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title: "Provision of Fire Strategy Review Consultancy Services"
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buyer: "NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND"
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# Provision of Fire Strategy Review Consultancy Services

Buyer: NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000742201

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN507342 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £152,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH4 3DS |
| 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 | Inverleith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HYDROCK CONSULTANTS |

## 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

- 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

## Release History

- 12 Jun 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN507342
- 18 Aug 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486364

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=4
  28th September 2023 - SECTION 3: Contract Agreement
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=11
  28th September 2023 - SECTION 3: Contract Agreement REV 1 - tracked changes
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=10
  15th September 2023 - Notice to All Bidders 15/09/2023
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=8
  18th August 2023 - Price Schedule
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=9
  18th August 2023 - SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=1
  18th August 2023 - Invitation to Tender (ITT)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=2
  18th August 2023 - Annex D: Notification of Alternative Insurance Provisions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=3
  18th August 2023 - SECTION 2: Contract Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=5
  18th August 2023 - SECTION 3: SCHEDULE 1: APPENDIX 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=6
  18th August 2023 - SECTION 3: SCHEDULE 1: APPENDIX 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486364&idx=7
  18th August 2023 - SECTION 3: SCHEDULE 10
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486364
  Provision of Fire Strategy Review Consultancy Services - 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.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN507342
  Provision of Fire Strategy Review Consultancy Services - 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nationalgalleries.org
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000742201
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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