Provision of Insolvency Services

Provision of Insolvency Services to Accountant in Bankruptcy

(Note: The ‘Estimated total value’ stated at II.1.7 is the total value for the initial 2 year period of the contract plus the options to extend to maximum of an additional 2 years (2+1+1).

This contract will be a framework contract consisting of three geographic lots. The Authority intends to appoint two Contractors for each Lot.

Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has a requirement for the provision of insolvency services for the administration of allocated sequestration cases where The Accountant is appointed trustee. The services will be required across the whole of Scotland. The requirement will be split into three geographic Lots. The Authority intends to appoint two Contractors for each Lot. The contract shall be for two years with two separate options to extend for a further year.

Cases will be allocated automatically by the case management system (BASYS) to a specific provider in each of the regional Lots dependent on the ranking of the provider in each region.

Accountant in Bankruptcy is an Agency of the Scottish Government in terms of the Scotland Act 1998. The Chief Executive is also The Accountant in Bankruptcy (The Accountant), who is an independent statutory officer appointed under Section 199 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016.

AiB requires the services of providers to administer bankruptcy cases where The Accountant has been appointed Trustee. The providers will be expected to carry out the functions of the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016. They will be appointed to act on behalf of The Accountant. The Accountant will remain the Trustee throughout.

An Operating Manual guidance detailing the bankruptcy administration process will be provided.

AiB requires all sensitive data to be handled and stored in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018. AiB requires evidence of technical facilities in place to enable receipt and administration of all cases.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public

Contracts (Scotland) 2015.

SPD Selection Criteria

Should a Tenderer fail on any selection criteria at SPD stage then their bid may be set aside and may not be taken forward to be evaluated in the Technical Criteria Evaluation stage.

Part II Sections A - D - Information only

Part III Sections A-D - Pass/Fail

Part IV - Part IV – Selection Criteria

Q.4B.4, and 4B.4.1 – Pass/Fail

Q.4B.5.1a/b, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3 - Pass/Fail

Q.4C.1.2 – Pass/Fail

The response to Q4C.1.2 shall be evaluated as a whole as per the ‘Evaluation Criteria for Selection Stage’ detailed below. Should the response to Q4C.1.2 result in a moderated mean average score below ‘2 – Acceptable’ then the bid may be set aside and may take no further part in the competition.

Evaluation Criteria for Selection Stage is included within the Instructions for Tenderers document.

Q4C.4 Tenderers must provide details of the environmental management measures they will use when performing the contract. A scored question on Climate Emergency is included in the ITT.

Q4C.6 Tenderers must provide details of the proportion of the contract they intend to subcontract.

Part IV D - Information on quality assurance schemes and/or environmental standards – Information only