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The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies

Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

Prompt payment in the Supply Chain

If Tenderers intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements, they are required to confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain.

This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested. Section 1.70.1 - Section 4.C.4 of the Single Procurement Document refers.

A previous notice relating to this procurement exercise can be located at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055340-2026?origin=SearchResults&p=1

The framework agreement is for a maximum period of 48 months and Call-off Contracts can be for up to 48 months duration.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 65996. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The Scottish Government is committed to contributing to the social economic and environmental wellbeing of the people of Scotland, in order to create a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish through increasing sustainable economic growth. Accordingly, community benefit objectives will be evaluated as part of the tender process and tenderers will be asked to respond to the community benefit question as part of their technical response.

The successful tenderer is expected to work with the Authority and Framework Public Bodies to deliver Community Benefits at framework and Call-off Contract level that are relevant and proportionate.

The successful tenderer is also required to achieve at both framework and Call-off Contract level, sustainable procurement goals deriving from the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (the Act), the Scottish Government's Procurement Strategy and, as relevant, the Procurement Strategies of other Framework Public Bodies using the Framework.

The successful tenderer will be expected to work with the Authority and Framework Public Bodies to develop a social tariff structure for the benefit of Framework Public Bodies providing assistance to support wider social initiatives during the lifetime of the framework agreement.