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.1) Name and addresses
Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
UK
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: procurement@hes.scot
Fax: +44 1316688877
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://historicenvironment.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
The Scottish Parliament, Procurement Services
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
UK
Telephone: +44 1313486620
E-mail: procurement@parliament.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.parliament.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10284
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Marketing/Tourism
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Books and Maps — Retail
Reference number: VSEH18026
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22114000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The partners have established a framework of suppliers for retail books/maps to be sold in a range of outlets across 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:
2 310 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22114000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Locations across Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The partners have established a framework of suppliers for retail books/maps to be sold in outlets across Scotland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 20
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
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:
2018/S 233-531992
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: VSEH18026
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bookspeed
16 Salamander Yards
Edinburgh
EH6 7DD
UK
Telephone: +44 1314678100
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lomond Books Ltd
14 Freskyn Place, East Mains Ind Est
Broxburn
EH52 5NF
UK
Telephone: +44 1506855955
Fax: +44 1506855965
NUTS: UKM78
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:
: 2 310 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:584225)
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 has incorporated a 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of 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
16/05/2019