The Student Loans Company Limited: ACHIEVING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE – LEAN IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER

UK-Glasgow: Business and management consultancy and related services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Student Loans Company
             100 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7JD, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1412433552, Email: raaj_bhatti@slc.co.uk
             Contact: Raaj K Bhatti
             Main Address: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Business-and-management-consultancy-and-related-services./7496G45ZA3, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.slc.co.uk/suppliers.aspx
             NUTS Code: UKM34
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Business-and-management-consultancy-and-related-services./7496G45ZA3
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/7496G45ZA3 to the address as in Annex A.III       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            National or federal agency/office
      I.5) Main activity
            Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: ACHIEVING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE – LEAN IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER       
      Reference Number: 2016/SLC/215
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: SLC is currently undergoing a strategic review to develop our organisation to become Operationally Excellent. We see the enabler for this to be Lean Six Sigma. We want to identify a partner, with whom we can work, to develop and deliver a LEAN capability. The access code for this opportunity is: 7496G45ZA3       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not Provided       
      Currency: Not Provided
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      79996000 - Business organisation services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKM34 Glasgow City
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Please refer to the Standard Selection Questionnaire document which contains a summary high level specification and details of the Stage 1 selection process. We envisage that the top 5 highest scoring bidders will be invited to participate at Stage 2: Invitation to Tender. SLC reserves the right to review this procurement process at any time, as determined by the ongoing needs of the business. This may impact on its continuation or execution timeline. The access code for this opportunity is: 7496G45ZA3
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
            / Maximum number: 5       
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per the evaluation process detailed in the Standard Questionnaire (SQ)
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Please refer to the SQ which contains a summary specification and details of the Stage 1 selection process. The top 5 highest scoring bidders will be invited to participate at Stage 2: Invitation to Tender. SLC reserves the right to review this procurement process at any time, as determined by the ongoing needs of the business. This may impact on its continuation or execution timeline       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      As a minimum we would expect these services to be delivered by Master Black Belt and Black Belt, or known equivalent, accredited professionals. We also expect the services to be delivered by a Service Provider who can scale-up/scale down engagement levels/resources in line with SLC requirements, as summarised in the attached Standard Selection Questionnaire    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents:

Scoring key as follows:
0
UnacceptableNil or wholly inadequate response.
Response fundamentally fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the criterion requirements

2
Poor Response provided, but is only partially relevant and generally poor.
Some elements of the criterion requirements are addressed, but the response contains significant lack of detail / explanation to demonstrate how the requirements will be fulfilled, leading to significant ambiguity as to whether the bidder can meet the requirement.

4
Acceptable Response is mostly relevant and acceptable.
While the response addresses a basic understanding of the criterion requirement, there is a lack of detail on how the requirement will be fulfilled.

6
GoodResponse is relevant and good overall.
The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding of the criterion requirements and provides details on how these will be fulfilled in most circumstances, however not all areas of evidence requested has been provided.

8
Very Good Response is completely relevant and very good overall.
The response is detailed and demonstrates a very good understanding of the criterion requirement and provides details on how these will be fulfilled, however there are some minor omissions in relation to the level of detail requested in terms of either the response or evidence.

10
Excellent Response is completely relevant and excellent overall and provides all of the areas of evidence requested in the level of detail requested.
The response is comprehensive and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the criterion requirements and leaves no ambiguity as to whether the bidder can meet the requirements in full.    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      These will be detailed at Stage 2          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: Yes    

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description RESTRICTED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 04/01/2017 Time: 14:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 13/02/2017       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Business-and-management-consultancy-and-related-services./7496G45ZA3

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7496G45ZA3
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Student Loans Company
       100 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7SD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1412433552
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 28/11/2016

Annex A

   
   III) Addresses and contact points to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent:
       Student Loans Company
       100 Bothwell Street, Glasgow`, G2 7SD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1412433552, Email: raaj_bhatti@slc.co.uk
       Contact: Raaj K Bhatti
       Main Address: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/7496G45ZA3, Address of the buyer profile: www.slc.co.uk/suppliers.aspx
       NUTS Code: UKM34