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Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review (Amendment)

CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process conducted by Crown Estate Scotland involves a contract titled "Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review (Amendment)." This contract falls under the services industry category and is located in Edinburgh, UK. The contract was awarded with a total value of £628,000 and was signed on 24 February 2021, following a planned amendment to an existing contract from December 2019. This procurement was carried out using a limited method, whereby the award procedure did not involve the prior publication of a call for competition, as clarified in the rationale that the amendment does not constitute a material change to the original contract.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in project evaluation, consultancy, and support services within the renewable energy sector. Businesses with experience in offshore wind projects or those with capabilities in preparing evaluation systems would be well-placed to engage with this contract. With the inclusion of a flexible contract duration allowing for extensions if necessary, companies could also benefit from increased activity and further project scope as the number of applications is expected to rise, depending on market demand.

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Notice Title

Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review (Amendment)

Notice Description

This is an award notice following a VEAT notice. Crown Estate Scotland awarded a contract in December 2019 for support during the leasing process for offshore wind projects (ScotWind Leasing). The VEAT notice advised of the intention to amend the contract to reflect the intended position that the contract related to the assessment of all applications as opposed to a specific or capped number. This does not therefore amount to a material change. This amendment has now been concluded.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an award notice following a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. Crown Estate Scotland awarded a contract in December 2019 for support during the leasing process for offshore wind projects (ScotWind Leasing). The process includes receiving a number of applications for sites and making an evaluation of them. Crown Estate Scotland appointed Ove Arup to work with our in-house team in: - Preparing evaluation systems and processes; and - providing a team of reviewers to assist by undertaking the evaluation of applications. The contract award notices specified a value which was based on the assessment of the number of applications it anticipated that it may receive based on its knowledge of the market and also information from historic leasing rounds. The procurement exercise was conducted on the basis that there were a number of external dependencies which could not be accurately determined at the time including that the timing of the exercise was dependent on the publication of the Sectoral Marine Plan and the expected number of registrations. It is anticipated that the number of the applications is likely to be higher than that estimated when submitting the contract award notice and the timing of the opening of the application window and publication of key supporting information has been delayed. The contract scope had highlighted a number of these uncertainties but now needs to be updated to reflect the current position. This Award Notice is to advise the contract has been amended in accordance with the previously published VEAT to reflect the intended position that the contract related to the assessment of all applications as opposed to a specific or capped number. This does not therefore amount to a material change as (i) the modification does not change the character of the contract (ii) it does not introduce new conditions which were not part of the original process (iii) it does not change the balance of in favour of the contractor in a way which was not envisaged by the original documents and (iv) it does not extend the scope considerably on the basis that the scope had originally envisaged that these services would be provided by the stated supplier. Contract end date has been initially extended to 31/03/2022 due to external delays. Number of lease applications that will be received is unknown. A nominal figure to ascertain an indicative contract value has been used, however this will likely change. The expected value of the contract is now 628 000.00 GBP which was determined following a review of the elements required to properly score the potential applications, the processes and work required to undertake the development of the process, the time required to score the applications and the nominal number of expected applications.

Options: Contract duration extended initially to 31/03/2022 with options to extend up to 3 months if required in increments of 1 month if any further delays encountered. Final value of the contract will be determined by the number of applications received. The requirement will be regularly reviewed to ensure this is still the most appropriate route to market and in line with strategic plans.

Procurement Information

This is to amend the contract to reflect the intended position that the contract related to the assessment of all applications as opposed to a specific or capped number. This does not amount to a material change as (i) the modification does not change the character of the contract (ii) it does not introduce new conditions which were not part of the original process (iii) it does not change the balance of in favour of the contractor in a way which was not envisaged by the original documents and (iv) it does not extend the scope considerably on the basis that the scope had originally envisaged that these services would be provided by the stated supplier.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000644029
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415482
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£628,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Feb 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Maurice McTeague, Maurice McTeague, Procurement Manager
Contact Email
maurice.mcteague@crownestatescotland.com
Contact Phone
+44 1314607657

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH3 9GL
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OVE ARUP AND PARTNERS

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR410589
    Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review (Amendment) - This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. Crown Estate Scotland awarded a contract in December 2019 for support during the leasing process for offshore wind projects (ScotWind Leasing). This voluntary ex ante transparency note is to advise of the intention to amend the contract to reflect the intended position that the contract related to the assessment of all applications as opposed to a specific or capped number. This does not therefore amount to a material change.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415482
    Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review (Amendment) - This is an award notice following a VEAT notice. Crown Estate Scotland awarded a contract in December 2019 for support during the leasing process for offshore wind projects (ScotWind Leasing). The VEAT notice advised of the intention to amend the contract to reflect the intended position that the contract related to the assessment of all applications as opposed to a specific or capped number. This does not therefore amount to a material change. This amendment has now been concluded.

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