Grant Fund Manager Dynamic Purchasing System

Concepts

• social work
• glasgow
• management consultancy
• grant fund manager services
• grant fund manager dynamic purchasing system
• grant funds
• dynamic purchasing system
• grant fund managers
• grants
• grant fund

Location

Description

The Scottish Government are creating a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Grant Fund Managers. It is anticipated that any future grants given by the Scottish Government that will require a grant fund manager and suit the scope of the DPS will be procured via this DPS. It is however, not guaranteed that every grant fund manager procurement will be conducted via this DPS.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Scottish Government are looking to create a Dynamic Purchasing System to host a bank of qualified suppliers to provide grant fund manager services to a range of grants across the Scottish Government remit. Throughout the DPS duration and subsequent call off contracts, they key service requirement will the administration and distribution of grant funds and associated pre and post funding activities. Suppliers will also be expected to make all necessary arrangements to ensure that the full value of available funding is appropriately spent in each financial year, provide the required Management Information (MI) as requested by the Scottish Government, ensure suitable staff are trained and qualified in service delivery as well as having arrangements in place to ensure that all information held shall be securely and sensitively managed. Full detailed requirements of what will be expected will be contained within each call off document tender documentation.

CPV Codes

• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
• 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Other Information

To allow suppliers to hear more information regarding this DPS a supplier event will be held on Wednesday 18th October 1pm - 2.30pm. During this session, there will be an overview presentation of the DPS background and the bidding process that suppliers will need to complete, an information gathering session via anonymous polls and finally a Q&A which will be gathered, anonymised and distributed to all after the session. The supplier event will help the Scottish Government have a greater understanding of the marketplace and gather the potential number of interested suppliers within the industry prior to publishing the Dynamic Purchasing System. Please note that the anticipated value of the DPS will be based on the value of fund manager services, not the value of the fund itself and not be confirmed until contract notice stage. The value stated is only an estimate over the 5 year DPS duration and there is no guarantee that the full value will be utilised. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Suppliers Event - Wednesday 18th October 1pm - 2:30pm If you are interested in attending the suppliers event to hear more about the Dynamic Purchasing System and the process of biding for a place, can you please note your interest by emailing: Jordan McRae CVFM@gov.scot by 4pm 04 October 2023 Please include in the email: Attendees' Names Name of business Email address the Supplier's Event should be sent to Thank you, Jordan 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=744427. (SC Ref:744427)