Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Fife College
Pittsburgh Road
Dunfermline
KY11 8DY
UK
Telephone: +44 1383845116
E-mail: procurement@fife.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://fife.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10523
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
British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreter Services
Reference number: FC-2020-0007
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79540000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Fife College required qualified British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to meet the support needs of deaf and hearing impaired students.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79540000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
Main site or place of performance:
Fife.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Fife College required to appropriately support its deaf and hearing impaired students to ensure inclusion and maximise learning opportunities. As Fife College has no internal resources capable of meeting these needs an outsourced service was required to fulfil this requirement in the most cost effective way. For deaf students or students with sensory needs, reasonable adjustments required under the Equality Act (2010) might include providing communication aids or services, such as sign language interpreting. Fife College required qualified British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to meet the support needs of deaf students.
No formal contract or agreement has been placed with Fife Council's Deaf Communication Service.
Following research into available services a request for non-competitive action was approved by the Scottish Funding Council to use the Deaf Communication Service for a period of up to 4 years.
The extent of the annual requirement is dependant on the number of successful college applicants that require deaf support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Negotiation without prior publication of a contract notice was undertaken in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Regulation 33(1)(a)(ii) due to the ‘no suitable tenders’. Other companies are unable to meet the requirements for the 2020/21 courses.
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 194-470589
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FC-2020-0007
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/09/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fife Council, Procurement and Supplies
2nd Floor, Fife House (West Building), North Street
Glenrothes, Fife
KY7 5LT
UK
Telephone: +44 8451555555
Fax: +44 1592583441
NUTS: UKM72
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:638325)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dunfermline Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, 1/6 Carnegie Drive
Dunfermline
KY12 7HJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1383724666
E-mail: dunfermline@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/12/2020