Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Forestry
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
UK
Telephone: +44 1312440434
E-mail: lynda.collin@gov.scot
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://forestry.gov.scot/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30372
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00233
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00233
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK Land Carbon Registry Services
Reference number: SF_0035
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Scottish Forestry, in partnership with ICUN UK Peatland Programme, wishes to put in place arrangements for continuing provision of a secure, robust, transparent and real-time web-based carbon registry for projects and carbon units from the UK's Woodland Carbon Code and, from the start of this contract, projects and carbon units from the Peatland Code.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Scottish Forestry, in partnership with ICUN UK Peatland Programme, wishes to put in place arrangements for continuing provision of a secure, robust, transparent and real-time web-based carbon registry for projects and carbon units from the UK's Woodland Carbon Code and, from the start of this contract, projects and carbon units from the Peatland Code.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/07/2020
End:
30/06/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Optional 2 x 12 month extension periods.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
This section refers to section B of Part 4 of the ESPD and covers the following:
Insurance — Q4B.5.1B and Q4B.5.2.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Insurance — it is a requirement of the contract that tenderers hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract the types and minimum level of insurance indicated below:
Q4B.5.1b employers compulsory insurance = 5 000 000 GBP for each claim;
Q4B.5.2 public indemnity insurance = 2 000 000 GBP for each claim.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/02/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
28/02/2020
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Within 5 years.
VI.3) Additional information
The ITT award criteria contains 1 pass/fail question.
The ITT award criteria is fully detailed within the ITT award criteria response form. All scored questions will be evaluated in accordance with the following scoring methodology:
0 = Unacceptable — nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.
1 = Poor — response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.
2 = Acceptable — response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.
3 = Good — response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirement will be fulfilled.
4 = Excellent — response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.
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.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland website at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=610214
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:610214)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252525
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
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
23/01/2020