Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
SRUC
Peter Wilson Building , Kings Buildings West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JG
Telephone
+44 1315354000
Fax
+44 1315354314
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00021
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Higher Education, Research, and Consultancy
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Higher Education, Research, and Consultancy
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Design Team Services for SRUC’s Dairy Nexus
Reference number
21024
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Dairy Nexus will provide a flagship facility that re-positions the Borderlands at the forefront of industry-focused, rural co-innovation and knowledge exchange. It will drive transformational research and innovation to decarbonise the dairy sector and move it towards a circular bioeconomy. In doing so, Dairy Nexus will deliver significant and inclusive regional growth to underpin the rural communities that are so important to the Borderlands economy and its regional identity.
Dairy Nexus will comprise:
- Co-innovation Hub with modern Knowledge Exchange facilities (linked electronically to other sites in the region) and co-working spaces
- “UK-first” Digital Twin of a dairy farm that will use cutting edge digital technologies to decarbonise forage-based dairy farming, safeguard animal health and wellbeing, accelerate productivity growth and optimise milk composition for the downstream dairy processing sector
- Modern biorefinery facilities for R&D around biorefining of manure, grass and milk, creating new value streams for dairy farming
- Modern milk technology laboratories for R&D aimed at maximising value and reducing energy consumption and waste in on-farm milk handling and storage.
By supporting a key sector in the Borderlands region, Dairy Nexus will bring additional inward investment and R&D spend to the region leading to the creation of new high-value jobs, improved productivity, increased environmental benefits and more prosperity and resilience to the region’s rural communities.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
- UKM9 - Southern Scotland
- UKM91 - Scottish Borders
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Located at SRUC’s Barony Campus, Dairy Nexus is ideally positioned to service the region’s two main centres of dairy production in Cumbria and Dumfries & Galloway. It will ensure the Borderlands is the go-to place for dairying co-innovation in a modern bioeconomy with its enabling AgriTech and BioTech industries.
The Dairy Nexus Co-innovation Hub is a new building (zero carbon construction) placed at the entrance to the Dairy Nexus site which will provide modern and flexible meeting spaces together with state-of-the-art IT facilities for virtual conferencing. The Hub is the entry point through which individual businesses can access the many other capabilities of Dairy Nexus (e.g. access to dairy farms to evaluate new environmental sensing technology, or space in the biorefinery to develop new products from biomass). The Hub also provides space for dairy stakeholders to initiate and develop their own innovation projects.
Importantly, the Hub also provides a point of engagement with the wider community of the Borderlands region, facilitating visits by schools and other community groups and providing a platform for communication on all things dairy to wider society.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Professional Ability & Resources / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology & Business Approach / Weighting: 24
Quality criterion - Name: Risks and Opportunities / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation of Proposal / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 25
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
33
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Each professional discipline of the Design Team must comprise, as a minimum, membership of at least one of the following professional bodies:
Architect: RIBA / RIAS / ARB
Civil/Structural Engineer: MIStructE / CEng / ACE
Mech/Elec Engineer: MICE / MIET / IEng / CEng / MCIBSE / ACE
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 August 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
30 August 2021
Local time
12:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom