Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Natural Heritage
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NW
UK
Telephone: +44 1463725097
E-mail: contract.advertising@nature.scot
NUTS: UKM62
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nature.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00383
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Space Planning and Benchmarking Consultant
Reference number: PP1335
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NatureScot requires to purchase AutoCAD and Designs skills to undertake a number of known tasks and also provide a Schedule of Rates framework to enable other unknown tasks to be instructed as and when over the course of the Contract.
1.Update of current master drawings of office layouts – in AutoCAD and PDF.
2.Measuring and benchmarking spaces from the master drawings, presented in excel spreadsheet.
3.Space planning/Design Options – as and when required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NatureScot requires to purchase AutoCAD and Designs skills to undertake a number of known tasks and also provide a Schedule of Rates framework to enable other unknown tasks to be instructed as and when over the course of the Contract.
1.Update of current master drawings of office layouts – in AutoCAD and PDF.
2.Measuring and benchmarking spaces from the master drawings, presented in excel spreadsheet.
3.Space planning/Design Options – as and when required.
It is expected that the space planning may be operated in partnership with other public sector organisations collocated in offices, sharing services however NatureScot will be responsible for commissioning and managing the contract. NatureScot is in discussion with partners about their potential involvement and contribution in this programme of delivery. We appreciate there is limited information about potential partners to be involved within this Statement of Requirements
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
All tenders including SPD must be submitted by the PCS Portal using secure Postbox 17:00 hrs 7 May 2024. Allow sufficient time to upload tender. Note this is not a fixed-price contract but involves ‘Call-Off’ with no guarantee of a minimum/value of contract award work to be let. Tenderers must use the Pricing Schedule provided and provide as a document separate to the Quality tenderer response.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/05/2024
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/05/2024
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Please read this contract notice carefully along side the attached SPD and Statement of Requirements. SPD, Pricing Schedule and the relevant pages of the Statement of Requirements, must be submitted via the Public Contracts Scotland portal using the secure online post-box facility. SNH Conditions of contract for the supply of goods and related services are attached. Please allow sufficient time to upload your tender. Please note this is not a fixed-price contract but involves ‘Call-Off’. UK national Threshold used in case of eventual value with full use and partner involvement reaching threshold. Naturescot offers no guarantee of a minimum/value of contract award work to be let. Tenderers must use the Pricing Schedule provided and provide as a document separate to the Quality tenderer response.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=762488.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:762488)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=762488
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 01463230782
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2024