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• Accept that SCL retains full accountability for subcontracted provision, per ESFA rules, and cooperate fully with SCL’s monitoring and audits.
Procurement:
Purpose
To ensure transparent, fair procurement that selects only subcontractors able to meet ESFA standards and SCL’s strategic aims.
Protocols for SCL Staff:
• Procurement must follow Public Contracts Regulations 2015, advertising opportunities widely and avoiding conflicts of interest. • Tenders must include a clear scoring rubric addressing quality, financial stability, safeguarding, and experience. • All tendering subcontractors must submit initial due diligence within
10
working days
of shortlisting notification.
• The Executive Director of Legal and Procurement must review tender evaluations and initial due diligence within 15 working days • Re -contracting existing subcontractors requires a refreshed Expression of Interest (EOI) and funding profile at least
of submission.
8 weeks before the start of the
new contract year
.
Protocols for Subcontractors:
• Submit complete tender responses, including due diligence, by the deadline stated in the Invitation to Tender. • Notify SCL immediately of potential conflicts of interest. • For existing contracts, submit updated EOI and funding profile no later than 8 weeks before renewal date .
Due Diligence Requirements:
Subcontractors must provide: o
•
UKPRN and Companies House registration
(although only
companies house number for partial subs if UKPRN is not applicable). o Latest audited accounts or full financial statements
.
Evidence of active insurance policies
.
o
o Safeguarding, Prevent, and GDPR policies
.
References from recent clients
.
o
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