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Summary of the contracting process

The Highlands and Islands Enterprise has awarded a contract titled "Project Management - Carbon sequestration opportunities in Argyll and Bute". This procurement falls under the services category, specifically within the economic affairs sector, and is located in Inverness, Scotland. Initiated via the Quick Quote process, the contract was originally awarded in December 2021, with a start date of 10 January 2022 and an expiry date of 30 September 2022. The contract total was modified to £65,625, reflecting the additional budget required due to unforeseen project complexities and extended deadlines.

This contract presents significant opportunities for SMEs specialising in project management and carbon-related services. Companies experienced in environmental consultancy, stakeholder management, and project delivery in complex regulatory frameworks are particularly well-positioned to compete. Given the ongoing focus on carbon sequestration projects and sustainability initiatives, businesses in these sectors may find this contract aligns well with their service offerings, potentially leading to growth and further collaboration with public sector bodies like Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Project Management - Carbon sequestration opportunities in Argyll and Bute

Notice Description

This contract award notice is being published as the contract, procured via the Quick Quote process, has been modified and is now over the GBP 50,000 threshold. Note, the "contract award without prior competition" template was selected for technical reasons - the original contract was tendered selectively. This contract is funded by the Community Renewal Funding (CRF). It was awarded in December 2021 with a start date of 10 January 2022 and expiring on 30 June 2022 with the option to extend until 30 September 2022. At the time of the award, the extension period was expected to be time only and it was not envisaged that there would be an opportunity to invoke it due to strict project timescales. See the Additional Information section for the explanation for the budget modification. The value in II.1.7. reflects the modified contract total value (up to 30 September 2022).

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a contract modification for a contract currently in delivery on the CRF funded Carbon sequestration for Community Wealth Building project, which HIE is delivering under a contract to Argyll and Bute Council (ABC). This specific contract is for project management of six separate work packages, requiring five different procurement exercises, including stakeholder management groups and other related tasks. The UK Government approved a project extension by three months from an initial delivery period of six months (the original project was intended to run from start January 2022 to end of June 2022) Although HIE allowed for a potential 3-month extension at the time when the Quick Quote was published, this was only envisaged to be extension of time only and a potential extension of the project delivery timescales was still considered unlikely due to strict stipulations of delivery timescales as per our contract with ABC. The original contract award was delayed due to awaiting the funding decision which had a severe impact on the amount and frequency of services required. This and other factors have already resulted in some more intensive and additional project management services required from the supplier (e.g. difficulties of getting a supplier for the other work packages). In order to successfully complete the project, achieving all outputs, HIE needed to modify the current contract with Imani Enterprise Limited both in terms of timescales (requiring the additional three months extension) as well as budget (requiring GBP 21,875 additional budget). The modified contract total is GBP 65,625 with the revised expiry date of 30 September 2022. As the new contract value exceeds GBP 50,000, HIE is publishing this contract award notice. See the Additional Information section for the rationale for modifying the contract (due to technical issues, Annex D1 is not displayed in this contract award notice, hence including the information in the Additional Information section).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000697680
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN452762
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£65,625 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jan 20224 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
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 5NA
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Imani Enterprise Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN452762
    Project Management - Carbon sequestration opportunities in Argyll and Bute - This contract award notice is being published as the contract, procured via the Quick Quote process, has been modified and is now over the GBP 50,000 threshold. Note, the "contract award without prior competition" template was selected for technical reasons - the original contract was tendered selectively. This contract is funded by the Community Renewal Funding (CRF). It was awarded in December 2021 with a start date of 10 January 2022 and expiring on 30 June 2022 with the option to extend until 30 September 2022. At the time of the award, the extension period was expected to be time only and it was not envisaged that there would be an opportunity to invoke it due to strict project timescales. See the Additional Information section for the explanation for the budget modification. The value in II.1.7. reflects the modified contract total value (up to 30 September 2022).

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