Award

Civil Engineering Roads Maintenance and Associated Services - North Region (West)

  • Forestry and Land Scotland

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-023896

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0316a7

Published 15 August 2023, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Forestry and Land Scotland

Great Glen House, Leachkin Road

Inverness

IV3 8NW

Email

procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot

Telephone

+44 3000676000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://forestryandland.gov.scot

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Civil Engineering Roads Maintenance and Associated Services - North Region (West)

Reference number

FLS-0085-C

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45233141 - Road-maintenance works

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

FLS-0085-C, Civil Engineering Roads Maintenance and Associated Services - North Region (West), has been awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication (NPwPP) after no suitable bids were received for C0236-1, an Open Procedure. This NPwPP meets the requirements of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015; Regulation 33.1.a as no suitable bids were received for C0236-1.

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: £1,400,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77300000 - Horticultural services
  • 45221100 - Construction work for bridges
  • 45233120 - Road construction works

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The core civil engineering works are the maintenance of the forest road network.

There may also be requirements for new road construction, road upgrades, bridge maintenance, and temporary bridge construction. The Client may utilise this contract for these requirements where it anticipates being able demonstrate value for money, or where it has urgent requirements that do not allow time for an alternative procurement procedure to be conducted – for example, as a result of a phytophthora ramorum outbreak. The Client, however, reserves the right to conduct alternative procurement procedures for these requirements where there are substantial works relating to any of these requirements and/or an opportunity to demonstrate better value for money.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure

Explanation:

This contract was awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication following the failed tender of C0236-1, an Open Procedure, which failed to receive any suitable bids. The sole bid received failed two technical responses. Using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication, the sole bidder was invited to re-submit the two technical responses, which they then passed. The conditions of the contract remained the same as those in the previous Open tender exercise. This NPwPP is fully compliant with Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015; Regulation 33.1.a.

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: 2022/S 000-004108


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

FLS-0085-C

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

D.N. Munro Plant Hire Ltd

Allt a Chruinne

Glenshiel

IV40 8HN

Telephone

+44 7799217120

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM63 - Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:741443)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Inverness Justice Centre

Longman Road

Inverness

IV1 1AH

Email

inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1463230782

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Court of Session

Parliament House, Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

Email

supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1312252595

Country

United Kingdom