- Type
- economic
- Description
- Basic Selection Requirements and Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion Grounds
Bidders must meet all the basic selection requirements of Regulation 19 and in Schedule 16, and exclusions as set out in Regulation 20, as listed in the Selection Criteria Questionnaire. Bidders who certify that they meet all of the requirements (or who have "Self-Cleansed" where applicable) will "Pass" this section of the SQ.
Suppliers must meet the minimum level of economic & financial standing of the SQ.
Suppliers must certify that they meet the environmental management measures by completing and publishing a Carbon Reduction Plan which meets the required reporting standard and certify that they are publicly committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050.
We will apply the assessment criteria set out in the table at Annex 1: "Examples of supplier response scenarios and exceptional circumstances" of the document NHS England » Carbon reduction plan and net zero commitment requirements for the procurement of NHS goods, services and works
The outcomes shown in the table against each criterion will be applied as published in the NHS England document referenced above.
Where Suppliers have an acceptable reason for being unable to gather emissions data, they can provide a CRP with the carbon emissions they have available and include the explanation why, if applicable, any data is not available. For example, where appropriate, SMEs or VCSEs with acceptable reasons may use this provision.
Explanations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the contracting authority. Suppliers are also required to provide the steps they will take to improve the data.
Suppliers that are assessed as a PASS against the criteria as published in the NHS England document referenced above will achieve a PASS for Carbon Reduction Plan Requirements.
Suppliers that are assessed as a FAIL against the criteria as published in the NHS England document referenced above will achieve a FAIL for Carbon Reduction Plan Requirements, their Tender will not be evaluated further, and the Supplier will be informed of their rejection at this stage.
Suppliers must confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the Framework, the levels of insurance cover indicated in Schedule C - Selection Questionnaire. Suppliers that self-certify that they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the Framework Agreement, the levels of insurance cover indicated will achieve a PASS for insurance.
Suppliers that are unable to self-certify that they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the Framework Agreement, the levels of insurance cover indicated will achieve a FAIL for insurance their Tender will not be evaluated further, and the Supplier will be informed of their rejection at this stage.
Suppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by Framework award, the human and technical resources to perform Call-off Contracts to ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
Suppliers that self-certify that they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the Framework Agreement, the human and technical resources to perform Call-off Contracts to ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects will achieve a PASS for Data Protection.
Suppliers that are unable to self-certify that they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the Framework Agreement, the human and technical resources to perform Call-off Contracts to ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects will achieve a FAIL for Data Protection, their Tender will not be evaluated further, and the Supplier will be informed of their rejection at this stage.
Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains
If you are a relevant commercial organisation subject to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 ("the Act"), and if your latest statement is available electronically please provide:
• the web address,
• precise reference of the documents.
If your latest statement is not available electronically, please provide a copy.
If you are not a relevant commercial organisation subject to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (for example if your turnover is less than £36 million or you do not carry on your business, or part of your business, in the UK), please provide the above information in relation of any published statements on modern slavery or other relevant documents containing information of a similar type/level.
Any modern slavery statement or other statement or document should contain at least the following information:
a. the organisation's structure, its business and its supply chains;
b. its policies in relation to slavery and human trafficking;
c. its due diligence processes in relation to slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains;
d. the parts of its business and supply chains where there is a risk of slavery and human trafficking taking place, and the steps it has taken to assess and manage that risk;
e. its effectiveness in ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its business or supply chains, measured against such performance indicators as it considers appropriate;
f. the training and capacity building about slavery and human trafficking available to its staff; or
If all of this information is not included in your modern slavery statement or other statement or documents, please provide an explanation as to why not and/or assurances that it will be included before contract award.
For the Framework, if the bidders score is over 10, bidders will pass this section.
If the "Risk of business failure" score is 9 or lower, we will assess a financial guarantor (if provided), or ask for a copy of their audited accounts for the most recent two years and/or one or more of the following:
• a statement of turnover, profit and loss account/income statement, balance sheet/statement of financial position and statement of cash flow for the most recent year of trading;
• a statement of cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; and/or
• an alternative means of demonstrating financial status.
If the financial risk is acceptable, the bidder will pass this section.
If, after evaluating all the information provided, the level of financial risk is still deemed unacceptable, or where it has not been provided, then the bidder will fail this section of the SQ and their bid will not be evaluated further.
We will undertake the steps as detailed above in respect of the proposed financial guarantor. If a financial guarantor cannot be provided and the level of risk remains unacceptable, then the Group of Economic Operators will be excluded from further involvement in this Procurement.
If we require clarification or further information, or explanations, we will send a message to the Bidder through the NHS sourcing messaging system. Bidders must respond to these requests within timeframes set in the individual messages.
Participating Authorities awarding contracts under the framework will be advised to review economic and financial standing as part of their call off process as scope and risk tolerance will vary between authorities.