Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
UK
Telephone: +44 1294324730
E-mail: procurement@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1294324054
NUTS: UKM93
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework for Professional Consultancy Services Partnership — Civil Engineering
Reference number: NAC/2063
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be expected to work in close cooperation with the Council and adopt a positive and flexible approach in delivering the Services. The scope encompasses a range of multi-disciplinary engineering and technical consultancy services: Roads and Structures, Transportation and Traffic, Environmental Engineering, Drainage and Flooding and Geotechnical and Testing.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 604 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71311000
71311100
71322000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM93
Main site or place of performance:
North Ayrshire including Arran and Cumbrae.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be expected to work in close cooperation with the Council and adopt a positive and flexible approach in delivering the Services. The scope encompasses a range of multi-disciplinary engineering and technical consultancy services. The Framework will be awarded to one supplier only.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Work package management
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Management of resources
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Performance management
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: IT and Technical Facilities
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Escalation and Complaints handling procedures
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Qualifications of staff
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Organisational structure / Chart including Framework Manager CV
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Team working and Communications strategy
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
2017/S 216-449412
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RPS Group
Floor 3 East, Mercantile Chambers, 53 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 6TS
UK
Telephone: +44 1413320373
Fax: +44 1413323182
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 604 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
North Ayrshire Council have decided not to use Lots for this tender for the reasons stated below:
Nature of the contract not suitable for Lots.
Delivery of the contract is location specific.
(SC Ref:538379).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
UK
Telephone: +44 1294324730
Fax: +44 1294324054
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2018