Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Enterprise
Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
G2 6HQ
UK
Contact person: Adam Cunningham
E-mail: adam.cunningham@scotent.co.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00398
I.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463245245
E-mail: hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hie.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313
I.1) Name and addresses
South of Scotland Enterprise Agency
Ettrick Riverside, Dunsdale Road
Selkrik
TD7 5EB
UK
Telephone: +44 1750535901
E-mail: stuart.paterson@sose.scot
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sosep.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30448
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
COVID-19 Grant Funding Support Project
Reference number: P21-0008
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Scottish Enterprise on behalf of Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise is seeking to appoint a supplier of services to appraise applications and process payments relating to two COVID-19 grants to Scottish businesses.
The two grants are:
(i) COVID-19 Hardship Fund — a grant of for Scottish SMEs of up to 50 employees in the tourism, creative industries and hospitality sectors that can demonstrate significant loss of revenue due to COVID-19;
(ii) COVID-19 Critical Companies Fund — a grant for Scottish SMEs of up to 249 employees in sectors and locations critical to ensuring the impact of COVID-19 on the Scottish economy is minimised.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 956 918.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79410000
79412000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Scottish Enterprise on behalf of Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise is seeking to appoint a supplier of services to appraise applications and process payments relating to two COVID-19 grants to Scottish businesses.
The two grants are:
(i) COVID-19 Hardship Fund — a grant of for Scottish SMEs of up to 50 employees in the tourism, creative industries and hospitality sectors that can demonstrate significant loss of revenue due to COVID-19;
(ii) COVID-19 Critical Companies Fund — a grant for Scottish SMEs of up to 249 employees in sectors and locations critical to ensuring the impact of COVID-19 on the Scottish economy is minimised.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The stated value of the contract may be subject to variation due to economic circumstances.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Scottish Government provided guidance in SPPN 4/2020 (Coronavirus — COVID-19 — Procurement Regulations for public bodies). This sets out the necessary guidance in respect of extreme urgency — direct award, referencing the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P21-0008
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UMi Commercial Ltd (trading as UMi)
Spectrum 6, Spectrum Business Park
Seaham
SR7 7TT
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.weareumi.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 956 918.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Scottish Government has provided guidance in SPPN 4/2020 (Coronavirus — COVID-19 — Procurement Regulations for public bodies). This sets out the necessary guidance in respect of extreme urgency — direct award, referencing the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33.
A direct award is permitted under this Regulation where there are genuine reasons for extreme urgency. In this case, the COVID-19 pandemic meets the criteria as:
(i) the events which led to the need for extreme urgency could not have been foreseen by a diligent contracting authority;
(ii) it is not possible to comply with the usual timescales for an OJEU procurement; and
(iii) the situation is not attributable to the contracting authority.
The stated value of the contract may be subject to variation due to economic circumstances.
(SC Ref:620222)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Sheriff Clerk's Office, PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/glasgow-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Scottish Government Single Point of Enquiry
Procurement and Commercial Division, 5 Atlantic Quay, Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
UK
E-mail: SPOEprocurement@gov.scot
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/single-point-of-enquiry/
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In this first instance, suppliers with any concerns are asked to contact the Head of Procurement Facilities Management and Risk — Philip Martin — enquiries@scotent.co.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Scottish Government Single Point of Enquiry
Procurement and Commercial Division, 5 Atlantic Quay, Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
UK
E-mail: SPOEprocurement@gov.scot
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/single-point-of-enquiry/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2020