Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Highland
Assynt House, Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
Telephone
+44 7976911804
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
HH014-23-TW UHI Library Services
Reference number
HH014-23-TW
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 92511000 - Library services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The agreement is for the provision of library services. This constitutes the provision of physical library space as well as written resources and also includes electronic support for education and learning such as support for online accounts and online resources.
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: £311,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 22113000 - Library books
- 79995000 - Library management services
- 92510000 - Library and archive services
- 92511000 - Library services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The agreement is for the provision of library services. This constitutes the provision of physical library space as well as written resources and also includes electronic support for education and learning such as support for online accounts and online resources.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
A tendering process would not be immediately feasible owing to the current joint working of the library services with NHS Highland and potential transfer of the stock of printed material. The intention is to move from the current service level agreement to a partnership agreement of joint provision of library services between NHS Highland and UHI. If agreement can be secured for that joint provision, it would be able to be put in place during the term of the extended contract. A separate and much smaller library service run by NHS Highland exists in Oban.
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: 2023/S 000-011994
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Inverness College UHI
Beechwood Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £311,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:734024)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Inverness Justice Centre
Longman Road
Inverness
Country
United Kingdom