Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of the Highlands and Islands
12b Ness Walk
Inverness
IV3 5SQ
UK
Contact person: Odette Ashman
Telephone: +44 1463279000
E-mail: oashman@apuc-scot.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1463279001
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00101
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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Estates Consultancy and Advice Framework for UHI
Reference number: CS-OTH-13133
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of the Highlands and Islands and their academic partners are looking to secure suppliers on a framework to provide professional estates consultancy and advice as required on a call-off basis.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
12 590.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
24 387.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
Main site or place of performance:
Across the Highlands and Islands of SCOTLAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of the Highlands and Islands and their academic partners are looking to secure a framework of suppliers to provide professional estates consultancy and advice as and when required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Geographic coverage and responses
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Capability and skills
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Capacity and staffing
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Reports and management
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Sustainable estates
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: Framework management
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Value added services
/ Weighting: 2
Quality criterion: Fair work practices
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Commercial questionnaire
/ Weighting: 35
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
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:
2020/S 092-221117
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CS-OTH-13133
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
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: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pick Everard
100 Berkeley Street
Glasgow
G3 7HU
UK
Telephone: +34 50450050
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Faithful + Gould
200 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G1 4RU
UK
Telephone: +44 1412202393
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gardiner and Theobald LLP
G1 Building, 5 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
UK
Telephone: +44 1415687300
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Allen Gordon and Co.
8 Ardross Street
Inverness
IV3 5NN
UK
Telephone: +44 1463236516
NUTS: UKM6
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Graham and Sibbald
4 Ardross Street
Inverness
IV35NN
UK
Telephone: +44 1463236977
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Northern Light Consulting Ltd
Unit 6B1, Blar Mhor Industrial Estate
Fort William
PH33 7PT
UK
Telephone: +44 7748152942
NUTS: UKM63
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
12 590.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
24 387.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
All tenderers are required to:
— complete and return the ESPD document as part of the tender;
— complete a subcontractor ESPD for any intended sub-contracts to be used in the delivery of services, to be returned as part of the tender;
— provide audited financial accounts including profit and loss statements or equivalent in the ESPD for the last 2 financial years
It is a requirement of this procurement that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded framework and call-off contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
— employers liability insurance = GBP 5 million,
— professional indemnity insurance = GBP 2 million,
— public liability insurance = GBP 5 million.
Information provided for ESPD Part III and IV will be assessed on a pass/fail basis, where:
Pass = meets requirements as stated in contract notice.
Fail = does not meet requirements as stated in contract notice.
In summary the following must be completed and returned/submitted as stated within the ESPD and ITT documents:
Appendix A — Form of tender prior to award,
Appendix B — Freedom of Information prior to award,
Appendix C — Terms and conditions prior to award,
Appendix D — Supply chain code of conduct prior to award,
Appendix E — Technical questions by tender deadline,
Appendix F — Commercial questionnaire by tender deadline.
(SC Ref:625942)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Inverness
IV2 3EG
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/08/2020