Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1314693922
E-mail: pippa.brown@edinburgh.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
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
Private Sector Leasing
Reference number: CT2628
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70330000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of private sector leasing scheme for households requiring temporary accommodation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
52 277 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70100000
70130000
70200000
70210000
70330000
70331000
55250000
70311000
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The required service is to lease and manage private rented sector properties within the City of Edinburgh as interim accommodation for the City of Edinburgh Council.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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
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 199-484028
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CT2628
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Link Group
Link House, 2c New Mart Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1RL
UK
Telephone: +44 1316247884
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 227 700.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:611883)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sherriff Court, Sherriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1314693921
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of session may:
1) Award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose;
2) Be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council.
A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the contract award notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/02/2020