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title: "Project Management - Carbon sequestration opportunities in Argyll and Bute"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000697680"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE"
published: "2022-06-30"
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# Project Management - Carbon sequestration opportunities in Argyll and Bute

Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000697680

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN452762 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £65,625 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 5NA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness South |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IMANI ENTERPRISE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN452762

## 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).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000697680
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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