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Summary of the contracting process

The National Galleries of Scotland has awarded a contract for the Provision of Fire Strategy Review Consultancy Services. The tender, titled "Provision of Fire Strategy Review Consultancy Services," is in the industry category of "Recreation, culture and religion." The procurement stage is complete, with the contract valued at £152,000 GBP and signed on 13th May 2024. The location is Edinburgh, UK, and the procurement method used was an open procedure. The buying organization, National Galleries of Scotland, can be contacted via their website here.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses providing fire safety engineering services. The contract scope includes evaluating and consolidating fire safety arrangements for multiple buildings. Companies with expertise in fire safety engineering and consultancy are well-suited to compete. The tender submission period ended on 2nd October 2023, with the top three highest-scoring Tenderers invited for a meeting with the Tender Quality Evaluation Panel. Eligible businesses should review the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document for detailed requirements and criteria.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Provision of Fire Strategy Review Consultancy Services

Notice Description

National Galleries Scotland (NGS) "The Authority" wish to award a contract for the Provision of Fire Strategy Review Consultancy Services to a single Consultant. NGS wish to commission competent fire safety engineers to review our existing fire arrangements (structural and means of escape), evaluating on site construction information and arrangements to consolidate the information into a fire strategy pack for each building. The review should then recommend any weaknesses or risks for which improvement measures and investment would assist in reducing risk, prioritising these recommendations for our consideration into our 10-year investment plan. The contract scope includes an initial phase (phase 1) for out 4 main Gallery sites, with an optional phase (phase 2) for our 3 leased premises. The decision to instruct phase 2 will be at NGS' sole discretion. For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the Tender and Contract documents. The Contractor must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. There is no commitment to a minimum volume of work over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of work is guaranteed. 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 Contractor 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 Contractors.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) procedure. Bidders must complete and return an SPD (Scotland) form along with their tender submission. Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. It is a requirement that the Service Provider as a minimum, hold or commit to obtain prior to the award of contract a valid Cyber Essentials Basic Certificate (or equivalent) in place throughout the duration of the contract. For further information please refer to the tender and contract documents. Baseline Personnel Security Standards are required under the contract. All operatives who will be working on NGS sites will be required to hold valid basic disclosure certification.. The top three highest scoring Tenderers (price & quality combined score) will be invited to attend a meeting with the Tender Quality Evaluation Panel during the 11/12 October 2023 (date may be subject to change). Full details are provided in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.

Options: NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the 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. NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract provides for a variable contract extension period of up to an additional 6 months. The initial contract period is to facilitate phase 1 of the contract specification. The optional extension period is to facilitate optional phase 2 of the contract specification.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000742201
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN507342
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

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

71315100 - Building-fabric consultancy services

71315210 - Building services consultancy services

71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services

71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72246000 - Systems consultancy services

79417000 - Safety consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£152,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jun 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 May 20242 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
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

Hydrock Consultants Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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