Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
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
Wave Energy Scotland Limited
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463245245
E-mail: wesprocurement@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.waveenergyscotland.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24283
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLP
The Robert Rendall Building, Franklin Road
Stromness
KW16 3AN
UK
E-mail: enquiries@orkneycampus.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.orkneycampus.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30475
I.1) Name and addresses
Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd
Cairngorm Mountain, Cairngorm Ski Area
Aviemore
PH22 1RB
UK
Telephone: +44 1479861261
E-mail: info@caingormmountain.co.uk
NUTS: UKM62
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30513
I.1) Name and addresses
South of Scotland Enterprise
Carmont House, The Crichton, Bankend Road
Dumfries
DG1 4TA
UK
Telephone: +44 1750535901
E-mail: Finance@sose.scot
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southofscotlandenterprise.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30448
I.1) Name and addresses
HIE Ventures Ltd.
Ord House Cradlehall Business Park,Caulfield Road North
Inverness
IV2 5GH
UK
Telephone: +44 463713755
E-mail: enquiries@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hie.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
HIE Orkney
An Lochran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
Iv12 5BU
UK
Telephone: +44 1463245245
E-mail: enquiries@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hie.co.uk
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
FTS050 Data Protection Services Framework
Reference number: FTS 050
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
HIE requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide provide data protection services, including fulfilling Data Protection Officer duties under the General Data Protection Regulation and supporting the Data Protection Act 2018 including delivery of data protection advice, risk assessment and training.
This Framework is being procured for Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and on behalf of Wave Energy Scotland (WES), Orkney Research Innovation Campus (ORIC), HIE Orkney, HIE Ventures Ltd (HIEVL), Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd (CMSL), South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) as well as any other Contracting Authority wholly or partly under the control of, and/or partly or wholly owned HIE or SOSE, at any point during the term of this Framework (subject to case-by-case approval by HIE).
The framework is live from 8 April 2026 until 7 April 2029, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term (until 7 April 2030).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
287 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79411100
75111200
79212000
72300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Objective 1 - Role of Data Protection Officer (DPO) as specified in the General Data Protection Regulations and in support of Data Protection Act 2018
Objective 2 - Monitor and remedy noncompliance and support personal data breach resolution
Objective 3 - Organisational Compliance with Data Protection Legislation
Objective 4 - Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) process including advice and support
Objective 5 - Reporting and monitoring
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Prompt Payment Standard Clause
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Cyber Security
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Payment of the Real Living Wage
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Management and Delivery Methodology
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Responsiveness and Business Continuity
/ Weighting: 13%
Quality criterion: Management and Delivery Team
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Monitoring and Reporting of Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 2%
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practices
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by way of the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The Framework/Call-off Contracts may be modified for reasons including but not limited to:
-Changes to budget availability
-Organisation/s bringing the services in-house fully or partially and so the services are no longer required / reduced services are required
-The addition of similar services
-Increasing the volume of the services
-Change in legislative requirements resulting in increased or reduced service
In these situations, for the call-off contracts, HIE will agree a price variation based on the pricing submitted as part of your bid, for example, using the hourly rate to increase/reduce the services by a number of hours. Other framework users may also modify their relevant call-off contracts.
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
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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:
2025/S 000-085069
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FTS 050
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 12
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tkm Consulting
Craigellachie, Ratagan
Glenshiel
IV40 8HP
UK
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:
: 287 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The figure stated in section II.1.7 and V.2.4 refers to the maximum framework value including the optional extension period.
(SC Ref:827694)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2026