Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Crown Estate Scotland
Quartermile Two, 2nd Floor, 2 Lister Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9GL
dean.scott@scotland-excel.org.uk
Telephone
+44 1314607657
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://crownestatescotland.com/
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29444
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Leadership Development
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Crown Estate Scotland is tendering for the design and delivery of a blended programme of leadership development activities for the Executive/Leadership Team.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-034449
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Please could the section 'III.1.2) Economic and financial standing' be changed to the below 'this only is in relation to the specific yearly turnover';
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION - 4B.2.1 Specific Yearly Turnover
SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION - 4B.5 Insurance
SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION - 4B.6 Other Economic or Financial Requirements
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of a minimum of 88,000.00 GBP for the last three (3) years.
Insurance Requirements:
- Professional Indemnity 2 Million GBP
- Public Liability 2 Million GBP
- Employer Liability 5 Million GBP
Other financial requirements:
Crown Estate Scotland will utilise Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Failure Score of 30 or above. Tenderers (including all participants in a group) are required to have a Failure Score of 30 or above in order to demonstrate its financial strength and stability.
It is recommended that Tenderers review their own D&B Failure Score in advance of submitting a Tender Submission. Where the Tenderer does not have a D&B Failure Score, or where the Tenderer does not consider that the D&B Failure Score reflects their current financial status; the Tenderer may give an explanation within the Tender Submission, together with any relevant supporting alternative evidence which demonstrates its financial strength/stability.
Where the Tenderer is under no obligation to publish accounts and therefore does not have a D&B Failure Score, they must provide their audited financial accounts for the previous 3 years as part of their SPD Submission in order that Crown Estate Scotland may assess these to determine the suitability of the Tenderer to undertake a contract of this size.
Where a Tenderer does not meet the minimum financial requirements in its own right and wishes to rely on the financial standing of a parent company, Tenderers should provide a statement that they commit to obtaining a parent company guarantee in the form attached in the Standard Documents Parent Company Guarantee.
Where a consortium bid is received, the D&B Failure Score of each consortium member shall be assessed and each must achieve a D&B failure score of 30 or above.
Where a sub-contractor material to the performance of the Contract or where the Tenderer intends to sub-contract more than 25% of any contract value to a single sub-contractor, the Tenderer may be required to confirm that the sub-contractor(s) has a D&B failure score of 30 or above. Crown Estate Scotland reserves the right to request one copy of all sub-contractor last 3 financial years' audited accounts and details of significant changes since the last financial year end.