Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cassiltoun Housing Association Ltd.
Castlemilk Stables, 59 Machrie Road
Glasgow
G45 0AZ
UK
Contact person: Fiona McGowan
Telephone: +44 1416342673
E-mail: fionamcgowan@cassiltoun.org.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cassiltoun.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11383
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Housing Association
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Development Services 2022-2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71541000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of consultancy services for within the RSL sector, including project management/development services; procurement services; training for staff; and policy development
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
120 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
Main site or place of performance:
Castlemilk, Glasgow
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of project management/development services within the social housing sector in Scotland.
This will include the following:
delivery and project management of affordable housing to required timeframes, cost and quality required by Cassiltoun HA;
finance and development appraisals;
financial management;
appointing, leading and monitoring multi-functional consultancy teams to deliver housing;
submissions to grant provider using the HARP administration process.
coordinating procurements via PCS/ FTS
delivering training to staff and Management Committee within the social housing sector
presenting to and working with governing bodies within the social housing sector
advising Cassiltoun HA on social housing policy and developing/drafting in-house policies
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to communication, management and delivery of development services/ project management aspect of commission
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to delivery of procurement services aspect of the commission
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to delivery of the policy development and training aspect of the commission
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Added value that the applicant firm can bring to Cassiltoun HA and the commission
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
120 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
+ 2 years
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Completion and submission of project specific SPD and all minimum criteria stipulated such as
economic and financial standing, technical and professional ability; professional membership/accreditations as stated in thebreifing document;
Experience of providing development services within the social housing sector in Scotland
Experience of having coordinated full procurement processes via PCS/OJEU/FTS
Experience of delivering training to staff and Management Committee/Board of Management within the social housing sector
Experience of presenting to and working with governing bodies within the social housing sector
Experience on advising clients on social housing policy and developing/drafting in-house policies
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
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.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
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
Restricted 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:
01/10/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
08/10/2021
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
01/04/2022
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
2025
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
Please refer to brief and other associated documents attached to this notice for further information
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=664835.
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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.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
The successful consultancy will be required to provide a community benefit contribution - to be mutually agreed in due course.
(SC Ref:664835)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Glasgow
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/08/2021