Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1 NY
UK
Contact person: Denise Link
Telephone: +44 1856873535
E-mail: Denise.Link@orkney.gov.uk
Fax: +44 01856876158
NUTS: UKM65
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.orkney.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369
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
Consultancy Services for Architectural Services 2024 - 2029
Reference number: OIC/PROC/1857
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71221000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Architectural Services as detailed within the contract documents.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
326 535.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71221000
71000000
71200000
71220000
71223000
71251000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM65
Main site or place of performance:
The Orkney Islands which covers both the largest "mainland" island and also the outlying North and South isles (KW15 - KW17).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Architectural and design consultancy services on a range of projects, some of which are identified within the contract documents, along with a contingency amount that will be valued in accordance with the schedule.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Method Statement
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Contract Management
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practices
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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 relevant Exclusion Criteria are included in the online SPD (Scotland) linked to this Contract Notice. The Exclusion Criteria of the SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis from the point of view of the Authority. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-007914
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: OIC/PROC/1857
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HRI Munro Architecture
62 Academy Street
Inverness
IV1 1LP
UK
Telephone: +44 1463240066
NUTS: 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:
: 326 535.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of the Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS.
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice.
(SC Ref:794184)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kikwall Sheriffs Court
Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 1856872110
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/03/2025