Further Competition Procedure. Contracting Body's Obligations
Further Competition Procedure. Any Contracting Authority ordering its Services Requirements through the ICT Consultancy and Delivery Services Framework Agreement through a further competition is expected to:- develop a Services Requirements setting out its requirements for the Services and invite all Framework Service Providers capable of supplying the Services Requirement to submit a Tender; refine the Contract terms and conditions to reflect its Services Requirements only to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations and Guidance; follow the Regulations and Guidance when conducting a further-competition for its Services Requirements and in particular:- invite all Framework Service Providers who are capable of meeting the Contracting Authority’s Services Requirements to submit a Tender, that sets out clearly how it will meet the Contracting Authority's Services Requirements and the Contract Price that will apply, for each specific Contract to be awarded. This would normally be issued to all the Framework Service Providers in a given lot. However, where a Services Requirement is sufficiently complex as to span the scope of more than one lot, the Contracting Authority shall only invite those Framework Service Providers who are included in all of the lots that are deemed applicable to the Services Requirement; by giving written notice by email to the designated contact for each Framework Service Provider; unless the invitation to submit a Tender is published using the ITQ facility on the Buying Solutions website. In which case, the written notice will be automatically generated according to the information contained within the system and provided for that purpose by each Framework Service Provider; set a time limit for the receipt by it of the Tenders which takes into account factors such as the complexity of the subject matter of the Contract and the time needed to submit Tenders; and
Further Competition Procedure the further competition procedure described in Framework Schedule 7 (Call-Off Award Procedure);
Further Competition Procedure. The process for a Customer issuing a Project Specification and a Framework Supplier submitting a Proposal set out in Clause 3.10 of Section 3. How Services will be bought (Call-Off Process).
Further Competition Procedure. 4.1 When seeking to place an Assignment Contract under this Framework Agreement the Authority shall undertake a Further Competition in accordance with the procedure in this clause 4 and Schedule 6.
Further Competition Procedure. Contracting Body's Obligations
3.1 Any Contracting Body awarding a Call Off Agreement under this Framework Agreement through a Further Competition Procedure shall:
3.1.1 develop a Statement of Requirements setting out its requirements for the Goods and/or Services and identify the Framework Suppliers capable of supplying the Goods and/or Services;
3.1.2 amend or refine the Template Call Off Form and Template Call Off Terms to reflect its Goods and/or Services Requirements only to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations and Guidance;
3.1.3 invite tenders by conducting a Further Competition Procedure for its Goods and/or Services Requirements in accordance with the Regulations and Guidance and in particular:
(a) if an Electronic Reverse Auction (as defined in paragraph 4 below) is to be held the Contracting Body shall notify the Framework Suppliers identified in accordance with paragraph
3.1.1 and shall conduct the Further Competition Procedure in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraph 4.3;
3.1.4 apply the Further Competition Award Criteria to the Framework Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through the Further Competition Procedure as the basis of its decision to award a Call Off Agreement for its Goods and/or Services Requirements;
3.1.5 on the basis set out above, award its Call Off Agreement to the successful Framework Supplier in accordance with paragraph 7 which Call Off Agreement shall:
(a) state the Goods and/or Services Requirements;
(b) state the tender submitted by the successful Framework Supplier;
(c) state the charges payable for the Goods and/or Services Requirements in accordance with the tender submitted by the successful Framework Supplier; and
(d) incorporate the Template Call Off Form and Template Call Off Terms (as may be amended or refined by the Contracting Body in accordance with paragraph 3.1.2 above) applicable to the Goods and/or Services,
3.1.6 provide unsuccessful Framework Suppliers with written feedback in relation to the reasons why their tenders were unsuccessful.
3.2 The Supplier shall in writing, by the time and date specified by the Contracting Body following an invitation to tender pursuant to paragraph 3.1.3 above provide the Contracting Body with either:
3.2.1 a statement to the effect that it does not wish to tender in relation to the relevant Goods and/or Services Requirements; or
3.2.2 the full details of its tender made in respect of the relevant Statement ...
Further Competition Procedure. (LOTS 2 – 9 (INCLUSIVE) ONLY)
Further Competition Procedure. 18. Where a new body is created that is to be audited under appointment by the Auditor General or the Accounts Commission, the Auditor General or the Accounts Commission may: • Appoint a member of staff of Audit Scotland • Directly appoint a firm • Run a further competition procedure
Further Competition Procedure. Any customer wishing to perform a further competition shall perform the following: