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Enterprise Contract - External Technical/Commercial advisory services

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

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28 Feb 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The North Lanarkshire Council has awarded a contract to Optimum Professional Solutions Ltd for the provision of specialist external technical/commercial advisory services. The contract, titled "Enterprise Contract – External Technical/Commercial advisory services," is valued at GBP 440,000 exclusive of VAT and has an initial period of 6 months starting February 2023. The services to be provided include specialist technical roads and infrastructure advice, and specialist commercial advice. This contract falls under the category of 'services' and was awarded through a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specializing in technical and commercial advisory services to engage with the North Lanarkshire Council. The Council's Enterprise Project team oversees the delivery of this contract, which is part of phase 1 of the Enterprise Project aiming to procure services for Housing & Corporate and Roads & Infrastructure maintenance and investment. Businesses with experience in delivering similar services and a track record of successful outcomes in the public sector could be well-suited to compete in this contract award.

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Notice Title

Enterprise Contract - External Technical/Commercial advisory services

Notice Description

This is a Contract Award Notice related to North Lanarkshire Councils (the 'Council') requirement for the services of specialist external technical/commercial advice for the Enterprise Project, as it relates to the procurements for Housing and Corporate Maintenance and Investment Services (the 'Housing Contract') and Roads & Infrastructure Maintenance & Improvement Services (the 'Roads Contract'). This notice is to advise that the Council has entered into a contract with Optimum Professional Solutions Limited. The Contract is for an initial period of 6 months anticipated to commence February 2023. The Council reserves the right to extend the Contract for a further period or periods of up to 14 months. The maximum contract period being 20 months. The estimated value of the Contract is GBP 440,000 exclusive of VAT. Services to be provided include (but not limited to); (1) specialist technical roads and infrastructure advice; and (2) specialist commercial advice. The Council's existing strategic partnerships for Housing & Corporate and Roads & Infrastructure expire January 2024 and June 2024 respectively. The Council created an Enterprise Project team (the Project Team) to manage the delivery of the Enterprise Project, the delivery of the successor contracts for Housing & Corporate and Roads & Infrastructure are component parts of phase 1 of the Enterprise Project. A number of enabling contracts have been procured to supplement inhouse capacity and capability to support the successful and timely delivery of the Enterprise Project - the requirement set out in this Contract Award Notice being the latest enabling contract now required.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council has awarded this contract under the conditions of regulation 33.1.b(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations. Optimum Professional Solutions Ltd ('OPS') was originally commissioned to provide support to the Roads and Infrastructure contract. The contract with OPS was awarded in June 2022. It has become apparent that the level of support, in terms of scope and value, required from OPS would exceed the original estimate. The original contract value has now been reached and a range of support from OPS continues to be required, both directly to the service area and in addition to the Project Team. Commission summary 1. finalisation of the overall commercial strategy/tactics for the service(s) in terms of the desired commercial emphasis, approach to risk, pricing options/payment mechanisms, and incentivisation; 2. developing the performance regime(s), including the drafting of a strategic maturity matrix (including pricing maturity) and appropriate KPIs; 3. proposing a service credit (deductions) model(s) linked to (2); 4. drafting the pricing and price evaluation models and associated pricing submission sheets; 5. proposing the inflationary indices/indexation approach(es) to be used; 6. ensuring selected approaches in 1-5 provides evidence to demonstrate VFM; 7. in relation to the Housing Contract ensuring selected approaches in 1-5 provides evidence to demonstrate VFM in the context of the procurement; and 8. providing wider ad hoc advice and input including linking the commercial considerations into legal/contract advice provided by the other project advisors.. 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.

Procurement Information

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons. The Council requirements relate specifically to the technical and commercial expertise required to ensure successful outcomes for Enterprise Project related procurements, these skills and availability of organisations with these skills, are scarce in the marketplace and challenging to secure. OPS has experience of providing similar services and delivering successful outcomes at other local authorities across the UK. The Project Team is not aware of any other organisation that can provide the requisite skills within the required timescales.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000723819
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB472293
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

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


CPV Codes

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£440,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Feb 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Feb 20233 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
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
enterpriseproject@northlan.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Post Town
Motherwell
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire

Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OPTIMUM PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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