Official UK procurement notice
Legal Advisory Services for the Development of District Heating Network
Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLegal Advisory Advisory Services on the development of district heat delivery models or similar including the development of options appraisal/commercial modelling and accountancy and development of procurement sourcing strategy
CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council wishes to determine the optimum delivery model and procurement sourcing…AwardedPublished value£300,000
The Council wishes to determine the optimum delivery model and procurement sourcing strategy which should be adopted to unlock long-term heat network deployment at scale within the city. This includes establishing a wide programme of development work (the Programme) and the intention is to appoint a delivery partner (the Heat Network Delivery Partner). Additional information: Please refer to full details contained in the ITT documents which are provided within the 'Additional Documents' section of this Notice.
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 (5)
- Approach to Delivering the Programme: 15%
- Detailed Project Plan: 20%
- Approach to Supporting Delivery of Future Phases of the Programme: 15%
- Project Team/Composition: 30%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Approach to Delivering the Programme: 15
- Detailed Project Plan: 20
- Approach to Supporting Delivery of Future Phases of the Programme: 15
- Project Team/Composition: 30
- Price: 20
- Economic & financial standing
SPD 4B6. The Council will utilise Equifax Score check to assess the Economic and financial standing of organisations bidding for contracts. Tenderers (including all participants in a group) are required to have a Score check Score of 35 or above in order to demonstrate their financial strength and stability.
Minimum: SPD 4B5: The Supplier shall have in force and shall require any sub-contractor to have in force: (a) Employer’s Liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injuries to employees of the bidder arising out of and in the course of their employment in connection with this co… - Technical & professional ability
SPD: 4C.1
Provide two examples of how you have delivered similar projects (which involved developing district heat delivery models or similar including the supporting the development of an options appraisal, advising on procurement strategies and supporting the development of a Business Case using the Treasury 5 Cases model for a heat network. /commercial modelling and accountancy and development of sourcing strategy). Experience can have been achieved via Partnering Arrangements.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Sept 2024, 09:44 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Dec 2025, 10:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DCC/CD/189/24- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080024- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049781Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:817714)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Oct 2024 → 5 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected7 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published327 days ago5 Dec 2025, 10:34 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2024- Published value updated to £300,0006 Nov 2024, 12:43 GMTwas £55,000
- Status changed to active6 Nov 2024, 12:43 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Nov 2024, 12:43 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT6 Nov 2024, 12:43 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Nov 2024, 12:43 GMT
- Deadline moved to 11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT5 Dec 2024, 16:37 GMT+2 days · was 9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2025, 08:31 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 9 Dec 2024 | 11 Dec 2024 | +2 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 9 Dec 2024 | 11 Dec 2024 | +2 d |
Deadline extended in response to question raised
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2024-11: 1 release · 6 Nov 2024
- 2024-09: 1 release · 3 Sept 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addleshaw Goddard LLP | £49,910 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Addleshaw Goddard LLP | £49,910 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005497-2025-DCC/CD/189/24-1 · Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Signed
- 14 Feb 2025
- Value
- £49,910
- Status
- active
Contract 080024-2025-DCC/CD/189/24-1 · Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Signed
- 14 Feb 2025
- Value
- £49,910
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Scottish Court ServiceReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Addleshaw Goddard LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.