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Published 18 Feb 2022, 12:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Edinburgh Innovation Hub Park Design Services

Official notice

Authority: Edinburgh Innovation Park Hub Development Company Ltd

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Published estimate£2,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 21 Mar 2022awarded 12 Sept 2022
Awarded to CIVIC ENGINEERS LIMITED +2 more3 awards
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 4 yrs 3 mo from 1 May 2022 · see each lot

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Edinburgh Innovation Park Hub Development Company Ltd (the Client), a joint venture between Queen Margaret University (QMU) and East Lothian Council (ELC), is seeking to procure design services for the development of the Edinburgh Innovation Hub, The Innovation Hub will be the first phase of the Edinburgh Innovation Park, located at Musselburgh, East Lothian, on land next to the Queen Margaret University campus. The Innovation Hub, is to be a vibrant innovation cluster, delivering a broad service offering to drive ambitions for the larger Innovation Park, providing high-value jobs and enhancing Edinburgh’s reputation for commercial innovation linked to centres of academic excellence.

The target market for the Innovation Hub will largely comprise start-ups and SMEs in the Food and Drink sector inclusive of related life sciences and other convergent technologies. It will target high growth SMEs and innovation-led businesses and will provide superior quality accommodation and services to meet the specific needs of spin-outs, SMEs and inward investors. It will create a holistic environment in which research, industry and academia all come together under one roof. The Innovation Hub is to be a speculative, serviced multi-occupied building, comprising laboratories (Cat 1 & 2), office collaboration and support facilities. All of the Innovation Hub is to be fitted to Cat B (less office furniture) or laboratory equivalent.

The design services are being procured in 3 Lots:

  • Lot 1: Architect and Lead Designer Services
  • Lot 2: Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering design services
  • Lot 3: Building Services and Environmental design services

The Authority is seeking a comprehensive scope of service, which will be performed in collaborative manner. In particular, the appointed consultants must retain ‘ownership’ of the design and achievement of the project objectives, including quality in terms of both design and construction at every stage of the Project. It is anticipated that the Phase 1 Innovation Hub will 7200m2 net internal area, with an indicative construction value of GBP 26m.

CPV: Architectural design services · Architectural services for buildings · Architectural services for outdoor areas · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Building services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Civil engineering support services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Electrical services · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Energy-management services · +19 more

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Architect and Lead Designer ServicesAwarded 4 yrs 3 mo

The Architect and Lead Designer services include:

  • Lead Designer Services
  • Design Team Coordination & Management
  • Architectural Design
  • Landscape Architect Design
  • Laboratory Design
  • Access design/advice
  • Ecology
  • Catering design
  • BIM Information management
  • Interior design
  • Planning consultancy
Contract period: 1 May 2022 – 31 Jul 2026 (4 yrs 3 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering Design ServicesAwarded 4 yrs 3 mo

The Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering Design Services include:

  • Civil & Geotechnical Design
  • Structural Design
  • Highways/transportation design
Contract period: 1 May 2022 – 31 Jul 2026 (4 yrs 3 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Building Services and Environmental Design ServicesAwarded 3 yrs 10 mo

The Building Services and Environmental design services will include:

  • Building services design
  • Building Physics engineering
  • Sustainability and Environmental services
  • Acoustician services
  • Fire engineering
Contract period: 1 May 2022 – 28 Feb 2026 (3 yrs 10 mo)
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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As part of the SPD to be completed in the Qualification Envelope, bidders will be asked to confirm:

    Their ability to get GBP 10m PI insurance at contract award

    That their minimum turnover is at least GBP 2M

    That they can provide the last 3 years accounts at contract award

    Minimum: The Economic and financial standing section will be evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders will be assessed on the following scored question as part of the SPD.

    Please provide 3 case studies of projects of similar size and nature completed by your organisation within the past 5 years. Preference should be given to further/higher education, research and innovation facilities, CAT 1 & 2 laboratories.

    Please provide details of:

    • Client Contact details
    • Value
    • Date completed (Practical Completion)
    • Services provided
    • Office project./commission managed from.
    • Involvement of personnel proposed for the Edinburgh Innovation Hub project
    • Form of Contract
    • Brief description of the project highlighting relevance to the Edinburgh Innovation Hub
    • What sustainability standards were achieved
    • Added value and key/notable achievements achieved by your team
    Minimum: Bidders must score 50% across the 3 case studies to progress to the Technical and Commercial evaluation
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 Feb 2022, 12:15 GMT
Last source update
14 Sept 2022, 16:46 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
QMU-21506
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025846
Classification (CPV)
Architectural design servicesArchitectural services for buildingsArchitectural services for outdoor areasArchitectural, engineering and planning servicesBuilding servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesCivil engineering support servicesConsultative engineering and construction servicesElectrical servicesEnergy and related services
+21 moreEnergy-efficiency consultancy servicesEnergy-management services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0318bb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:696284)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
21 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Mar 2022 → 14 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    14 Sept 2022, 16:46 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Sept 2022, 16:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Bids received 3121 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 12 Sept 2022

Contracts

  • Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering Design Services · CIVIC ENGINEERS LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    12 Sept 2022
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    active
  • Building Services and Environmental Design Services · WSP UK Limited

    Signed
    27 Jul 2022
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2026
    Status
    active
  • Architect and Lead Designer Services · Oberlanders Architects LLPSME

    Signed
    27 Jul 2022
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Architect and Lead Designer Services17bids · 17 electronic · 17 from abroad13—£514,721 – £1,262,680
2 · Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering Design Services7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad4—£223,750 – £341,119
3 · Building Services and Environmental Design Services7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad4—£453,632 – £712,643

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Edinburgh Innovation Park Hub Development Company Ltd

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation and Local Authority Joint Venture Musselburgh, ScotlandContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.