Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay, Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
UK
Contact person: David Bilton
Telephone: +44 1312443627
E-mail: david.bilton@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for UK and International Domestic Relocation Services
Reference number: SP-19-007
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79613000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This framework agreement is for the provision of UK and international domestic relocation services to framework public bodies throughout Scotland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79613000
98392000
79100000
71315300
70331000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
SCOTLAND wide.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework agreement is for the provision of UK and international domestic relocation services to framework public bodies throughout Scotland.
The agreement will be for a period of 4 years. The framework will cover permanent transfer locations within Scottish mainland but also includes the islands with a small number between Scotland, the rest of the United Kingdom and on occasion Europe. There may also be temporary transfer of employee/assignees to and from overseas locations, mainly within the USA.
The contractor must be able to provide national and international coverage, with consistent levels of service for varied service requirements as required by the framework public bodies on a cost effective and best value basis. The contractor must provide comprehensive management information at all stages throughout the process and to all participating framework public bodies.
One of the potential environmental inhibitors likely to be encountered by the contractor is the diverse geographical location of the Framework public body organisations, which includes all areas of the Scottish mainland and islands. All framework public bodies must receive a consistently high level of service, irrespective of geographical location. A degree of flexibility is required in the service delivery.
The contractor will be expected to provide resources, processes and systems that deliver continuous improvement and which demonstrate that best value is being achieved for all organisations. Improvements delivered may include but are not limited to: reduction in whole-life costs, quality and user satisfaction.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
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 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
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:
2019/S 192-466468
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SP-19-007
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HCR
Network House, Basing View, Hampshire
Basingstoke
RG21 4HG
UK
Telephone: +44 1256313751
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government, etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Police Authority, Scottish health boards or special health boards, all NHS Scotland, The Integrated Joint Boards established further to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Act 2014, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Ltd, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing.
Information about Scottish Public Bodies is available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about
Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement
1) Full details of award criteria and the weightings and scoring can be found in the invitation to tender.
2) Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Sco) Regs 2015.
3) ESPD (Sco) — Section 2: Sub-contractors who are not being relied upon to meet selection criteria. A separate ESPD (Sco) will not be required at this stage.
The contractor pays all staff in excess of the living wage and will continue to pay that wage rate through the duration of this contract.
(SC Ref:616425)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operatior that suffers or risks suffering loss or damages attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2020