Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Natural Heritage
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NW
Contact
Procurement Team
contract.advertising@nature.scot
Telephone
+44 1463725097
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00383
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Framework agreement for the delivery of beaver advice and management interventions
Reference number
PP1177
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 92534000 - Wildlife preservation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NatureScot wish to appoint one or more consultants to a framework agreement for the delivery of beaver advice and management interventions in Tayside and other catchments where beavers are present. The framework agreement will be in place for a maximum of 3 years (expected to commence June 2021). This Notice is Stage 1 of a two-stage procurement process.
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: £150,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 92534000 - Wildlife preservation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework agreement will include a range of advisory and management works. The key objectives are:
- to advise NatureScot and clients on techniques and options open to them to lawfully manage the impacts of beaver activity on their land, and to provide advice on appropriate mitigation and wider land management approaches that may help to reduce conflicts.
- following an agreed approach with the land manager and NatureScot, implement a range of management interventions.
Services covered by the framework include:
1. Beaver ecology and land management advice
2. Advice on the interaction between beavers and fisheries, and appropriate mitigation
3. Tree protection using weld mesh and WOBRA deterrent paint (under NatureScot permissions)
4. Dam modification (dam notching; installing flow devices)
5. Beaver exclusion (beaver-proof fencing; lodge exclusion; culvert protection)
6. River restoration, river/flood bank protection and water margin management works
7. Riparian planting
8. Advice on financial support for environmental measures 9. Trapping and transporting beavers as part of translocation projects.
Full details will be provided to candidates short-listed to Stage 2 (Invitation to Tender).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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
Restricted procedure
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: 2021/S 000-004692
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PP1177
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Beaver Trust
Cedar Cottage
Spittalfield
PH1 4LD
Telephone
+44 7882519027
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fishinguide Scotland
17 Moness Crescent
Aberfeldy
PH15 2DL
Telephone
+44 7714598848
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £150,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please note that as this is a framework agreement, the 'contract value' stated at Sections II.1.7 & V.2.4 is only an estimate, and assumes the framework operates for its maximum term (i.e. until 31.03.2024).
(SC Ref:656646)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court
Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
Telephone
+44 1463230782
Country
United Kingdom