Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Contact person: Laura Schouten
E-mail: laura.schouten@edinburgh.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
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
CT2538 Housing Consultancy Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70333000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council’s Housing Service require a framework agreement to provide a broad range of expertise to support the delivery of a range of projects being taken forward under the latest HRA budget strategy, housing service improvement plan, mixed tenure improvement plan and strategic housing investment plan.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 140 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70333000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
City of Edinburgh Council.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This framework agreement anticipates covering the following categories of services:
— housing strategy and policy development
— housing asset and property management
— housing financial management and business planning
— customer engagement
— training and procedure.
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.1.3) 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:
2020/S 058-140375
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CT2538 Housing Consultancy Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
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: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arneil Johnston
50 Scott Street
Motherwell
ML1 1PN
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Indigo House
15 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9EP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ARK Consultancy Ltd
84 Spencer Street
Birmingham
B18 6DS
UK
NUTS: 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:
: 1 140 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:629988)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may/
1) Award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose;
2) Be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council.
A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the contract award notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Court of Session
Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/09/2020