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United Kingdom-London: Software package and information systems

2014/S 243-428146

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Official name: The Minister for the Cabinet Office
Postal address: GOV.UK Verify, Government Digital Service, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway
Town: London
Postal code: WC2B 6NH
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: govukverify-procurement@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://www.gov.uk/verify

Address of the buyer profile: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from:
The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:
The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
General public services
Other: Public Procurement
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
GOV.UK Verify (Identity Assurance) Framework Agreement.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Primarily in the UK.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 10

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Cabinet Office, acting as the Contracting Authority, publishes this Contract Notice in regard to the requirement to let a three (3) year Framework Agreement (with the option of a one (1) year extension) for use by the Government Digital Service (GDS) for the provision of Identity Assurance Services (through GOV.UK Verify).
 This procurement competition is managed on behalf of the Contracting Authority by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).
 GDS manages GOV.UK Verify for central government. GOV.UK Verify is a new way for people to prove their identity when accessing digital services. It allows those services to be confident that users are who they say they are to a defined Level of Assurance (LoA).
 The Government's aim is that all the central government services that need identity assurance for individuals will be using GOV.UK Verify by March 2016.
 The aspiration is for central government, together with the Providers under this Framework Agreement and others, to work together to develop, broaden and stimulate the market for identity assurance services. This aspiration is initially focused on the wider public sector, with potential expansion into the private sector and other countries to follow.
 It is envisaged this Framework Agreement will be entered into by up to ten (10) Providers. Each of the Providers will have to satisfy a number of conditions precedent and pass through a number of process acceptance gates before going live on the system.
 The potential value of the Framework Agreement is estimated to be 150 000 000 GBP over a three (3) year duration. This figure is that which is likely to be necessary to meet the requirements of central government. However, there may be additional demand from relying parties in the wider public sector - such as health and local authority services — during the lifetime of the Framework Agreement (see section VI.3 below for more information).
 The right is reserved to award multiple and/or successive and/or overlapping Call-off Contracts during the lifetime of the Framework Agreement.
 The initial Call-Off Contract, which will be awarded at the same time as the Framework Agreement is signed, will be for Level of Assurance 2 (LoA2) only. GDS expects to procure Additional Services as set out in the Framework Agreement. Additional services may include Level of Assurance 1 (LoA1) and Level of Assurance 3 (LoA3).
 All Framework Agreement Providers will be expected to sign the first Call-Off Contract and must be ready to enter into the first Call-Off Contract as soon as they have satisfied the Operational Conditions Precedent in the Framework Agreement. They must also adhere to the price as agreed in the Framework Agreement.
 The contractual terms of the Framework Agreement are non-negotiable.
 No organisation will be permitted to act as a material subcontractor to more than three (3) Potential Providers in total (including themselves if they are a Potential Provider). The purpose of this restriction is to protect the resilience and diversity of GOV.UK Verify.
 The Contracting Authority expects to award the Framework Agreement by April 2015.
 The eventual value of the Framework Agreement may be larger or smaller than the indicated amount and will depend on the extent of demand from and take-up of government services, the ability of Providers to meet that demand and the prices bid by the successful Providers.
 The Contracting Authority reserves the right to hold an electronic auction during further competitions (at Call-Off only) among the parties to the Framework Agreement. This is at the discretion of the Authority.
 A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was dispatched to the OJEU on 1.4.2014 (reference: TED-publication 114997-2014).
 Background information
 GOV.UK Verify establishes a federated approach to identity; individuals select a third-party Identity Provider to verify their identity. Identity Providers check a range of evidence against published standards to establish to a defined level of confidence that the user is who they say they are. The Identity Provider then assures the identity to the GDS hub, which then confirms that assurance to the relevant government service. The service is built to protect users' privacy and security. It works within the parameters of identity assurance principles set by an independent advisory group.
 Each assured identity is valid across all digital services that use GOV.UK Verify as a means for people to access the service. This procurement is for the provision of identity assurance services, namely identity proofing and authentication for people accessing government services via the Identity Assurance hub, in compliance with the relevant standards.
 Additional information

GOV.UK Verify Blog: https://identityassurance.blog.gov.uk

Identity Proofing and Verification Operations Manual: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/govuk-verify-ipv-operations-manual-redacted

Identity Proofing and Verification (IPV) of an Individual (GPG 45): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-proofing-and-verification-of-an-individual

Requirements for Secure Delivery of Online Public Services (GPG 43): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/requirements-for-secure-delivery-of-online-public-services

— Authentication Credentials for Online Government Services (GPG 44): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/authentication-credentials-for-online-government-services

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

48000000 Software package and information systems, 48611000 Database software package, 48613000 Electronic data management (EDM), 48732000 Data security software package, 48810000 Information systems, 64216000 Electronic message and information services, 64216110 Electronic data exchange services, 64216200 Electronic information services, 64216210 Value-added information services, 72212732 Data security software development services, 72222300 Information technology services, 72300000 Data services, 72315200 Data network management services, 75130000 Supporting services for the government, 75131000 Government services

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Potential Providers will be advised if this is necessary during the procurement. Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required by the Contracting Authority if considered appropriate.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No special legal form is required but if a contract is awarded to a consortium, the Contracting Authority may require the consortium to form a legal entity before entering into the Framework Agreement.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (ITT).
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's eSourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Suite.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation you are registering, who will be seeking a place on the Framework Agreement (i.e. the organisation you register must be the same organisation that will sign the Framework Agreement ( and Call-Off Contracts). Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement by emailing expressionofinterest@ccs.gsi.gov.uk

Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Potential Provider; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. CCS will process the email and then enable the Potential Provider to access the procurement on-line via the eSourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
As a user of the eSourcing Suite you will have access to the Emptoris email messaging service, which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Suite please email the CCS Helpdesk at eenablement@ccs.gsi.gov.uk

Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC) on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT.

The ITT can be accessed at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1.

The Contracting Authority may take into account any of the following information:
(a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance sheets or extracts from the balance sheets, where publication of the balance sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three (3) financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
 Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC) on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT.

The ITT can be accessed at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1.

The Contracting Authority may have regard to any of the following means in its assessment:
 (a) a list of the works carried out over the past five (5) years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
 (b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three (3) years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given:
 — where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority,
 — where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
 (c) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
 (d) a description of the technical facilities and measures used by the Potential Provider or service Provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking's study and research facilities;
 (e) where the products or services to be supplied are complex or, exceptionally, are required for a special purpose, a check carried out by the contracting authorities or on their behalf by a competent official body of the country in which the Potential Provider or service provider is established, subject to that body's agreement, on the production capacities of the Potential Provider or the technical capacity of the service provider and, if necessary, on the means of study and research which are available to it and the quality control measures it will operate;
 (f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking's managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
 (g) for public works contracts and public services contracts, and only in appropriate cases, an indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract;
 (h) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
 (i) a statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract;
 (j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
 (k) with regard to the products to be supplied: (i) samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests; (ii) certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
RM1057
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 67-114997 of 4.4.2014

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
6.2.2015 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
in days: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Place:

Electronically, via web-based portal.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
Potential Providers should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the Contracting Authority intends to publish the ITT document and the text of any Framework Agreement awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. The terms of the proposed Framework Agreement will also permit a public sector contracting authority that is awarding a contract under this Framework Agreement to publish the text of that contract, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Further information on transparency can be found at:

http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about-government-procurement-service/transparency-and-accountability/transparency-procurement

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right
 (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
 (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition.
 In no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the Potential Providers. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the successful Provider, save as mentioned above in respect of the first Call-Off Contracts, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent Contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of Potential Providers. Any orders placed under this Framework Agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework between the Potential Provider and the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
 The duration referenced in Section II.1.4 is for the award of Call-Off Contracts.
 The value provided in Section II.1.4 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to Potential Providers any business through this Framework Agreement.
 The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for use by GDS (and any future successors to this organisation).

The Contracting Authority will follow the CCS complaints policy found here: http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/supplier-guidance-supporting-information/complaints-during-procurement-process

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for use by the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations):
 Potential Providers should note that Central Government Bodies (Central Government Departments and their Arms Length Bodies and Executive Agencies) will only Contract for the Services through the Contracting Authority.
 No Central Government contracting body can utilise the Framework Agreement except through the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will enter into all Call-Off Contracts on behalf of such Central Government contracting bodies but once such Call-Off Contracts are established, each such other contracting body will then be responsible for work orders, instructions, Contract and performance management, dispute resolution and payment of Suppliers.

Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/na-classification/national-accounts-sector-classification/index.html

Local Authorities

http://openlylocal.com/councils/all

www.ubico.co.uk Agent acting on behalf of Cheltenham Borough Council.

NDPBs

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations

National Parks Authorities

http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/

Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department
 for Children, Schools and Families including Schools, Universities and Colleges but
 not Independent Schools

http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml

Police Forces in the United Kingdom

http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites

http://apccs.police.uk/about-the-apcc/

Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom

http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs

http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/

http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx

NHS Bodies England

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/OtherListing.aspx

Hospices in the UK

http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice/uk-hospice-and-palliative-care-services/

Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations)
 Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom

http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities/

http://www.oscr.org.uk/search-charity-register/

https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/ShowCharity/RegisterOfCharities/RegisterHomePage.aspx

Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom

http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm

www.cas.org.uk

http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/

Scottish Public Bodies
 The framework agreement will be available for use by any Scottish Public Sector Body: the Authority; 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 Scotland Office; the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body; councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (except where they are acting in their capacity as educational authority); Scottish joint fire boards or joint fire and rescue boards; Scottish joint police boards or any successor National Police or Fire Authority; Scottish National Park authorities, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, Northern Lighthouse Board, 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.
 Scottish Government

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home

Scottish Parliament

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/abouttheparliament/27110.aspx

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
 Scottish Information Commissioner
 Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland
 Scottish Commission for Human Rights
 Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
 Standards Commission for Scotland
 Scottish Local Authorities

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Government/councils

http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/AboutUs/OurMembers/AssociateMembers.aspx

Scottish Agencies, NDPBs

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

Scottish NHS Bodies

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/NHS-Workforce/NHS-Boards

Scottish Further and Higher Education Bodies

http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/index.php?page=members

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/aboutus/council_funded_institutions/WhoWeFundColleges.aspx

Scottish Police

http://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/

Scottish Housing Associations

http://www.sfha.co.uk/component/option,com_membersdir/Itemid,149/view,membersdir/

The Scotland Office

http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/scotlandoffice/33.30.html

Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) - Scotland

http://www.esystems.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/register/reg_pub_dsp.search

Scottish Schools
 Primary Schools

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isprimaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search

Secondary Schools

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=issecondaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search

Special Schools

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isspecial&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search

Scottish Public Bodies
 National Records of Scotland
 Historic Scotland
 Disclosure Scotland
 Registers of Scotland
 Scottish Qualification Authority
 Scottish Courts Service
 Scottish Prison Service
 Transport Scotland
 The Scottish Government Core Directorates
 Highlands and Islands Enterprise
 Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service
 Scottish Police Authority
 National Museums of Scotland
 Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
 Scottish Enterprise
 Scottish Environment Protection Agency
 Scottish Legal Aid Board
 Scottish Natural Heritage
 Skills Development Scotland
 Visit Scotland
 Aberdeen City Council
 Aberdeenshire Council
 Angus Council
 Argyll and Bute Council
 City of Edinburgh Council
 Clackmannanshire Council
 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
 Dumfries and Galloway Council
 Dundee City Council
 East Ayrshire Council
 East Dunbartonshire Council
 East Lothian Council
 East Renfrewshire Council
 Falkirk Council
 Fife Council
 Glasgow City Council
 Highland Council
 Inverclyde Council
 Midlothian Council
 Moray Council, The
 North Ayrshire Council
 North Lanarkshire Council
 Orkney Islands Council
 Perth and Kinross Council
 Renfrewshire Council
 Scottish Borders Council
 Shetland Islands Council
 South Ayrshire Council
 South Lanarkshire Council
 Stirling Council
 West Dunbartonshire Council
 West Lothian Council
 Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service
 Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service
 Fife Fire and Rescue Service
 Grampian Fire and Rescue Service
 Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service
 Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service
 Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service
 Tayside Fire and Rescue Service
 Golden Jubilee Hospital (National Waiting Times Centre Board)
 NHS 24
 NHS Ayrshire and Arran
 NHS Borders
 NHS Dumfries and Galloway
 NHS Education for Scotland
 NHS Fife
 NHS Forth Valley
 NHS Grampian
 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 NHS Health Scotland
 NHS Highland
 NHS Lanarkshire
 NHS Lothian
 NHS Orkney
 Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 NHS Shetland
 NHS Tayside
 NHS Western Isles
 Scottish Ambulance Service
 The Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
 The State Hospital for Scotland
 Aberdeen College
 Adam Smith College
 Angus College
 Anniesland College
 Ayr College
 Banff and Buchan College
 Barony College
 Borders College
 Cardonald College
 Carnegie College
 Central College of Commerce
 Clydebank College
 Coatbridge College
 Cumbernauld College
 Dumfries and Galloway College
 Dundee College
 Edinburghs Telford College
 Elmwood College
 Forth Valley College
 Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
 Glasgow Metropolitan College
 Inverness College
 James Watt College
 Jewel and Esk College
 John Wheatley College
 Kilmarnock College
 Langside College
 Lews Castle College
 Moray College
 Motherwell College
 Newbattle Abbey College
 North Glasgow College
 North Highland College
 Oatridge College
 Orkney College
 Perth College
 Reid Kerr College
 Sabhal Mor Ostaig
 Shetland College
 South Lanarkshire College
 Stevenson College
 Stow College
 West Lothian College
 Edinburgh College of Art
 Edinburgh Napier University
 Glasgow Caledonian University
 Glasgow School of Art
 Heriot-Watt University
 Queen Margaret University
 Robert Gordon University
 Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
 Scottish Agricultural College
 UHI Millennium Institute
 University of Aberdeen
 University of Abertay Dundee
 University of Dundee
 University of Edinburgh
 University of Glasgow
 University of St Andrews
 University of Stirling
 University of Strathclyde
 University of the West of Scotland
 Cairngorms National Park Authority
 Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
 Forestry Commission Scotland
 Audit Scotland
 Welsh Public Bodies
 National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Local
 Authorities, and all bodies covered by:

http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-links.htm

http://new.wales.gov.uk/about/civilservice/directorates/?lang=en

NHS Wales

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory

Housing Associations – Registered Social Landlords Wales
 NI Public Bodies
 Northern Ireland Government Departments

http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm

Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities

http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/az2.htm

Schools in Northern Ireland

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/search.lsim?sr=0&nh=10&cs=iso-8859-1&sc=nidirect-cms&sm=0&mt=1&ha=nidirect-cms&cat=Banner&qt=SCHOOLS

Universities in Northern Ireland

http://www.deni.gov.uk/links.htm#colleges

Health and Social care in Northern Ireland

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=boards

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=agencies

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=councils

Northern Ireland Housing Associations

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/contacts/contacts-az.htm/housing-associations-contact

Police Service of Northern Ireland

http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm

Any corporation established, or a group of individuals appointed to act together, for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, and
 (i) financed wholly or mainly by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3 of this notice;
 (ii) subject to management supervision by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3 of this notice; or
 (iii) 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, are appointed by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3 of this notice
 (iv) an association of or formed by 1 or more of the Contracting Authorities listed above in this section VI.3 of this notice.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: There is no right of appeal in this procurement. If you have a complaint or seek to challenge the outcome, please follow the guidance on procedure contained in the web link in the previous section.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
12.12.2014