Organisational and Structure Review Services

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)
Postal Address: Finance, Compass House, 11 Riverside Drive,
Town: Dundee	Postal Code: DD1 4NY	Country: UK
For the attention of: Procurement	Telephone: +44 1382207100
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.careinspectorate.com Electronic access to information: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3 Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

Organisational and Structure Review Services

2.2 Description of the goods or services required

The Care Inspectorate and SSSC have both implemented revised organisational structures which will, from time to time, require regular review to ensure they continue to support further organisation development and sustainability. To do this effectively, the Care Inspectorate and SSSC have a requirement to procure specialist professional services to support these review activities.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=284048.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	152011		Management Consultancy – Organisation and Planning

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	140		Tayside, Central & Fife

2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender

£100,000

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required

See specifications

4 Administrative Information

4.1 Type of Procedure

Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

1314/Oct/003/SCSWIS

4.3 Time Limits

a) Time-limit for obtaining documentation

b) Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
20-11-2013 Time 19:00

c) Estimated award date 10-01-2014

4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6 Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1 Additional Information

Tenderers may submit enquiries, regarding clarifications or an interpretation of any aspect of this ITT using the facilities available on the “Public Contracts Scotland” portal, from where responses will be distributed to all parties who have noted an interest in the ITT. This will ensure that all potential suppliers are treated equally. Tenderers who attempt to circumvent this formal communication process may be eliminated from participation in the tender.

(SC Ref:284048)

5.2 Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:

Invitation to Tender – Structure Review

5.3 Publication date of this notice

06-11-2013