Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY
UK
Telephone: +44 1856873535
E-mail: bruce.pinkerton@orkney.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1856876158
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.orkney.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369
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
Provision of Aquatic Sample Processing and Taxonomic Determination
Reference number: OIC/PROC/1030
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71610000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Orkney Island Council, Marine Services are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of aquatic sample processing and taxonomic determination for a 3-year period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months, subject to the satisfaction of performance by the authority. The contract will commence on the 1 May 2020.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
182 642.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71600000
71630000
71632000
71900000
73111000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM65
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Orkney Island Council, Marine Services conducts marine non-native species monitoring as part of its Ballast Water Management Policy (adopted December 2013). During this monitoring programme samples are collected from several locations within Scapa Flow, Orkney. In addition, samples are also collected from visiting yacht mooring (buoys and mooring chains).
Orkney Island Council, Marine Services are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of aquatic sample processing and taxonomic determination.
One overall quotation is required for the following, split as shown below:
Project 1 — non-native species monitoring programme
Project 2 — visiting Yacht Mooring surveys.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project understanding and requirements
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Project methodology and specific expertise
/ Weighting: 45
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
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:
2020/S 011-021773
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: OIC/PROC/1030
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/04/2020
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
APEM Ltd
Riverview, A17 Embankment Business Park, Vale Road, Heaton Mersey
Stockport
SK4 3GN
UK
Telephone: +44 1614428938
NUTS: UKD6
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:
: 182 642.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
Late tenders will not be considered by the Council.
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Tenderers should complete the ESPD (Scotland) contained within ESPD Module.
(SC Ref:620345)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kirkwall Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/05/2020