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title: "Enterprise Contract - External Technical/Commercial advisory services"
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# Enterprise Contract - External Technical/Commercial advisory services

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ac9f

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## Summary

The North Lanarkshire Council has awarded a contract for Enterprise Contract – External Technical/Commercial advisory services, valued at GBP 440,000, for an initial period of 6 months. The Council reserves the right to extend the Contract for up to 20 months. This contract is related to the Enterprise Project, with a focus on specialist technical roads and infrastructure advice and commercial advice. The award was made to Optimum Professional Solutions Ltd through a direct award procedure without prior publication, due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The Council's existing strategic partnerships for Housing & Corporate and Roads & Infrastructure expire in 2024.

This contract offers opportunities for businesses providing consultancy services in infrastructure works, project management, and financial management. Businesses with expertise in technical analysis, construction consultancy, and highways consultancy services would be well-suited to compete. The Council's decision not to utilise multiple lots for this Procurement aims to deliver efficiency and value, creating potential for businesses to provide comprehensive consultancy services through a single provider. The Contract Award Notice highlights the importance of commercial strategy, pricing options, performance regimes, and legal advice, offering a diverse range of opportunities for businesses involved in the Enterprise Project.

## Notice

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. Additional information: 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005761-2023 |
| 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 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £440,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OPTIMUM PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### 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

### 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

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2023 at 09:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005761-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000723819
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

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