Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
313
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463245245
E-mail: hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hie.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Design and Construction of Building 2 at European Marine Science Park
Reference number: FTS028
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The building is circa 1,500 m2 GIFA and the contractor will be required to appoint its own design team to complete any necessary post-contract design. The contractor will be responsible for the management of its designers and all sub-contractors to ensure that the project is delivered on time and preferably below the indicated budget.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
Main site or place of performance:
Dunstaffnage
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is expected that the NEC4 ECC Option A contract will be awarded in March 2024 with a completion date of no later than May 2025.
The budget currently available to deliver this contract, ex VAT, is: Phase 1, GBP 7M - GBP 7.5M; Phase 2 GBP 0.75M - GBP 1M; Total GBP 7.75M - GBP 8.5M
This project will operate a mandatory Project Bank Account (PBA).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Prompt Payment
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Cyber Security
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Management & Delivery Methodology
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Staff Resources
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Works Programme
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Risk Analysis / Early Warning Register
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Fair Work
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
45%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 16
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This may include additional fit out within the building as identified within the NEC4 contract documentation.
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
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Not applicable
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
30/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
In order to participate, bidders should register, for free, on www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and record their interest in this contract and download and complete all relevant documentation.
Tenders must be submitted via the PCS postbox and must be received by the published deadline. Late tenders will not be accepted and HIE will reject any submissions received after the deadline. Email or hard copy responses will not be accepted.
PCS also gives suppliers access to an online Question & Answer facility which allows queries to be submitted (anonymously) and answers published and shared with all potential bidders.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=728842.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Bidders will be expected to support the delivery of community benefits which take into account HIEs role as a local economic development agency.
The types of Community Benefits that bidders may seek to offer and incorporate to the contract may include are described in the Scope of Requirements.
(SC Ref:728842)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=728842
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/11/2023