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title: "Enterprise Contract - External Technical/Commercial advisory services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000723819"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Enterprise Contract - External Technical/Commercial advisory services

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000723819

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## Summary

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.

## 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.. 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB472293 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB472293

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB472293
  Enterprise Contract - External Technical/Commercial advisory services - 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.

## Notice URLs

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

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