Contract

AccessAble Survey & Application

  • University Of Edinburgh

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-019851

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047880

Published 28 June 2024, 3:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University Of Edinburgh

Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1HT

Email

mark.eardley@ed.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1316502508

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ed.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

AccessAble Survey & Application

Reference number

NCA31074

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79311000 - Survey services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Accessibility surveys and application provision for staff, students and the general public.

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: £220,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72416000 - Application service providers

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

University of Edinburgh Estate

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

AccessAble will be offering an enhanced service, amplifying the information available to include larger scale photos that allow user to zoom and 360-degree scans on accessible WCs and teaching spaces. They will provide Best Practice Reports and Accessibility Improvement Reports to assist the Estates Department programme accessibility improvement works through Small Projects and help inform the brief for larger capital projects.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The University has appointed AccessAble to conduct accessibility surveys to provide data for its website, allowing visitors to view entrances, accessible wcs/facilities and teaching spaces. AccessAble have been identified as the only provider of this service.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NCA31074

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 June 2024

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: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

AccessAble

18-20 High Street

Stevenage

SG1 3EJ

Telephone

+44 1438842710

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £220,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:770920)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

Country

United Kingdom