Contract

Northern Innovation Hub Food and Drink TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services

  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-011492

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0307e0

Published 4 May 2022, 1:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority

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

National registration number

313

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.hie.co.uk

Buyer's address

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

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 Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Northern Innovation Hub Food and Drink TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services

Reference number

FTS 014

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A contract has been awarded to provide the following services: The Food and Drink TechHUB project (TechHUB) is to be delivered across the Highland Council area as a project under HIE’s Northern Innovation Hub (NIH) programme. The NIH TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services contract which will be required to align with, and complement, existing HIE provision and that of our partners, to provide business support, technical advice and events to develop an existing and growing network of Food and Drink producers and supply chain businesses (SMEs).

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: £521,895

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • 73220000 - Development consultancy services
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 80500000 - Training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Main site or place of performance

Highland Council area

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The key tasks are:

- bringing F&D businesses together;

- supporting businesses incl. brokering specialist/technical support;

- raising awareness and increase implementation of new technologies and opportunities;

- developing transformational local, national and international triple-helix collaborations between public sector, businesses and academia;

- engaging with partners and stakeholders;

- nurturing young entrepreneurs - provide complementary support to the relevant cohort(s) of IMPACT30 participants;

- reporting, monitoring and evaluation.

These services will be required from 3 May 2022 for an initial period of 3 years, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term.

The initial 3-year budget currently available to deliver this service was between GBP 325,000 and GBP 374,000 (excluding VAT).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Methodology / Weighting: 30%

Quality criterion - Name: Management Methodology / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Management & Delivery Team / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Risks & Challenges / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion - Name: Economic Growth & Community Wealth Building Priorities / Weighting: 5%

Price - Weighting: 35%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

See the Scope of Requirements and Tender Guidance Notes document for further information.

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

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

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 000-000331


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

FTS 014

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SAC Commercial Limited

Peter Wilson Building, King’s Building, West Mains Road

Edinburgh

EH9 3JG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £521,895


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

It is estimated that the maximum total value of the services over the maximum duration of 4 years will be GBP 521,895 (excluding VAT). This is the figure which has been used in II.1.5 & V.2.4.

(SC Ref:691137)

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

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.