Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
TD6 0SA
Contact
Leesa Rintoul
Leesa.Rintoul@scotland-excel.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM91 - Scottish Borders
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Place Making Consultancy Services Framework
Reference number
1000962
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
The ‘Place Principle’ was adopted by the Scottish Government and COSLA in February 2018 as part of a long-term plan in Scotland for the development and infrastructure needed to support sustainable and inclusive local growth.
‘Place Plans’ and ‘Town Investment Plans’ are community-led development projects that are being undertaken as part of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, and the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).
Scottish Borders Council intends to create a Framework Agreement for the provision of 'Place Making Consultancy Services’.
Within the contract the successful consultants would be required to resource, facilitate and support the place making initiatives of the Council, and deliver documentation to support and evidence the consultative work.
The proposed services make up two lots:
Lot 1: Local Place Plan Consultant
Lot 2: Town Investment Plan Consultant
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,300,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Local Place Plan Consultant
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM91 - Scottish Borders
Main site or place of performance
Various locations within Scottish Borders Council and throughout the geographical boundaries of any additional participating councils.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 is for the provision of community facilitation for collaboration between community groups to form a steering group to develop a Local Place Plan. This will encompass the ideas and aspirations of the contributors and will be a foundational document for change within the commissioning community. This will include provision for engagement with the Local Authority planning department on proposals being adopted in to planning legislation.
The development of the Local Place Plan itself seeks to create a scaffold around which the ambitions of a community can be formed into a holistic plan that takes into account past and present work streams, and builds on the local skills, aspirations and lived experience of residents to enact change.
The role of the Consultant is to encourage the community to take ownership, and develop their own plan, bringing in voices from all demographics, and use the lived experience of residents as the foundations for all engagement and presentation of information.
The development of a Local Place Plan will require support from a multi skilled Consultant to provide structure and expertise at various stages of a plan’s development. Consultants may be commissioned to support the coproduction of a community plan for all, or some of the stages.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology & Approach / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Risk Assessment Process / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery of Contract / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Promotional Capabilities & Communication / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Community Wealth Building / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work Practice / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Community Benefits / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 20
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Dumfries & Galloway Council in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Town Investment Plan Consultant
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71315100 - Building-fabric consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79221000 - Tax consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79415000 - Production management consultancy services
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
- 79417000 - Safety consultancy services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM91 - Scottish Borders
Main site or place of performance
Various locations within Scottish Borders Council and throughout the geographical boundaries of any additional participating councils.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 is for the formation of Town or Community Investment Plan to support the delivery of the objectives outlined within the Local Place Plans. This will include economic strategy and business planning to drive investment into community proposed projects and initiatives.
Town Investment Plan (TIP) is a term that has appeared against a number of recent funds as the blanket term for the socio-economic strategy for investment within the community it references. Like much of Place Making terminology, it considers a community as a town, and given the rural nature of Scottish Borders, we are reframing this as a Town or Community Investment Plan to recognise the diversity of our community groups and the opportunity for plans to be developed by clusters of smaller settlements when this makes economic sense, or is the will of the community.
The intention for the purposes of this framework is that TIP or Community Investment Plans (CIP) follow the development of a Local Place Plan (through means of Lot 1, or by other arrangements).
The TIP / CIP is a working document which moves the community’s aspirations, ideas and objectives into a light touch business case, aligned to the Treasury Green Book five case model.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology & Approach / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Risk Assessment Process / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery of the Contract / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Stakeholder Engagement Strategy / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Community Wealth Building / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work Practice / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Community Benefits / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 20
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Dumfries & Galloway Council in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Prior Information Notice has been published for over 31 days.
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2022/S 000-030259
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Local Place Plan Consultant
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins
10 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG
Telephone
+44 1312215649
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community Enterprise (CEL Trading)
Fleming House, Fleming Road
Livingston
EH54 7BN
Telephone
+44 1506862227
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ironside Farrar
111 McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4NW
Telephone
+44 131506500
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
New Practice Limited
3 Ross Street, The Barras
Glasgow
G1 5AR
Telephone
+44 1412264092
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PAS
11/2C Tweedale Court, 14 High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1TE
Telephone
+44 7966799440
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Paul Hogarth Company Ltd
5 Bankhead Steading, South Queensferry
Edinburgh
EH30 9SD
Telephone
+44 1313314811
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,300,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 10 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Estimated percentage based on various supplier responses.
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Town Investment Plan Consultant
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arup
10 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2PF
Telephone
+44 7342049509
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins
10 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG
Telephone
+44 1312215649
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ekosgen
4/2 137 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3EW
Telephone
+44 8451206244
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mickledore Ltd
2 Farm Top Cottages, Lempitlaw
Kelso
TD5 8BN
Telephone
+44 7747085400
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM91 - Scottish Borders
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald
8-10 Sydenham Road
Croydon
CR0 2EE
Telephone
+44 2087743182
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stantec
Lomond House, 9, George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
Telephone
+44 7771820719
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,300,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: £10
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Based on various estimates from awarded suppliers.
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Scottish Borders Council in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
(SC Ref:724437)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Jedburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, Castlegate
Jedburgh
TD8 6AR
Country
United Kingdom