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Published 9 Jun 2021, 09:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Land Agency Consultancy Services for Forestry and Land Scotland

Official notice

Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£339,500framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2021awarded 15 Oct 2021
Framework period 1 yr 6 moends 17 Apr 2023 · extension options published · starts 5 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to procure Land Agency Consultancy Services as part of the process of managing the national forest estate. The Land Agency Consultancy Services requirements are varied and include: disposals, acquisitions, excambions, servitudes, wayleaves, leases, agreements, valuations, other estates development and negotiations.

CPV: Buying and selling of real estate · Land purchase services · Land rental or sale services · Land rental services · Land sale or purchase services · Land sale services · Sale of real estate

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
1 yr 6 mo from 5 Oct 2021

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1FLS has a requirement for Land Agency ServicesAwardedRenewal 1 yr 6 moPublished value£339,500

FLS has a requirement for Land Agency Services. The Land Agency Services requirements are varied and include disposals, acquisitions,

excambions, servitudes, wayleaves, leases, agreements, valuations, other estates development work and negotiations. Expressly excluded

from this Framework Agreement is: the disposal of and forestry management of woodland property, strategic planning advice on retained

assets, and advice in relation to minerals and telecoms.

Contract period: 5 Oct 2021 – 17 Apr 2023 (1 yr 6 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: With the option to extend for three further three month periods.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: 85Price: 45Environmental: 15
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Resource Delivery Team: 22
  • Service Continuity and Deadlines: 20
  • Service Quality: 23
  • Managing Complaints and Conflicts: 5
  • Conflicts of Interest: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 45
  • Working in Remote Areas (Outdoor Environment): 10
  • Sustainability and Environmental Protection: 5
Published award criteria (10)
  • Resource Delivery Team: 22
  • Service Continuity and Deadlines: 20
  • Service Quality: 23
  • Working in Remote Areas (Outdoor Environment): 10
  • Managing Complaints and Conflicts: 5
  • Conflicts of Interest: 10
  • Sustainability and Environmental Protection: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Living Wage: 0
  • Price: 45
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Bidders must be registered with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Where the Contractor is not currently registered with RICS they must be registered by the Framework Agreement Start date.

  • Economic & financial standing

    List and brief description of selection criteria:

    4B.5.1a The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance)

    4B.5.1b The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (For other insurances)

    Minimum: Employers Liability Min GBP 5m per claim (This is a legal requirement. There are a small number of exceptions. Please refer to HSE Guidance HSE 40 Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance Act 1969) Public Liability Min GBP 5m per claim Professional Indemnity Insurance Min GBP 1m …
  • Technical & professional ability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

    SPD 4C.6 Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the relevant education and professional qualifications set out in the minimum level(s) of standards below.

    SPD 4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the Contract. A separate SPD will require to be submitted for each subcontractor that you intend to use, prior to that subcontractor commencing any work under the Contract.

    Minimum: SPD 4C.6 Confirm that; - All Lone workers must be trained to a minimum of Emergency First Aid at Work (+F). - All staff and those of any sub-Contractors appointed by the supplier must hold a valid First Aid at work or Emergency First Aid at Work (+F) certificate See our First Aid…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 145 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Land Agency Consultancy Services for Forestry and Land Scotland” 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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
9 Jun 2021, 09:55 BST
Last source update
26 Oct 2021, 10:15 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
FW0197
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026740
Classification (CPV)
Buying and selling of real estateLand purchase servicesLand rental or sale servicesLand rental servicesLand sale or purchase servicesLand sale servicesSale of real estate
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b9c9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
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: FLS reserves the right to modify the Contract within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Operational reasons for modification may include, but are not limited to: - Changes to operational programs which may increase or decrease land agency services; - Changes to in-house capacity resulting in the need to outsource additional Land Agency; - A drive from the Scottish Government or a change in government policy/priorities leading to new infrastructure projects, changes in budget for FLS, and a shift in priorities; - Impact of a pandemic or any other event or occurrence which is outside the reasonable control of the Authority; - Changes in guidelines and industry standards; - Unforeseen changes to budgets that may increase or decrease the availability of budgets for surveys; - Suitability of land coming to market or offered off market; - Community interest through CATS; - The volume of boundary adjustments due to the recent completion of the voluntary registration of the FLS whole land holding; - The completion of outstanding work at the end of the Framework Agreement. - The volume of assets being declared surplus and brought forward by Forest Regions. (SC Ref:667395)

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
Appointment period ends
9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jul 2021 → 8 Nov 2021 · 5 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    5 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    26 Oct 2021, 10:15 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    8 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2021, 10:15 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    26 Oct 2021, 10:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 026740-2021-FW0197-1

    Signed
    15 Oct 2021
    Value
    £339,500
    Period
    … – 17 Apr 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Forestry and Land Scotland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 8NWContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone
  • The Inverness Justice CentreReview body InvernessContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bell Ingram LLPFramework contractor Durn, Isla Road, Perth, Scotland, PH2 7HFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.