Official UK procurement notice
Design & Build of Life Sciences Innovation Centre at Inverness Campus
Authority: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHighlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of the Highlands and Islands are proposing to construct a new shared development, the Life Sciences Innovation Centre [LSIC], on plot 15 of the Inverness Campus. The current proposals equate to circa 2,450 m2 with UHI acquiring circa 1,100m2, HIE acquiring circa 1,000m2 and a central shared facility of circa 350m2. Associated parking provision, service areas and external storage facilities are provided.
It is expected that the NEC4 ECC Option A contract will be awarded in March 2021 with a completion date of no later than June 2022.
HIE is conducting this procurement on behalf of itself and UHI. HIE will act as Employer for the purposes of the contract, acting on behalf of itself and UHI in respect of its implementation and delivery.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This contract will be awarded as a design and build (D&B) with the requirement that…Awarded
This contract will be awarded as a design and build (D&B) with the requirement that the contractor appoints their own design team to complete any post contract design necessary to enable the development to proceed. They will be responsible for the management of their designers and all sub-contractors to ensure that the project is delivered on time and to budget.
A Project Bank Account (PBA) will be used for payment of the Contractor and their supply chain. Additional information: 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.
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 (7)
- Management & Delivery Methodology: 15%
- Staff Resources: 15%
- Works Programme: 15%
- Risk Analysis / Early Warning Register: 10%
- Community Benefits: 5%
- price: 35%
- Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
- Management & Delivery Methodology: 15%
- Staff Resources: 15%
- Works Programme: 15%
- Risk Analysis / Early Warning Register: 10%
- Sustainability: 5%
- Community Benefits: 5%
- Price: 35%
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Works
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jun 2021, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2021, 11:24 BST
- Authority reference
O192- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014170- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02becdFind a Tender
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: The Quality elements of the Award criteria were assessed according to the following criteria: 0 – Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response which fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 - Poor - Response is partially relevant but generally poor. It addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 – Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. It addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 – Good - Response is relevant and good. It is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 – Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. It is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. The number and size of documents associated with this tender were too large to publish on PCS so were made available through Objective Connect. (SC Ref:653468)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson Construction Northern | £9,047,037 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014170-2021-1 · Robertson Construction Northern
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2021
- Value
- £9,047,037
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Robertson Construction Northern LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.