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
Design and Build of Life Sciences Innovation Centre at Inverness Campus
Reference number: O192
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of the Highlands and Islands are proposing to construct a new shared development, the Life Sciences Innovation Centre [LSIC], on plot 15 of the Inverness Campus. The current proposals equate to circa 2 450 m2 with UHI acquiring circa 1 100 m2, HIE acquiring circa 1 000 m2 and a central shared facility of circa 350 m2. Associated parking provision, service areas and external storage facilities are provided.
It is expected that the NEC4 ECC Option A contract will be awarded in March 2021 with a completion date of no later than June 2022.
HIE is conducting this procurement on behalf of itself and UHI. HIE will act as Employer for the purposes of the contract, acting on behalf of itself and UHI in respect of its implementation and delivery.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 047 037.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
Main site or place of performance:
Inverness Campus.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be awarded as a design and build (D&B) with the requirement that the contractor appoints their own design team to complete any post contract design necessary to enable the development to proceed. They will be responsible for the management of their designers and all sub-contractors to ensure that the project is delivered on time and to budget.
A Project Bank Account (PBA) will be used for payment of the Contractor and their supply chain.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Management and delivery methodology
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Staff resources
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Works programme
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Risk analysis/early warning register
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5 %
Quality criterion: Community benefits
/ Weighting: 5 %
Price
/ Weighting:
35 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of 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:
Yes
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:
2020/S 240-594901
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/06/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Robertson Construction Northern Ltd
10 Perimeter Road, Pinefield Industrial Estate
Elgin
IV30 3AE
UK
Telephone: +44 7738608581
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 9 047 037.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The quality elements of the Award criteria were assessed according to the following criteria:
0 = Unacceptable: Nil or inadequate response which fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.
1 = Poor: Response is partially relevant but generally poor. It 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. It 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. It is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.
4 = Excellent: Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. It is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.
The number and size of documents associated with this tender were too large to publish on PCS so were made available through Objective Connect.
(SC Ref:653468)
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
22/06/2021