Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Heriot Watt University
Moyen House, Research Park North, Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton, Edinburgh
EH14 4AP
UK
Telephone: +44 1314513767
E-mail: victoria.kulczycki@hw.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://hw.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00307
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
Architectural Services — National Robotarium
Reference number: HWU1827
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University is seeking Architectural Services for the UK’s National Robotarium, which will be the UK’s leading innovation hub for the practical application of robotics and autonomous systems.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
405 050.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
1 469 905.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71200000
71220000
71221000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University is seeking Architectural Services for the UK’s National Robotarium, which will be the UK’s leading innovation hub for the practical application of robotics and autonomous systems.
Through the City Deal, the University aims to build upon this partnership and create the UK’s National Robotarium, with the objective of building a world leading centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) within this City Region.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical submission
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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 212-485846
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HWU/1827
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Michael Laird Architects
5 Forres Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6DE
UK
Telephone: +44 1312266991
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:
Lowest offer:
405 050.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 469 905.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) 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,
— tenderers will be asked to submit the following forms. These forms are for information only and will not be scored:
—— form of tender,
—— bona fide tender,
—— freedom of information,
—— supply chain code of conduct,
—— parent company guarantee (if applicable),
— the successful Contractor must confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015,
— a parent company guarantee will be required if the organisation is a private or public company and the Tenderer is a subsidiary company, or for any subsidiary companies that are members of a consortium,
— the successful Contractor will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent prior to awarded to the contract, or confirm in their tender submission the publicly accessible, free, online location of accounts if available in such a format. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Contractor’s economic and financial standing,
— where the capability and capacity of a subcontractor, members of a consortia or any other body will be relied on, separate ESPD(s) are required from each of those other parties relied on,
— where subcontractors are to be used but their capability & capacity are not relied on, the University may choose to request separate ESPD(s).
(SC Ref:572491)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Heriot Watt University
Moyen House, Research Park North, Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton, Edinburgh
EH14 4AP
UK
Telephone: +44 1314514446
Internet address(es)
URL: http://hw.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/02/2019