Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
VisitScotland
Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive
Edinburgh
EH6 6JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1314722222
E-mail: eileen.o'neill@visitscotland.com
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.visitscotland.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00118
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Tourist Board/Marketing
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a Destination Management System (DMS)
Reference number: VSEH18014
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
VisitScotland (VS) has appointed a supplier of our Destination Management System (DMS) as the key platform which is integral to the delivery of our customer facing website visitscotland.com
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 342 410.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
VisitScotland (VS) has appointed a supplier of our Destination Management System (DMS) as the key platform which is integral to the delivery of our customer facing website visitscotland.com
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Value stated is the maximum 84-month value if all options and extensions are exercised.
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:
2018/S 116-263825
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: VSEH18014
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
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
New Mind
1.02 South Harrington Building, 182 Sefton Street, Brunswick Business Park
Liverpool
L3 4BQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3304401825
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 342 410.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:578195)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VisitScotland
Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive
Edinburgh
EH6 6JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1314722222
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.visitscotland.org
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VisitScotland incorporated a 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/03/2019