Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY
UK
Telephone: +44 1856873535
E-mail: procurement@orkney.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1856876158
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.orkney.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369
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
Provision of Ballast Water Sample Analysis — Plankton
Reference number: OIC/PROC/0983
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The authority has a requirement for a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of analysis of plankton samples which are collected as part of our ballast water sampling programme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71620000
85111820
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM65
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of the Orkney Islands Council (OIC) Ballast Water Management Policy ballast water samples are collected from all vessels wishing to discharge ballast water in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The samples are collected as per the International Maritime Organisation’s Convention for the control and management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments 2004 guidelines.
We are looking to contract a suitable laboratory for the provision of ballast water sample analysis for phyto- and zooplankton.
The contract will be for an initial period of 36 months, the authority, at sole discretion, shall have the option to extend the term of the contract for 2 further 12-month periods.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
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.1.8) 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 178-433984
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: OIC/PROC/0983
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
APEM Ltd
Riverview, A17 Embankment Business Park, Vale Road, Heaton Mersey
Stockport
SK4 3GN
UK
Telephone: +44 1614428938
NUTS: UKD6
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions relating to this contract notice are to be submitted via the questions and answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS.
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Tenderers should complete the ESPD (Scotland) contained within ESPD Module.
(SC Ref:608255)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY
UK
Telephone: +44 1856873535
Fax: +44 1856876158
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.orkney.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/02/2020