Procurement of Commercial Advisors - Rapid Response Unit - Framework Agreement

Concepts

• glasgow
• research services
• rru
• rapid response unit
• procurement of commercial advisors
• provision of procurement of commercial advisors
• services of commercial advisors
• scottish government
• consultancy services
• short notice

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Procurement of Commercial Advisors – Rapid Response Unit – Framework Agreement. The RRU has been created to tackle a wide range of economic challenges as a result of Covid-19 and Brexit to enhance SG’s support for business resilience. Specifically, in some instances, the RRU will lead on providing assistance to businesses in distress with the support from agencies and partners. As such, the RRU will require the services of commercial advisors at short notice (within 24 hours) to instruct them to look into a company’s financial position and advise as to the available options for the RRU to intervene. The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for an additional 12 months.

Total Quantity or Scope

Currently the Scottish Government contract with a number of suppliers to deliver similar type services. It is anticipated that there will be a relatively high interest in joining this framework agreement. The framework agreement will consist of a maximum of four (4) suppliers, with call-offs conducted in a “round robin” manner, in order to allow each of the four suppliers equal access to opportunities as they arise.

Renewal Options

Optional 12 month extension

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 73210000 - Research consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2- Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18845. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:655702)