Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313
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.waveenergyscotland.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24283
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLP
The Robert Rendall Building, Franklin Road
Stromness
KW16 3AN
UK
Telephone: +44 7922426446
E-mail: facilitiesmanagement@orkneycampus.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.orkney.com/life/energy/oric
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30475
I.1) Name and addresses
Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd
Cairngorm Mountain, Cairngorm Ski Area
Aviemore
PH22 1RB
UK
Telephone: +44 1479861261
E-mail: info@caingormmountain.co.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30513
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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
Property Strategic Development Advice
Reference number: FTS 027
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Strategic Development Advice contractor will be required to provide the following services: Provision of Strategic Advice to HIE; advise on the delivery of the project; advise on Funding Assistance to assist HIE to secure external funding; development and execution of HIE’s Town Planning Strategy; Advise and agree any development protocols. This list is not exhaustive but provides the basis of services required. Full details are provided in the Tender documentation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is expected that these services will be required from early October 2024 for a period of 4 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement.
The budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 360 000 and GBP 400 000 (excluding VAT).
This figure is inclusive of Travel and Subsistence (T&S). However, for delivery in certain locations, HIE may accept additional T&S and travel time costs. These will be identified at the call-off and will be payable for Shetland, Orkney, Outer Hebrides and parts of Argyll and the Islands. In such cases, fees for travel, ferries, flights and accommodation, will be agreed with HIE (in advance), will be at rates appropriate for a public sector contract and be paid “at cost”. The supplier will be able to claim for costs associated with travel within the HIE Area but not for travel to and from the HIE area. Travel time and costs should be from either the HIE Principal Office, or the supplier's office whichever is the lesser distance/cost to HIE.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Prompt Payment
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Cyber Security
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Framework Management and Delivery Methodology
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Project Call Offs Management and Delivery Methodology
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Monitoring and Reporting of Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practices
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Management and Delivery Team
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be awarded for a period of 4 years.
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:
Yes
Description of options:
In accordance with Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, HIE reserves the right to make changes to the volume or scope of the Services to be supplied under the Framework, particularly with regard to demand and budgetary availability or where HIE’s strategic focus changes as a result of changes in Scottish Government policy or as a result of a direction given to them by the Scottish Government.
This may result in amendments to requirements under the Framework, including but not limited to:
- reduction/ removal of Services, e.g., HIE actioning more of the services or elements of the services themselves
- the addition of similar Services
- increasing the volume of Services
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
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:
29/07/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/07/2024
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:
HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract.
VI.3) Additional information
This Framework will be non-exclusive i.e. HIE reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Framework as and when required.
The Award criteria will be marked 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 demonstrate a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=767323.
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.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Community Benefits will be evaluated as part of the tender process and bidders are expected to provide a Community Benefit proposal as part of their tender detailing how, if awarded the contract, these will be addressed. Please refer to the Scope of Requirements for further details.
(SC Ref:767323)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=767323
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court
The Castle
Inverness
IV2 3EG
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2024