Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St
Glasgow
G2 8EA
Telephone
+44 1412420133
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=AA10482
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Home ownership Shared Equity Administration and Aftersales
Reference number
Case/608314
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75123000 - Administrative housing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Home ownership Shared Equity Administration and Aftersales Services.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £4,700,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75123000 - Administrative housing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Home ownership Shared Equity Administration and Aftersales Services.
This included the Government's Open Market Shared Equity scheme (OMSE). The scheme aims to help first time buyers and priority access groups on low to moderate incomes to purchase a property on the open market. It is a targeted scheme for affordable homes and people on low to moderate incomes.
Every home purchased with assistance from a Scottish Government shared equity scheme will require one or more after sales transactions to be completed over the time period Scottish Ministers hold an equity stake in a property which would include (list not exhaustive):
- Sale of a property
- Additional Secured Lending
- Addition/Removal of a person from title
- Permission for home improvement requiring planning
permission
- Re-mortgage of property
- Purchase of some or all of Scottish Ministers equity stake (tranching up)
The after sales transactions which sit within this contract will be for the following schemes:
- First Home Fund
- Open Market Shared Equity Scheme
- Homestake
- The option to take on additional work for New Supply Shared Equity (NSSE) and NSSE with Developers where the responsible RSL do not wish to carry out after sales work for these schemes
-Help to Buy Aftersales will fold into this contract when the current contract ends in March 2024
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
This contract may also incorporate any Future Home Ownership Schemes which require administrative agents in place to deliver, an example of this may be the work that comes out of the Rural Highland and Islands Action Plan (RHIAP).
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 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: 2023/S 000-014884
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Case 608314
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CURB~6 ltd
Watling House, Calendar Business Park
Falkirk
FK1 1XR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,700,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:746946)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH11LB
Country
United Kingdom