Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1JB
UK
Contact person: Bridget Lambert
E-mail: bridget.lambert@renfrewshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400
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
Appointment of a Business World Specialist
Reference number: RC-CPU-18-522
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Renfrewshire Council are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Business World specialist to support the ongoing development of Business World in the Council.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM83
Main site or place of performance:
Paisley, Renfrewshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Renfrewshire Council are seeking to appoint an experienced Business World Specialist to support the ongoing development of Business World in the Council. The appointed Provider is required to have a detailed and technical understanding of the (Agresso) Unit 4 product – Business World (@ Milestone 6 and Milestone 7) – to provide specialist ICT services in the ongoing development of the ERP system and continued deployment of newly configured functionality across the Council. The appointed consultant will also support software upgrades, patches, milestones, etc
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology and approach
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Structure and Staffing
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Knowledge Transfer
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Fair Working Practices
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
45
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
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. Please see the ITT in PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The current contract ends on 30 June 2019, therefore this contract requires to commence on 1st July 2019. In order to meet the Council's governance a report recommending approval for award must be submitted to the Council's Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board on 5 June 2019. To meet the timelines associated with the this formal Board tenders must be received by no later than 7 May. The accelerated procedure is required to ensure that the Council receives the level of specialist support required to support the ongoing development of Business World in Renfrewshire Council.
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:
2019/S 077-183722
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: RC-CPU-18-522
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
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:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hennessy IT Consulting Limited
1/3 68 Howard Street
Glasgow
G14EE
UK
Telephone: +44 7771548189
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Council will request the following documentation once all bids have been received:
Evidence of your company's insurance certificates detailing the required level of insurance's as per the levels stated within this Contract Notice and as detailed within the Invitation to Tender document uploaded within the general attachments area in Public Contract Scotland Tender Portal.
Tenderers are required to submit S7 Declaration as part of their tender submission. The document is attached within the commercial envelope.
A completed copy of the Supporting Documents uploaded within the general attachments area in Public Contract Scotland Tender Portal, please note that documents must be signed by an authorised signatory (a person with the authority to formally bind the contracting organisation).
The Supporting Documents include.
S2 Equalities Declaration
S3 Tender Compliance Certificate
S4 No Collusion Certificate
S5 Prompt Payment Certificate
S9 List of Proposed Sub-contractors (if applicable)
Appendix 2 Data Processing Agreement document. The successful service provider will be required to sign a copy of the data processing agreement on award.
Any contract awarded as a result of this tender exercise will be subject to Scots Law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts.
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.
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the OJEU Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Tenderers may be asked to provide details of two reference that confirm the ability of the organisation to successfully undertake the service for this requirement.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 13357.
Community Benefits and Sustainability is a key element of the Councils commitment to deliver the 5 key outcomes set out in the Council
Plan (http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/councilplan).
The provision of voluntary community benefits is included within this tender as a non evaluated element.
(SC Ref:808371)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
See V1.43 below
Sheriff Court or Court of Session
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
See V1.43 below
Sheriff Court or Court of Session
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SS12105/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/08/2025