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Published 18 Aug 2021, 17:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Consultancy Service for Knab Site Redevelopment Infrastructure and Public Realm Design

Official notice

Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Sept 2021awarded 4 Nov 2021
Awarded to Arup

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender relates to the provision of consultancy services to develop the detailed design of the Knab site infrastructure and public realm, in line with the detailed brief contained within these tender documents.

CPV: Infrastructure works consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Council followed an Open ProcedureAwarded
Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full audited Business Accounts for the last three years;

    Overall turnover detailing those of a similar supply over the last three years;

    Appropriate bank reference of a minimum value of 400,000 GBP;

    Employer's and Public Liability insurances at a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and 5,000,000 GBP respectively;

    Provide evidence of current Professional Indemnity Insurance to a minimum of 5,000,000 GBP;

    All other questions in SPD (Scotland) Part 4 Section B - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING are for the last three years.

    The Council will carry out an Equifax check where a Bank Reference cannot be obtained and this will form part of the economic and financial evaluation of economic operators.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Evidence of same/similar supplies in the last three years.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
18 Aug 2021, 17:05 BST
Last source update
7 Jan 2025, 09:38 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
ED/2/21
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000272
Classification (CPV)
Infrastructure works consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM66)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d689 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:786992)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
20 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Sept 2021 → 7 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Jan 2025, 09:38 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2025, 09:38 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £895,8171 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Arup£895,817 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 000272-2025-1 · Arup

    Signed
    4 Nov 2021
    Value
    £895,817
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Shetland Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 8 North Ness Business Park, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, ZE1 0LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body LerwickContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ArupAwarded supplier 1 West Regent St, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 1RW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.