Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
Telephone
+44 1463245245
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
National registration number
313
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Telephone
+44 1463230782
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
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.