Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Strathallan House, Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
Contact
Hilary Doody
Telephone
+44 1786457700
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11302
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Future Flood and Incident Messaging Service
Reference number
21000
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 64212300 - Multimedia Message Service (MMS) services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The principle objective of this tender is to appoint a single supplier or entity for the provision and support of a new flood and incident messaging Service.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 64212300 - Multimedia Message Service (MMS) services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The principle objective of this tender is to appoint a single supplier or entity for the provision and support of a new flood and incident messaging Service.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 x 48 month renewals up to a total of 12 years
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
III.1.1 of the notice is not applicable to this procurement
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Please refer to the statements below when completing section 4B1-6 of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
4B.1.1: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "general" yearly turnover of 8 million GBP for the last three years.
4B.2.1: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "specific" yearly turnover of 8 million GBP for the last two years.
In the event that the Bidder does not comply with this requirement, they will not be considered any further in this tendering exercise. As evidence for the SPD (Scotland) question 4B.1.1 or 4B.1.2, the Procurement Officer may ask for annual accounts from the bidder.
4B.4: Bidders must demonstrate Return on Capital Employed at a ratio of greater than zero [Net Profit after Tax / Net Assets]; Bidders must demonstrate Net Current Assets at a ratio of greater than 1 [Net Current Assets / Net Current Liabilities]; Bidders must demonstrate Net Profit Margin at a ratio of greater than 1 [Net Profit / Revenue]; Bidders must demonstrate an Acid Test at a ratio greater than 1 [liquid assets / Current Liabilities].
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
4B.5 Insurances
4B.5.1a: Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and unlimited in the number of claims covered by the insurance during any one insurance period. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.
4B.5.1b: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims covered by the insurance during any one insurance period or in accordance with any legal requirement for the time being in force if greater.
Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
4B.5.2: Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims covered by the insurance during any one insurance period. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.
Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and unlimited in the number of claims covered by the insurance during any one insurance period. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
There will be no statements and questions used for Section C of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland)
Please refer to the statements below when completing section D of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
4D.1: Tenderers must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent)
4D.2: Tenderers must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 / 14002 (or equivalent)
Tenderers must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with: ITIL, ISO/IEC 27001; 2005[2013] Information Security Management (or equivalent); ISO 22301:2019 / ISO 22313:2020 Security and Resilience - Business Continuity Management (or equivalent); have a working knowledge of cyber essentials
Cyber Security: Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract to which a pass/fail marking will attach. Tenderers will be required to complete an online Supplier Assurance Questionnaire using the Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool. A link to CSPST can be found here: https://cyberassessment.gov.scot/
The questionnaire will be aligned to a Cyber Risk Profile that has been established for the contract, based on SEPA’s assessment of cyber risk.
Further details will be set out in the procurement documents. A contract condition for this procurement requires the Tenderer to comply with the minimum security requirements.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 199-483817
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 December 2021
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
21 December 2021
Local time
10:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
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
SPD: Part III and Section B and D of Part IV will be scored on a pass/fail basis.
Subcontractor Detail: Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use and a separate SPD (Scotland) must be submitted for each subcontractor named. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion.
Living Wage: Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Living Wage for statistical information gathering purposes only.
Equality and Diversity: Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010.
Tenderers 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
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=664866.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
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:
Not applicable
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Not applicable
(SC Ref:664866)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom