Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Police Authority
2nd Floor, 1 Pacific Quay
Glasgow
G51 1DZ
UK
Contact person: Lynsey Melville
Telephone: +44 1786895855
E-mail: lynsey.melville@scotland.pnn.police.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.spa.police.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19762
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Police Authority for the Police Service of Scotland with the functions referred to in Section 2 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Forensic Biology Casework Services
Reference number: SPACorProc000709
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) have awarded a ranked framework agreement for the provision of forensic biology casework services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Services to be performed at service provider /contractor premises.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is the intention of the SPA that any contract awarded pursuant to this ITT will be awarded to multiple service providers in the form of a framework agreement.
The SPA is not bound to accept the lowest or any offer or tender and reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this ITT and the procurement process of which it forms part of.
Subject to the requirements of the public contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 as amended, should the SPA approve the award of a contract, a formal written acceptance will be issued on its behalf to the successful tendered.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Previous experience
/ Weighting: 20 %
Quality criterion: Approach and delivery methodology
/ Weighting: 40 %
Quality criterion: Resourcing and expertise
/ Weighting: 40 %
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
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
In accordance with the public contracts (Scotland) Regulations (2015), Section 28 (5), the provision of a service provider for forensic biology casework services is now business critical and therefore the accelerated procedure has been applied.
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:
2018/S 073-162267
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SPACorProc000709
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/07/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Key Forensic Services Ltd
University of Warwick Science Park, Sir William Lyons Road
Coventry
CV4 7EZ
UK
Telephone: +44 7772294609
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eurofins Forensic Services Limited
Queens Road
Teddington
TW11 0LY
UK
Telephone: +44 7850311840
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:551978)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Scottish Police Authority
1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor
Glasgow
G51 1DZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1786896461
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.spa.police.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/07/2018