance Assessment (Appendix I), Section 1 of the SCM RP Evaluation Tool (Appendix J), which will be available within the ITT.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 26517. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
The contract is not expected to be delivered through Sub-Contractors
Community benefits are included in this requirement. 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:
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Provision of training opportunities to staff and students,
apprenticeships and potential investment in the Institution local communities.
The contractor will work with the Authority to consider community benefits can be delivered through this Framework Agreement.
(SC Ref:761088)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Stirling Sheriff Court House
Viewfield Place
Stirling
FK8 1NH
Country
United Kingdom