Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Glasgow Life (Culture & Sport Glasgow)
38 Albion Street
Glasgow
G1 1LH
Contact
Elizabeth Niven
Telephone
+44 1412875923
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM82 - Glasgow City
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10287
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
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Winter Festival Architectural Illuminations
Reference number
NCA00000052
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98390000 - Other services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Winter Festival Architectural Lighting - provides the opportunity to showcase the city centre at Christmas to citizens and visitors alike, which supports the recovery of the sector and a creative platform which has been missing during lockdown.
The Winter Festival Architectural Illuminations - the approach will see Glasgow Life engage with key events and arts organisations in the delivery of the winter proposition, which supports the recovery of the sector (subject to Government guidelines.
This new approach with spectacular and bespoke lighting of the city chambers, plus 2-3 satellite sites to create a lighting trail experience to promote as part of the city's festive offer. The lighting scenes will be animated with programmed activities developed by Glasgow Life's art team.
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: £270,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79952000 - Event services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
Main site or place of performance
City of Glasgow
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Under Regulation 3.(1)(b)(ii) of The Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice based on the following justification:
- where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - competition is absent for technical reasons.
And, based on building upon the legacy power and electrical installations - Reg.33.(4)(b) for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / 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
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
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:
Based on the technical knowledge required and the impact of COVID-19 on the ability to forecast and specify contractual requirements in enough time to go to market -
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NCA00000052
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 August 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
21CC Group Ltd
Hopetoun Sawmill, Hopetoun Estates
Edinburgh
EH30 9SL
Telephone
+44 1313314509
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £270,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Supplier Development Programme (SDP) helps businesses that have little or no experience of tendering and are often too small to have dedicated bid/tender resources to contemplate bidding for public sector contracts. SDP aims to help such businesses become what we call "tender ready" for contracts, which improves their prospects when completing throughout Scotland. SDP delivers this support through a Programme of free training and events which can be booked via the SDP website.
https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
GLASGOW SHERIFF COURT AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT
1 CARLTON PLACE
GLASGOW
G5 9TW
Telephone
+44 1414298888
Country
United Kingdom