Contract notice
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  South Ayrshire Council
  County Buildings, Wellington Square
  Ayr
  KA7 1DR
  UK
  
            Telephone: +44 3001230900
  
            E-mail: Procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UKM94
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
 
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.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
CE-03-24 - Girvan Regeneration Project – Girvan Design Team
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  71312000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  The Girvan’s Story Project invites tenders for a Conservation Accredited Architect to
  lead a design team to develop costed design plans for submission as part of a Stage
  2 funding bid to Historic Environment Scotland and National Lottery Heritage Fund.
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    71315200
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKM94
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    The Girvan’s Story Project invites tenders for a Conservation Accredited Architect to lead a design team to develop costed design plans for submission as part of a Stage 2 funding bid to Historic Environment Scotland and National Lottery Heritage Fund.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
    
                Duration in months: 6
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: No
                
    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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
  List and brief description of conditions:
  Professional Advisors must hold an appropriate conservation accreditation
  from a recognised organisation such as the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
  Evidence for this requirement will be requested at the “Request For Documentation”
  Stage.
  III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
  Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
  Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
 
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
  III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
  
                  Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
                
  Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
  Professional Advisors must hold an appropriate conservation accreditation
  from a recognised organisation such as the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
  III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
  This procurement will not be reserved to a Supported Business
 
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:
              02/08/2024
  
                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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
              
  IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
  
              Date:
              02/08/2024
  
              Local time: 12:00
 
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
          This is a recurrent procurement:
          
        No
      
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Please refer to Procurement documents
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 26898. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
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:
Please refer to Procurement documents
(SC Ref:770936)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/06/2024