Award

Award of Perth Surface Water Management Plan (Mini-Competition)

PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL

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Award

21 Dec 2021 at 16:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Perth & Kinross Council has recently concluded the procurement process for the "Award of Perth Surface Water Management Plan (Mini-Competition)" under the competitive selection procedure of the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework. This contract, formulated for engineering services related to drainage and flooding, had a tender period commencing on 22nd December 2021 and ending on 28th February 2023. The total value of the contract awarded amounted to £92,609, with a clear stipulation that tenders had to be submitted by 12 noon on 17th December 2021. The council will assess tenders based on technical scores and commercial criteria after a competitive evaluation amongst consultants in the relevant Lot of the framework.

This opportunity represents a significant growth avenue for businesses specialising in engineering services, particularly those with expertise in environmental management, drainage, and flood prevention. Companies equipped to respond comprehensively to the scope of the Perth Surface Water Management Plan will find this an ideal platform to showcase their capabilities. This tender favours firms adept at strict compliance with detailed specifications, especially those related to project costing under different methodologies, as well as those with proven capacity to meet the robust insurance criteria outlined by the council.

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Notice Title

Award of Perth Surface Water Management Plan (Mini-Competition)

Notice Description

Contract Reference PKC11332: Perth Surface Water Management PlanYou are invited to submit a tender under the competitive selection procedure of the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework: Ref 0820 for the above proposed Work Package.Consultants on Lot 5 (Drainage & Flooding) are being invited to tender; the tender period will be 3 weeks. The Client will adopt the Technical scores from the framework tender process and reopen competition on the Commercial criteria only (60% Technical/ 40% Commercial).The total of the Prices is to be calculated in reference to the Professional Titles Rates. Where elements of the Work Package cannot be priced using the Professional Title Rates, those elements are to be priced using the Salary Banded Rates.The Client wishes to draw the Consultant's attention to the insurance requirements set out in Section 8 of the Contract Data Part One. No deviation from the stated insurance requirements will be considered.Please note the requirement that no qualifications or proposed amendments are to be submitted with your tender. Your tender shall comply fully with the various requirements of the Scope and Contract Data un-amended.Non-adherence to the above shall result in Perth and Kinross Council asking you to withdraw all relevant statements in full within 5 working days; refusal to do so (or no response) shall result in your exclusion from the mini-competition process thereafter.Information within Contract data part two must be fully populated by the Consultant. Contract Data expenses shall be included within the resource schedule to form part of your tender submission. The expenses shall be listed separately from salaried rates in the resource schedule submission. The Client considers that the Consultant's operating costs (all work activities, management activities, travel, accommodation, subsistence, etc) will be fully covered by the Consultants staff rates and the mileage rate. Other expenses required for the successful completion of the work package, e.g., the purchase of data, should be included in the Contract data part two.Non-adherence to the above may result in the relevant tender being excluded from tender assessment.Where Perth and Kinross Council considers that there has been an error in the pricing of the tender, they shall raise the matter during the tender assessment process explaining their reasoning and give the Consultant two working days to either withdraw from the mini-competition or confirm they wish to standby their pricing. No other option shall be made available to the consultant.* I would be pleased if you could confirm safe receipt of this invitation.* If you have any queries relating to the proposed Work Order, please direct any communications to the Questions and Answers section for this notice on the Public Contracts Scotland website: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk . (The Council will not accept queries by email or phone). The deadline for queries is: 12 noon on Friday 10 December 2021.* Tenders must be submitted by 12 noon on Friday 17 December 2021. Please note that late offers will not be considered.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000675110
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC436465
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£92,609 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL

EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL

FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN

NHS LANARKSHIRE

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

Contact Name
Administration Department, Commercial and Procurement Services, Communities - Repairs & Improvement, Corporate Procurement, Leisure Services, More Powers Implementation Procurement Team, Procurement, Resourcing
Contact Email
fiona.pretswell@socialsecurity.gov.scot, kirsty.mcveigh@gov.scot, north.procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot, procurement@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1259450000, +44 1294323219, +44 131247556, +44 1315292160, +44 1412425913, +44 1415745750, +44 1698752645, +44 1738475000, +44 3000676100

Buyer Location

Locality
BOTHWELL
Postcode
G71 8BB
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Clackmannanshire
Electoral Ward
Clackmannanshire South
Westminster Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
23
Supplier Names

ACT FIRE CONSULTANCY

AECOM

AIRE VALLEY GAS LTD T/A RECOVERCYL

AMEY OW

ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES

BOXXE

CIPFA

CONTRACT BUILDING SERVICES (SCOTLAND

D.N. MUNRO PLANT HIRE

DUNCAN WEMYSS

HARVEY NASH

ICD

INSOURCE MEDICARE

MARK GARRICK

MEDINET

MURRAY FORESTRY

OUTDOOR FIRST AID

PAGODA PUBLIC RELATIONS

PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP

PHOENIX SOFTWARE

QUEST (SCOTLAND

RAVENHILL

VENESKY BROWN

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                    "description": "Contract Reference PKC11332: Perth Surface Water Management PlanYou are invited to submit a tender under the competitive selection procedure of the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework: Ref 0820 for the above proposed Work Package.Consultants on Lot 5 (Drainage & Flooding) are being invited to tender; the tender period will be 3 weeks. The Client will adopt the Technical scores from the framework tender process and reopen competition on the Commercial criteria only (60% Technical/ 40% Commercial).The total of the Prices is to be calculated in reference to the Professional Titles Rates. Where elements of the Work Package cannot be priced using the Professional Title Rates, those elements are to be priced using the Salary Banded Rates.The Client wishes to draw the Consultant's attention to the insurance requirements set out in Section 8 of the Contract Data Part One. No deviation from the stated insurance requirements will be considered.Please note the requirement that no qualifications or proposed amendments are to be submitted with your tender. Your tender shall comply fully with the various requirements of the Scope and Contract Data un-amended.Non-adherence to the above shall result in Perth and Kinross Council asking you to withdraw all relevant statements in full within 5 working days; refusal to do so (or no response) shall result in your exclusion from the mini-competition process thereafter.Information within Contract data part two must be fully populated by the Consultant. Contract Data expenses shall be included within the resource schedule to form part of your tender submission. The expenses shall be listed separately from salaried rates in the resource schedule submission. The Client considers that the Consultant's operating costs (all work activities, management activities, travel, accommodation, subsistence, etc) will be fully covered by the Consultants staff rates and the mileage rate. Other expenses required for the successful completion of the work package, e.g., the purchase of data, should be included in the Contract data part two.Non-adherence to the above may result in the relevant tender being excluded from tender assessment.Where Perth and Kinross Council considers that there has been an error in the pricing of the tender, they shall raise the matter during the tender assessment process explaining their reasoning and give the Consultant two working days to either withdraw from the mini-competition or confirm they wish to standby their pricing. No other option shall be made available to the consultant.* I would be pleased if you could confirm safe receipt of this invitation.* If you have any queries relating to the proposed Work Order, please direct any communications to the Questions and Answers section for this notice on the Public Contracts Scotland website: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk . (The Council will not accept queries by email or phone). The deadline for queries is: 12 noon on Friday 10 December 2021.* Tenders must be submitted by 12 noon on Friday 17 December 2021. Please note that late offers will not be considered."
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