Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
313
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463245245
E-mail: hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hie.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Arnish Waste removal and remediation
Reference number: FTS 032
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
HIE has awarded a contract to a single supplier to provide the following services: move waste off-site from Arnish and dispose of in a suitably authorised and licenced waste facility by 31st March 2024. The special waste must be properly consigned in accordance with SEPA requirements and be disposed of by a registered waste carrier for all movements. Remediation works will also be required to facilitate surrendering of the Waste Management License (WML) currently in place with SEPA.
The 2 month contract has a start date of 30.1.2024 and an end date of 31.3.2024. HIE has the option to extend for 1 further period of up to 3 months.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
676 216.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90512000
63521000
45111213
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The value used in II.1.7 and V.2.4 is the estimated total value over the full duration of the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Prompt Payment
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Cyber Security
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Management and Delivery Methodology
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Works Programme
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Risk Analysis
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Environment and Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Fair Work
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Community Benefits and Wealthbuilding
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by way of the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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:
2023/S 000-029286
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FTS032
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ERS Ltd
Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs
Glasgow
G64 2QH
UK
Telephone: +44 1417722789
NUTS: UKM81
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 676 216.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 30 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Duncan Mackay and Sons Ltd for civil engineering works; Applied British Ports and WH Malcolm Ltd for transportation; Avondale Environmental for disposal of the shot blast and associated waste materials.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:753389)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/01/2024