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title: "Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review (Further Amendment)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b290"
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# Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review (Further Amendment)

Buyer: CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b290

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## Summary

The procurement process pertains to the "Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review (Further Amendment)" contract issued by Crown Estate Scotland, based in Edinburgh, UK. This tender falls under the services category, specifically focusing on evaluation consultancy services (CPV code: 79419000). The procurement was conducted through a limited method, without prior publication of a call for competition, and concluded with an active contract awarded to Ove Arup and Partners Ltd for a total value of £870,240. Key dates include the contract award date of 14 September 2021, and the tender status is marked as complete.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses involved in consultancy services, particularly those specialising in evaluation processes and project assessment in the renewable energy sector. Companies that are well-suited to compete include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in managing evaluation consultancy projects, particularly related to offshore wind initiatives. As the procurement process involved a robust review of multiple lease applications, businesses that can demonstrate high capability in understanding project requirements and managing complex evaluations would be particularly advantageous in this tender.

## Notice

In our previous notifications we advised that the "Number of lease applications that will be received is unknown. A nominal figure to ascertain an indicative contract value has been used, however this will likely change." For the purpose of transparency this voluntary ex ante transparency note is published to advise of the intention to amend the contract to reflect the final financial position where the number of lease applications to be evaluated is known and all costs are now fixed. The final value of the core contract is now 870,240 GBP which was determined following a review of the elements required to properly score the applications, increased training provision for evaluators, the processes and work required to undertake the development of the process, the time required to score the applications and the time required to review the final number of applications which have been received. This does not therefore amount to a material change.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In our previous notifications we advised that the "Number of lease applications that will be received is unknown. A nominal figure to ascertain an indicative contract value has been used, however this will likely change." For the purpose of transparency this voluntary ex ante transparency note is published to advise of the intention to amend the contract to reflect the final financial position where the number of lease applications to be evaluated is known and all costs are now fixed. The final value of the core contract is now 870,240 GBP which was determined following a review of the elements required to properly score the applications, increased training provision for evaluators, the processes and work required to undertake the development of the process, the time required to score the applications and the time required to review the final number of applications which have been received. This does not therefore amount to a material change.

Options: The final value of the core contract has been determined. A number of optional services may also be called off as required but do not form part of the core contract cost. Total value of these will not exceed 28,300 GBP

### Procurement Information

This voluntary ex ante transparency note is to amend the contract to reflect the final financial position following close of the lease application process. This does not amount to a material change as (i) the modification does not change the character of the contract (ii) it does not introduce new conditions which were not part of the original process (iii) it does not change the balance of in favour of the contractor in a way which was not envisaged by the original documents and (iv) it does not extend the scope considerably on the basis that the scope had originally envisaged that these services would be provided by the stated supplier.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023355-2021 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,498,240 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 9GL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OVE ARUP AND PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2021 at 15:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023355-2021
- 31 Aug 2021 at 10:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021421-2021
- 19 May 2021 at 09:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011039-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:184946-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29444
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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