Tender Award Criteria The Council is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to accept or not to accept any tender submitted. Only service providers who pass the Business questionnaire stage will have their tenders evaluated. Any tender that is accepted will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) in accordance with the following award criteria: Tenders will be assessed using the scoring matrix as defined in this tender. The Council will select the most economically advantageous tender in accordance with the following award criteria: Quality Section A: Service delivery (24%) Section B: Premises / Venues (4%) Section C: Workforce (12%) Section D: User Focus (8%) Section E: Partnership (8%) 80% Section F: Social Value (4%) Section G: Service Monitoring (4%) Section H: Continuous Improvement (4%) Section I: Sustainability (8%) Section J: Contracting (2%) Section K: Information Management and Technology (2%) Price 20% Price per annum This part of the contract documents forms the basis on which tenders and tenderers will be assessed in respect of their ability to provide the Service required on the terms specified. Any bid that fails on price will be excluded. (See 2.7.5 Financial Evaluation). In respect of the Method Statement if a bid scores a or for any “Unacceptable Inadequate” question in the method statement (see 2.7.6 Qualitative Evaluation) following the evaluation in accordance with the method set out in paragraph 2.7.6 (iii) Qualitative Evaluation, then officers will examine the response further and make a final collective (moderated) decision on whether the or assessment is “Unacceptable Inadequate” upheld. As part of this process the right is reserved to seek clarifications from tenderers, where this is considered necessary to achieve a full understanding of the proposals received. During the evaluation of written tenders, where necessary the Council may decide to seek clarifications from tenderers, where this is considered necessary to achieve a full understanding of the proposals received. Where the Council seeks clarifications from tenderers, it may do this either by requiring a written response to a request for clarification or a response at interview to the request for clarifications at the discretion. Where interviews are to be held, these are Council’s currently expected to be held week commencing 05 January 2015.
Tender Award Criteria The Council is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to accept or not to accept any tender submitted. Only service providers who pass the Business questionnaire stage will have their tenders evaluated. Any tender that is accepted will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) in accordance with the following award criteria: Tenders will be assessed using the scoring matrix as defined in this tender. The Council will select the most economically advantageous tender in accordance with the following award criteria: Quality Section A: Service delivery (24%) Section B: Premises / Venues (4%) Section C: Workforce (12%) Section D: User Focus (8%) Section E: Partnership (8%) Section F: Social Value (4%) Section G: Service Monitoring (4%) Section H: Continuous Improvement (4%) Section I: Sustainability (8%) Section J: Contracting (2%) Section K: Information Management and Technology (2%) 80% Price Price per annum 20% This part of the contract documents forms the basis on which tenders and tenderers will be assessed in respect of their ability to provide the Service required on the terms specified. Any bid that fails on price will be excluded. (See 2.7.5 Financial Evaluation). In respect of the Method Statement if a bid scores a “Unacceptable or Inadequate” for any question in the method statement (see 2.7.6 Qualitative Evaluation) following the evaluation in accordance with the method set out in paragraph 2.7.6 (iii) Qualitative Evaluation, then officers will examine the response further and make a final collective (moderated) decision on whether the “Unacceptable or Inadequate” assessment is upheld. As part of this process the right is reserved to seek clarifications from tenderers, where this is considered necessary to achieve a full understanding of the proposals received. During the evaluation of written tenders, where necessary the Council may decide to seek clarifications from tenderers, where this is considered necessary to achieve a full understanding of the proposals received. Where the Council seeks clarifications from tenderers, it may do this either by requiring a written response to a request for clarification or a response at interview to the request for clarifications at the Council’s discretion. Where interviews are to be held, these are currently expected to be held week commencing 05 January 2015.