Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Highland Council
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
UK
Contact person: Lucy Lallah
Telephone: +44 1463702552
E-mail: lucy.lallah@highland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.highland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045
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
Visitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment
Reference number: HC/IEE/VL/2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Visitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
64 450.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72221000
79411000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Visitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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:
2025/S 000-039502
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HC/IEE/VL/2025
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
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:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Diffley Partnership
2nd Floor, Prospect House, 5 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1DF
UK
Telephone: +44 7590595640
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
URL: www.diffleypartnership.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 64 450.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:811389)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Inverness Justice Centre
The Inverness Justice Centre Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/09/2025