Official UK procurement notice
Appraisal of Peat Landslide Hazard Risk Assessments
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit is seeking expert technical advice from qualified professionals on peat stability matters in relation to development proposals under section 36, 36C and 37 of the Electricity Act 1989.
CPV: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction · Environmental auditing · Environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Scottish Government requires expert technical input from qualified professionals…AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
The Scottish Government requires expert technical input from qualified professionals on peat stability matters at different stages in the process in dealing with Electricity Act Applications.
In order to determine the applications described above, the Scottish Government requires access to technical expertise to audit the environmental information provided by developers against the Scottish Government Best Practice Guide referred to above; to make recommendations to Scottish Ministers on how any matters which fall short of best practice should be addressed; to provide advice and drafting input to Scottish Ministers on planning conditions which may be required to mitigate peat landslide risks; and to provide advice to Scottish Ministers on requirements for PLHRAs during EIA screening and scoping. These services may be required in the context on any of the applications under the Electricity Act which are determined by Scottish Ministers.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Overall Quality: 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (7)
- Overall Quality: 75
- Methodology: 35/100
- Project Team: 35/100
- Expertise and Data Sources: 20/100
- Fair Work First: 5/100
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery: 5/100
- Price: 25
- Economic & financial standing
SPD 4B.5: Insurance Requirements - the bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Minimum: SPD 4B.5.1a: Professional Risk Indemnity 1,000,000 GBP SPD 4B.5.1b: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP SPD 4B.5.2: Public Liability: 1,000,000 GBP - Technical & professional ability
SPD 4C.1.2 - Tenderers to provide 2 examples of undertaking similar services within the last 3 years.
SPD 4C.4 - The tenderer is required to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.
SPD 4C.10 - The tenderer is required to confirm if any sub-contractors will be used in the delivery of the services and provide details of the proportion (i.e percentage) of the contract they intend to subcontract.
Minimum: SPD 4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This wil…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Aug 2024, 11:41 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2024, 13:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/700980- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036856- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0488d6Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Single Procurement Document (Scotland) is a standard qualification questionnaire supplied by Scottish Ministers for all regulated procurements. The SPD (Scotland) is used to self-certify for the minimum requirements to tender for this contract opportunity and will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis. Each tender will be individually evaluated to identify the most economically advantageous service provider, based on the Price / Quality weightings detailed in this notice. Questions that form the Quality award criteria for each lot will be scored using the following methodology: 0 - Unacceptable; 1 - Poor; 2 - Acceptable; 3 - Good; 4 - Excellent. (SC Ref:783308)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Sept 2024 → 14 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published14 Nov 2024, 13:46 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2024, 13:46 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironside Farrar LimitedSME | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036856-2024-CASE/700980-1 · Ironside Farrar LimitedSME
- Signed
- 30 Oct 2024
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ironside Farrar LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.