Part 4 - Explanation of Solutions Required

This Part 4 provides Bidders with details of the form and content of Solutions that are invited and the timetable and other administrative requirements for the process.  It sets out:

•  The number and type of Solutions which Bidders may make

•  The minimum information requirements to be included in Solutions.

This Part 4 also sets out the procedural requirements with which Bidders must comply when submitting Solutions in order for their Solutions to be considered by the Fire and Rescue Authority or Police Authority.  The process has been structured in the way that it has in order to:

•  Assist the Fire and Rescue Authority or Police Authority in choosing the Solution (or Solutions) which will be most economically advantageous to the Fire and Rescue Authority or Police Authority having regard to the Fire and Rescue Authority or Police Authority's stated objectives

•  Assist the Fire and Rescue Authority or Police Authority in determining whether the chosen Solution (or Solutions) represents value for money

•  To encourage Variant Solutions which may be more economically advantageous for the Fire and Rescue Authority or Police Authority than Standard Solutions

•  To make clear the requirements with which Bidders must comply and the basis on which the Solutions will be evaluated

•  To maintain competitive dialogue throughout.

If a Bidder does not comply with any of the requirements contained in this Part 4, the Fire and Rescue Authority or Police Authority may (in its sole discretion) disqualify the Solution of that Bidder.