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Summary of the contracting process

The National Galleries of Scotland is looking to award a contract for the Provision of NGS Branded Uniform. This contract involves two stages: Design & Sampling and Production & Delivery. The organisation is based in Edinburgh, UK, under the industry category of Recreation, culture, and religion. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with the contract value of £80,000 signed on 24th May 2022.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses specialising in design, production, and delivery of branded uniform items suited for hospitality and visitor attraction sectors. The National Galleries of Scotland is seeking a "one-stop shop" supplier to customise uniform items to make them unique to the organisation. Businesses with experience in bespoke services and ready-to-wear collections are well-suited to compete in this open procurement process.

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Notice Title

Provision of NGS Branded Uniform

Notice Description

National Galleries Scotland (NGS) "The Authority" wish to award a contract for the Provision of NGS Branded Uniform. A sole Service Provider is required to be a 'one stop shop' for design, production and delivery of selected uniform items as part of a new branded uniform for both Security and Visitor Services (SVS) and Retail colleagues. The contract is considered to have two stages. Stage 1: Design & Sampling Stage 2: Production & Delivery The Service Provider is required to have an existing 'off the peg' collection of ready-to-wear uniform items suited for roles in the hospitality and visitor attraction sector. The Service Provider must be able to offer bespoke detailing services, beyond application of logo as NGS intend to investigate how 'off the peg' items could be customised to make our uniform unique to our organisation. Full details of the Contract Requirements and Specification are detailed under Section 2 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). There is no commitment to a volume of orders over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of orders is guaranteed. Orders will be agreed to on an "as required" basis. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of orders. The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. The agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement, as and when required. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) Procedure. Service Providers must complete and submit both an SPD and tender response. Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 8 & 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. This procurement will utilise Scottish Government's Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool (CSPST). There are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract to which a pass/fail will attach. Tenderers will be required to complete an online Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ) using the CSPST. A link to the CSPST can be found here: https://cyberassessment.gov.scot/ The questionnaire will be aligned to a Cyber Risk Profile that has been established for the contract, based on NGS's assessment of cyber risk. Further details are set out in the Procurement Documents.

Options: If required, NGS reserves the right to award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. If required, NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract duration will be for an initial 12-month period, with the option of two additional 12-month extension periods, not exceeding 24 months; resulting in a possible maximum contract duration of 36 months. This is at the discretion of NGS.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000676021
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV465278
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

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


CPV Codes

18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

18222000 - Corporate clothing

18400000 - Special clothing and accessories

79930000 - Specialty design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£80,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jan 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 May 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2022 - 2025

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Galleries of Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH4 3DS
Postcode Area
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
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Inverleith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Burlington Uniforms Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC435085&idx=5
    8th December 2021 - Procurement Journey - SPD Standardised Statements
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC435085&idx=3
    8th December 2021 - Copy of Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ)
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435085
    Provision of NGS Branded Uniform - National Galleries Scotland (NGS) "The Authority" wish to award a contract for the Provision of NGS Branded Uniform. A sole Service Provider is required to be a 'one stop shop' for design, production and delivery of selected uniform items as part of a new branded uniform for both Security and Visitor Services (SVS) and Retail colleagues. The contract is considered to have two stages. Stage 1: Design & Sampling Stage 2: Production & Delivery The Service Provider is required to have an existing 'off the peg' collection of ready-to-wear uniform items suited for roles in the hospitality and visitor attraction sector. The Service Provider must be able to offer bespoke detailing services, beyond application of logo as NGS intend to investigate how 'off the peg' items could be customised to make our uniform unique to our organisation. Full details of the Contract Requirements and Specification are detailed under Section 2 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). There is no commitment to a volume of orders over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of orders is guaranteed. Orders will be agreed to on an "as required" basis. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of orders. The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. The agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement, as and when required. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV465278
    Provision of NGS Branded Uniform - National Galleries Scotland (NGS) "The Authority" wish to award a contract for the Provision of NGS Branded Uniform. A sole Service Provider is required to be a 'one stop shop' for design, production and delivery of selected uniform items as part of a new branded uniform for both Security and Visitor Services (SVS) and Retail colleagues. The contract is considered to have two stages. Stage 1: Design & Sampling Stage 2: Production & Delivery The Service Provider is required to have an existing 'off the peg' collection of ready-to-wear uniform items suited for roles in the hospitality and visitor attraction sector. The Service Provider must be able to offer bespoke detailing services, beyond application of logo as NGS intend to investigate how 'off the peg' items could be customised to make our uniform unique to our organisation. Full details of the Contract Requirements and Specification are detailed under Section 2 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). There is no commitment to a volume of orders over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of orders is guaranteed. Orders will be agreed to on an "as required" basis. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of orders. The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. The agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement, as and when required. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.

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