Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Contact person: hieprocurement
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: https://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
EMSP Facilities Management
Reference number: FTS 34
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79993000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) require a supplier to provide Facilities Management services at the European Marine Science Park (EMSP), Dunstaffnage, Argyll (initially at Malin House, then at Camas House as well from October 2025).
The services will be required from 13 January 2025, for an initial period of 3 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
665 875.33
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79993100
45259000
45259300
50324200
50500000
50530000
50531100
50532400
50532000
50710000
50711000
50712000
90910000
90911000
90911200
71421000
79993000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
European Marine Science Park (Malin and Camas House), Dunstaffnage
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
HIE requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide facilities management services at EMSP (Malin and Camas House), whilst offering best value in the expenditure of public funds.
The requirements cover soft and hard FM services as well as tenant liaison.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Cyber Security
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Prompt Payment Standard Clause
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Delivery Methodology
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Management Methodology
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Management and Delivery Team
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Fair Work First
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Payment of the Real Living Wage
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Environmental Sustainability and Net Zero
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Monitoring and Reporting of Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Due to character limits, please refer to the 'contract variation' section in the Scope of Requirements and Tender Guidance Notes document.
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:
2024/S 000-028048
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FTS 34
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
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
Oban Electrical Services (Ltd)
19 Stevenson Street
Oban
PA34 5NA
UK
NUTS: UKM63
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 665 875.33
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: 15 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
specialist contractors required for annual preventative
maintenance
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The figure used in I.1.5 & II.2.6. reflects the contract value including the option extension period. It also includes allowances for additional services at Camas House; reactive repairs; cleaning consumables; asset replacements; biomass pellets; price increases as per the Terms and Conditions.
(SC Ref:784553)
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 1 AH
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2025