Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Wave Energy Scotland Limited
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463245245
E-mail: wesprocurement@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hie.co.uk/growth-sectors/energy/wave-energy-scotland/2015.html
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24283
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
WES External Experts — Materials Scientist.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
WES recently launched their third Call, for Research and Development into ‘Structural Materials and Manufacturing Processes’, on the 18.7.2016, details of which can be located on PCS. Each application to the call will require to be evaluated by a panel of individuals with the relevant
technical skills and experience, to determine the projects which merit support.
WES are therefore seeking a number of individuals to support the evaluation process for the current call only with the requirements being divided in to 4 specific specialisms (as follows), each being advertised as separate contracts notices through PCS/OJEU: Structural Engineers, Materials Scientists, Materials Manufacturing Specialists and Wave Energy Specialists. This tender relates to the Materials Scientists futher details can be located in the attached documentation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71312000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Inverness.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please refer to the Scope of Requirements and Guidance notes for full details regarding this requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Relevant professional/technical skills and experience
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Understanding of the key technical challenges
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Understanding of WES's objectives and the impact of structural material choices upon them
/ Weighting: 20
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:
2016/S 148-267616
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: N/a
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Contract is exempt from the requirements of The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Scotland Regulations 2016 but is being published in the OJEU and PCS on a voluntary basis to ensure circulation to as wide an audience as possible.
WES are therefore not bound by the timescales or any other requirements of the Regulations and will conduct this tender exercise as set out in the accompanying documents, or as otherwise indicated by WES to all parties who have recorded an interest in relation to this process. Bidders who are interested in submitting a response for one of the specialisms can do so by locating the relevant PCS/OJEU contract notice which contains ‘WES External Experts’ in the description.
In order to participate in the tender bidders should register, for free, on the Public Contracts Scotland PCS) website (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ), record their interest in this contract and download and complete all relevant documentation.
This free process also gives suppliers access to an on line Question & Answer facility which allows queries to be submitted (anonymously), and answers published and shared with all potential bidders.
Tenders must be submitted via the PCS Postbox and be received by the date and time indicated with all questions answered. Hard copy responses will not be accepted, other than for return of the signed Confidentiality and Non Disclosure Undertaking.
The Value detailed in II.1.5 is an estimate only and will be dependent on the number of individuals appointed.
Dates and other information contained in this notice are communicated as being indicative only and may be subject to change.
WES will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in or tendering for this contract.
Compliance with all relevant legislation is required during the tendering process and the terms of any resulting contract.
(SC Ref:477227).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Wave Energy Scotland Limited
An Lochran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463245245
E-mail: wesprocurement@hient.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.hie.co.uk/growth-sectors/energy/wave-energy-scotland/2015.html
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2017