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Published 13 Jul 2022, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Greenspace Development Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£5,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Planning and Regeneration services require timely access to competent external consultants which can provide the advice, insight and skills required to enable it to deliver place-based regeneration at pace and scale.

The appointed consultant is required be required to undertake site investigations required on sites identified by NLC and to engage with community groups linked to each site or to identify potential active groups that may take on ownership and management of each identified sites. The appointed consultant will develop ideas and concepts with the community groups and with NLC's Growth Team. The appointed consultant will be expected to take concept designs and develop these to a detailed level to provide project costs and to allow for tender documentation to be developed to allow a procurement process to be undertaken. The consultant will be expected to manage the procurement and tender evaluation process and will appoint the successful contractor and manage throughout the contract process through to final completion whilst liasing with the Growth Team during all the relevant stages. To assist with the ongoing development of North Lanarkshire Council’s Greenspace the support and input for NLC’s Planning department will be invaluable in focussing for the future use of greenspace development. Specialist input and experience will assist in helping push development forward and making decisions on community projects and the development of North Lanarkshire Council’s green spaces.

CPV: Construction management services · Design consultancy services · Evaluation consultancy services · Procurement consultancy services · Project-design services other than for construction work · Project-supervision services other than for construction work · Site-development work

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A full and detailed Details of Requirements is provided within Annex 1 of the document…RenewalPublished value£5,000,000

A full and detailed Details of Requirements is provided within Annex 1 of the document suite and can be downloaded from the General Attachments area within the PCS-T portal. 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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Council intends to include an additional 2 x 12 month extension period which can be utilised should circumstances arise that such an extension is required.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    4A.1 - If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

    The Bidder response to this question for Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers will be evaluated as follows:

    Pass = response is compliant with the minimum requirement stated in the Contract Notice section 3.1.1 (Suitability)

    Fail = response is not compliant with the minimum requirement stated in the Contract Notice section 3.1.1 (Suitability)

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Selection Criteria Section, question Section B, Part IV, Economic and Financial Standing, the following questions:

    4B.4, 4B.4.1, 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3.

    Minimum: 4B.4 - Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio: Acid Test ratio of 1.00 and above. The acceptable range for Acid Test financial ratio is the bidders most recent financial year where fully audited accounts are available. The Acid Test finan…
  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD (Scotland) 4C.1 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4C.4 - Bidders will be required to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4C.6 - Bidders will be required to confirm whether that they have all of the relevant certifications required for this Contract.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4C.10 - Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the Contract.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4D.1 - Full details of the selection criteria in regards to Quality Assurance is located within attachment VI.3 Additional Information - Part 4D1 contained within the PCS-T System.

    Minimum: SPD (Scotland) 4C.1 - Bidders should provide a minimum of two (2) examples of contractual arrangements they have held over the past three (3) years which best demonstrates their relevant experience to deliver requirements within the Contract which were similar in regards to scope…
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.
  • “Greenspace Development Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Jul 2022, 09:15 BST
Last source update
13 Jul 2022, 09:15 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-21-142
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019103
Classification (CPV)
Construction management servicesDesign consultancy servicesEvaluation consultancy servicesProcurement consultancy servicesProject-design services other than for construction workProject-supervision services other than for construction workSite-development work
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035148 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) contains the relevant Contract Performance requirements.

Publisher note: The council reserves the right before moving from selection stage to award stage to request candidates produce supporting documentary evidence or certificates referenced in their SPD response. In any case, these must be provided prior to contract award. . Tenderers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. . Bidders are encouraged to review and familiarise themselves with the ITT document located within the Supplier Attachment Area of the PCST System prior to submitting a Tender. . Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) within the Qualification Envelope of the PCST System as part of their submitted Tender. Further to Section III of this contract notice, the following minimum criteria will also apply: Part II – Information Concerning the Bidder A: Information About the Bidder; B: Information About Representatives of the Bidder; C: Information About Reliance on the Capacities of Other Entities; and D: Information Concerning Sub-contractors on Whose Capacity the Bidder Does Not Rely. Minimum level(s) of standards required: The information required in Part II of the SPD (Scotland) is for information only and therefore will not be assessed however the Councils may choose not to select a Bidder that cannot provide basic company information. Bidders must ensure that they submit appropriate SPD (Scotland) completed by other members of the group, if they are bidding as part of a group, others on whose capacity they rely, and known subcontractors on whose capacity they do not rely on, to satisfy any aspect of the SPD (Scotland). Part III – Exclusion Grounds Minimum level(s) of standards required: Bidders will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the Procurement if they detail that they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 7 to 13 assessed in accordance with regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Part VI – Concluding statements Minimum level(s) of standards required: Bidders unable to complete this part of the SPD (Scotland) may be excluded from the competition. . All Tenderers should complete the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes within the PCS-T System as part of their Tender . Late Tenders will not be considered under any circumstances The Council will not provide additional notification to any Bidder of the rejection of a late Tender. For the avoidance of any doubt, automated messages confirming receipt of a Tender should not be taken to imply acceptance of it by the Council. The complete Tender (complete with SPD (Scotland)) should be submitted in accordance with the instructions given with the Form of Tender signed by an authorised representative i.e. company director or secretary (as registered within Companies House) or by a person authorised by the Bidder to do so. The Council reserves the right to exclude any unclear, erroneous, qualified and / or incomplete Tenders received. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21678. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Tenderers should download, fully complete and re-upload the attached document entitled "Greenspace Development ITT - Community Benefit Offering Menu" (SC Ref:697915)

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/ ↗

Appointment period ends
17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jul 2022 → 17 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Jul 2022, 09:15 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.