Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1JB
Telephone
+44 3003000300
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Appointment of a Strategic Partner to Provide Specialist Design Support
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Work with Renfrewshire Council to assess the impact of Covid-19 on the Council's ongoing service design programme.
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: £282,600
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
Main site or place of performance
Renfrewshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of professional services to support the ongoing service design programme and assess the impact of Covid-19 on the scope of the design.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Pass/Fail / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial commitment is to services up to 128,600 GBP (ex VAT), however, the tender included an option, at the sole discretion of the Council to award further additional services under the terms and conditions of this contract. The value of these further additional services is currently estimated to be an additional 154,000 GBP (ex VAT).
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Negotiated Contract - Regulation 33.(1)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
Services required to assess the impact of Covid-19 on Renfrewshire Council's change programme 'Right for Renfrewshire' which was designed in partnership with Castlerigg Consultants in 2019 using their unique tools and methodology. As this work requires access to these tools only Castlerigg can provide the necessary professional 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
Contract No
RC-CCL-21
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Castlerigg Consulting
Suit 1 Telford House, Warwick Road
Carlise
CA1 2BT
Telephone
+44 7794335392
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD1 - Cumbria
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £282,600
Total value of the contract/lot: £282,600
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:645203)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Please refer to VI.4.3
UK
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Court of Session
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
Country
United Kingdom