Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1EW
UK
Contact person: B Burke
Telephone: +44 1316233700
E-mail: b.burke@nls.uk
Fax: +44 1316233701
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nls.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11622
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Full Design, Editing and Production Service for NLS Customer Magazine ‘Discover NLS’
Reference number: Contract No. 2014.15.019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79415000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract awarded to provide a full, design, editing and production service for the Library's customer magazine, Discover NLS.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
129 345.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a notification in respect of a modification of the original contract awarded by the Library and subject of the contract award notice with contract No 2014.15.019.
Contract notice number in OJEU 2014/S 141-253183 of 25 July 2014.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This notice does not relate to the award of a new contract, but rather the modification of an existing contract. The existing contract is between the National Library of Scotland and Connect Publications, commencing on 1 July 2015. Since then the Library has undergone an internal publications review. It has agreed to consolidate publications and significantly reduce their number. The Library is therefore currently reviewing its requirements re-publications and will issue a tender (PIN with OJEU ref: 2020/S 025-058077). The Library proposes to extend the existing contract for 6 months to 31 December 2020 (‘the Proposed Modification’).
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 034-081829
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2015/S 118-215492
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/02/2020
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
Connect Publications (Scotland) Ltd
Studio 2001, Mile End Mill, 12 Seedhill Road
Paisley
PA1 1JS
UK
Telephone: +44 1415610300
E-mail: alan@connectcommunications.co.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.connectcommunications.co.uk/
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:
: 129 345.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:617778)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252525
Fax: +44 1312258899
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/03/2020