Award

Supply and installation of funicular bogies

  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-001885

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-042e6a

Published 19 January 2024, 11:05am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus

Inverness

IV2 5NA

Email

hieprocurement@hient.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1463245245

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM6 - Highlands and Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.hie.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Supply and installation of funicular bogies

Reference number

NEG 17

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34631400 - Wheel axles and tyres and other parts of locomotives or rolling stock

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

This contract is for the supply and installation of replacement bogies for both Cairngorm funicular wagons as well as some related tests and inspections.

The figure used in this VEAT is an estimate in GBP - payments will be made in CHF.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £210,442

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM6 - Highlands and Islands

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply and installation of funicular bogie replacements.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

The economic operator requires access to technical knowhow and drawings relating to the current funicular system in order to provide the contract supplies and associated services. The contracting authority has confirmed that the technical knowhow and drawings required are the intellectual property of the supplier of the current funicular system and accordingly that only that economic operator is capable of providing the contract supplies and installation services.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 January 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

GARAVENTA AG

Birkenstrasse 47

Rotkreuz

6343

Country

Switzerland

NUTS code
  • CH06 - Central Switzerland
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £210,442


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The date shown in V.2.1. is the date of VEAT publication. We anticipate to conclude the contract on/after 30 January 2024.

(SC Ref:753112)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road

Inverness

IV1 1AH

Email

inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1463230782

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court