Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Blackpool Council
PO Box 4
Blackpool
FY1 1NA
UK
Contact person: Mrs Val Royle
Telephone: +44 1253478511
E-mail: val.royle@blackpool.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD42
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/
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 Business Advice – Blackpool Net Zero Academy (Shared Prosperity Fund)
Reference number: DN684420
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Blackpool has been awarded £5.1m from the UK’s Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to deliver a series of capital and revenue projects under three themes: people and skills, community and place and supporting local businesses. The schemes deliver a range of interventions from physical town centre regeneration through to direct business support. Blackpool Council administers the UKSPF fund, with projects delivered by a range of internal and external organisations.
Funding has been allocated to a number of projects within the Supporting Local Business theme. The Council aims to enhance its offer to local businesses by investing allocated SPF funds in an integrated range of quality business advice for start-ups and growth ambitious companies; and to accelerate business decarbonisation.
Other “green” SPF projects have also been supported, including the Blackpool Eco Hub and Blackpool Eco Homes, which aim to provide retrofit and basic home energy advice for residents from a base at Palatine Library.
The purpose of this tender is to procure decarbonisation advice for local businesses on the journey to net zero - a new initiative called The Blackpool Net Zero Academy. Advice for pre start and existing businesses with growth potential is the subject of a separate tender, a sister initiative called the Blackpool Business Growth Academy.
The contract will be managed by the Council’s Business Growth Team (BGT) (part of the Economic & Cultural Services Department).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD42
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Blackpool has been awarded £5.1m from the UK’s Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to deliver a series of capital and revenue projects under three themes: people and skills, community and place and supporting local businesses. The schemes deliver a range of interventions from physical town centre regeneration through to direct business support. Blackpool Council administers the UKSPF fund, with projects delivered by a range of internal and external organisations.
Funding has been allocated to a number of projects within the Supporting Local Business theme. The Council aims to enhance its offer to local businesses by investing allocated SPF funds in an integrated range of quality business advice for start-ups and growth ambitious companies; and to accelerate business decarbonisation.
Other “green” SPF projects have also been supported, including the Blackpool Eco Hub and Blackpool Eco Homes, which aim to provide retrofit and basic home energy advice for residents from a base at Palatine Library.
The purpose of this tender is to procure decarbonisation advice for local businesses on the journey to net zero - a new initiative called The Blackpool Net Zero Academy. Advice for pre start and existing businesses with growth potential is the subject of a separate tender, a sister initiative called the Blackpool Business Growth Academy.
The contract will be managed by the Council’s Business Growth Team (BGT) (part of the Economic & Cultural Services Department).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion: Budget Utilisation
/ Weighting: 40%
Cost criterion: Social Value
/ 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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-023606
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN684420
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/11/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
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: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Adler & Allan
80 Station Parade HG1 1HQ
Harrogate, N Yorkshire,
HG1 1HQ
UK
Telephone: +44 085557111
E-mail: Steve.davies@adlerandallan.co.uk
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:
Lowest offer:
175 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/11/2023