Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
TD6 0SA
UK
Contact person: Leesa Rintoul
E-mail: Leesa.Rintoul@scotland-excel.org.uk
NUTS: UKM91
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Place Making Consultancy Services Framework
Reference number: 1000962
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The ‘Place Principle’ was adopted by the Scottish Government and COSLA in February 2018 as part of a long-term plan in Scotland for the development and infrastructure needed to support sustainable and inclusive local growth.
‘Place Plans’ and ‘Town Investment Plans’ are community-led development projects that are being undertaken as part of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, and the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).
Scottish Borders Council intends to create a Framework Agreement for the provision of 'Place Making Consultancy Services’.
Within the contract the successful consultants would be required to resource, facilitate and support the place making initiatives of the Council, and deliver documentation to support and evidence the consultative work.
The proposed services make up two lots:
Lot 1: Local Place Plan Consultant
Lot 2: Town Investment Plan Consultant
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Local Place Plan Consultant
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79419000
98200000
66170000
71311300
71315210
71530000
72220000
72221000
72224000
73200000
73210000
73220000
79400000
79410000
79411000
79411100
79412000
79413000
79414000
79415200
79416200
90713000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM91
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations within Scottish Borders Council and throughout the geographical boundaries of any additional participating councils.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 is for the provision of community facilitation for collaboration between community groups to form a steering group to develop a Local Place Plan. This will encompass the ideas and aspirations of the contributors and will be a foundational document for change within the commissioning community. This will include provision for engagement with the Local Authority planning department on proposals being adopted in to planning legislation.
The development of the Local Place Plan itself seeks to create a scaffold around which the ambitions of a community can be formed into a holistic plan that takes into account past and present work streams, and builds on the local skills, aspirations and lived experience of residents to enact change.
The role of the Consultant is to encourage the community to take ownership, and develop their own plan, bringing in voices from all demographics, and use the lived experience of residents as the foundations for all engagement and presentation of information.
The development of a Local Place Plan will require support from a multi skilled Consultant to provide structure and expertise at various stages of a plan’s development. Consultants may be commissioned to support the coproduction of a community plan for all, or some of the stages.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology & Approach
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Risk Assessment Process
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Delivery of Contract
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Promotional Capabilities & Communication
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Community Wealth Building
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practice
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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
Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Dumfries & Galloway Council in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
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.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Town Investment Plan Consultant
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79419000
98200000
66171000
71311000
71311300
71313000
71314300
71315100
71315200
71315210
71317210
71530000
72220000
72221000
72224000
73000000
73210000
73220000
79221000
79400000
79410000
79411000
79411100
79412000
79413000
79414000
79415000
79415200
79416200
79417000
90713000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM91
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations within Scottish Borders Council and throughout the geographical boundaries of any additional participating councils.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 is for the formation of Town or Community Investment Plan to support the delivery of the objectives outlined within the Local Place Plans. This will include economic strategy and business planning to drive investment into community proposed projects and initiatives.
Town Investment Plan (TIP) is a term that has appeared against a number of recent funds as the blanket term for the socio-economic strategy for investment within the community it references. Like much of Place Making terminology, it considers a community as a town, and given the rural nature of Scottish Borders, we are reframing this as a Town or Community Investment Plan to recognise the diversity of our community groups and the opportunity for plans to be developed by clusters of smaller settlements when this makes economic sense, or is the will of the community.
The intention for the purposes of this framework is that TIP or Community Investment Plans (CIP) follow the development of a Local Place Plan (through means of Lot 1, or by other arrangements).
The TIP / CIP is a working document which moves the community’s aspirations, ideas and objectives into a light touch business case, aligned to the Treasury Green Book five case model.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology & Approach
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Risk Assessment Process
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Delivery of the Contract
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Community Wealth Building
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practice
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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
Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Dumfries & Galloway Council in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Prior Information Notice has been published for over 31 days.
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:
2022/S 000-030259
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Local Place Plan Consultant
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins
10 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG
UK
Telephone: +44 1312215649
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community Enterprise (CEL Trading)
Fleming House, Fleming Road
Livingston
EH54 7BN
UK
Telephone: +44 1506862227
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ironside Farrar
111 McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4NW
UK
Telephone: +44 131506500
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
New Practice Limited
3 Ross Street, The Barras
Glasgow
G1 5AR
UK
Telephone: +44 1412264092
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PAS
11/2C Tweedale Court, 14 High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1TE
UK
Telephone: +44 7966799440
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Paul Hogarth Company Ltd
5 Bankhead Steading, South Queensferry
Edinburgh
EH30 9SD
UK
Telephone: +44 1313314811
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:
: 1 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 10 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Estimated percentage based on various supplier responses.
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Town Investment Plan Consultant
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
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: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arup
10 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2PF
UK
Telephone: +44 7342049509
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins
10 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG
UK
Telephone: +44 1312215649
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ekosgen
4/2 137 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3EW
UK
Telephone: +44 8451206244
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mickledore Ltd
2 Farm Top Cottages, Lempitlaw
Kelso
TD5 8BN
UK
Telephone: +44 7747085400
NUTS: UKM91
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald
8-10 Sydenham Road
Croydon
CR0 2EE
UK
Telephone: +44 2087743182
NUTS: UKI6
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stantec
Lomond House, 9, George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
UK
Telephone: +44 7771820719
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: 10.00 GBP
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Based on various estimates from awarded suppliers.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Scottish Borders Council in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
(SC Ref:724437)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Jedburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, Castlegate
Jedburgh
TD8 6AR
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/jedburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/03/2023