Contract

Conservation Surveying Services and Architectural Services 2024-2029

  • Orkney Islands Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-010926

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0457de (view related notices)

Published 24 March 2025, 2:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Orkney Islands Council

School Place, Kirkwall

Kirkwall

KW15 1NY

Contact

Bruce Pinkerton

Email

bruce.pinkerton@orkney.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1856873535

Fax

+44 1856876158

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM65 - Orkney Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.orkney.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369

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

Conservation Surveying Services and Architectural Services 2024-2029

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The focus of this procurement will be on the delivery of full and interim quinquennial inspections at the Cathedral, over a period of 5 years after which the procurement of these services will commence again. The intention is to undertake the one-off inspections to other historical properties within the first year or two of the contract. This will provide a clear picture of future commitments to facilitate improved budgeting and planning of works.

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: £163,462

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM65 - Orkney Islands
Main site or place of performance

St Magnus Cathedral and other Heritage properties within Orkney

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

St Magnus Cathedral

Measured survey and delivery of scaled drawings

Full Quinquennial inspection, 2024

Interim Quinquennial inspection, 2029

Up to 4 other heritage properties - Measured surveys as above complete with inspection, report and long term costed plans of work

Undefined architectural services to develop projects potentially from stage 2-4

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

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

Open procedure

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: 2024/S 000-014645


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

OIC/PROC/1874 PP560

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Simpson & Brown

The Old Printworks, 77a Brunswick Street

Edinburgh

EH7 5HS

Telephone

+44 1315554678

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £163,462

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

Drone surveys and measured surveys


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort

undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.

Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this

contract advertisement on PCS.

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)

regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.

Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice.

(SC Ref:794171)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Kirkwall Sheriff Court

Watergate

Kirkwall

KW15 1PD

Telephone

+44 1856872110

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Kirkwall Sheriff Court

Watergate

Kirkwall

KW15 1PD

Telephone

+44 1856872110

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Kirkwall Sheriff Court

Watergate

Kirkwall

KW15 1PD

Telephone

+44 1856872110

Country

United Kingdom