Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Council Offices, Sandwick Road
Stornoway
HS1 2BW
Telephone
+44 1851600501
Fax
+44 1851705349
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM64 - Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00262
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
Citizens and Money Advice Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of comprehensive Citizen and Money Advice for the Western Isles.
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: £690,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM64 - Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
Main site or place of performance
Western Isles Area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of comprehensive Citizen and Money Advice for the Western Isles.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Previous testing of the market has not resulted in any suitable expressions of interest as the requirement for previous experience in consumer advice and personal money advice services (which would be required as a minimum should we go out to open tender) would not be met. This follows several previous tendering exercises where only the incumbent supplier submitted an offer.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 240-595010
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 March 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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Western Isles Citizens Advice Service
41-43 Westview Terrace, Stornoway
Isle of Lewis
HS1 2HP
Telephone
+44 1851705727
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM64 - Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £690,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Comhairle has consistently recognised the need for an independent Citizens and Money Advice Service within the Outer Hebrides and over the years has funded money advice and citizens advice services through a third party. The Comhairle requires that the provider will:
- provide a general information and advice service to the public throughout the Western Isles local authority (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) area, with fixed premises in Stornoway, Castlebay, Tarbert and Balivanich;
- provide a welfare benefits, housing advice, homelessness advice, debt advice and general advice service to the public throughout the Western Isles local authority area;
- provide a specialised money advice service to the general public throughout the Western Isles local authority area;
- provide an appropriate Bilingual Service;
- observe, and operate to, the quality standards required for membership of Citizens Advice Scotland or equivalent standard; and
- attract and apply for external funding to support related advice activities
(SC Ref:647207)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Stornoway Sheriff Court
9 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Country
United Kingdom