Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St
Glasgow
G2 8JX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
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/
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Centre of Expertise for Plant Health
Reference number
CASE/592055
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with external service providers for the Centre of Expertise for Plant Health
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 03110000 - Crops, products of market gardening and horticulture
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Scottish Government’s Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) is re-commissioning the Centre of Expertise on Plant Health (Scotland’s Plant Health Centre). The centre should bring the best available plant health expertise into a virtual centre, to coordinate access by policy colleagues to expertise from across Scotland, and to enhance synergy of effort and to stimulate innovative thinking in support of plant health policy. The Centre will fulfil this role by ensuring that Scottish Government has the best evidence available to deliver its environmental-related policies. Through its expertise in the relevant subject matter and its relationships across the research community it will deliver a programme of evidence and research which supports plant health policy making across all relevant sectors (forestry/natural environment/agriculture/horticulture); it will simplify access by policy officials to expertise from across Scotland and beyond; enhance synergy of effort and; stimulate innovative thinking in support of plant health and environmental policy.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2023
End date
31 March 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Scottish Government, subject to satisfactory Service Provider performance, the continuing need for the service and availability of budget, will reserve the option to extend the Initial Term for a maximum of two years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Scottish Government, subject to satisfactory Service Provider performance, the continuing need for the service and availability of budget, will reserve the option to extend the Initial Term for a maximum of two years.
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Current Ratio will be calculated as follows:
net current assets divided by net current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 0.8.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 042-690861
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 October 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 October 2022
Local time
12:00pm
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
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.
Single Procurement Document will be scored on a pass/fail basis.
Award Criteria Questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings. Question scoring methodology for award criteria is outlined in Invitation to Tender.
Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the exclusion and selection criteria for this procurement. If there
are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and
reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD questions 2C.1.1 (Reliance on the capacity of other entities) and 2D.1.2 (Subcontractors) on PCS-T.
These parties must complete the first 3 sections of the SPD form, as well as any part of the Section 4 selection criteria that the main
bidder will rely upon the parties to fulfil. If parties have not yet been identified, this information may be required at a later date. Scottish Government reserves the right to request this information from relevant parties upon whom the main bidder will not rely to fulfil selection criteria.
4C.1 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to sub-contract and if so, for
what proportion of the contract.
Please see PCS-T for the Invitation to Tender documentation; Project Code: 22187 and ITT Code: 46065
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 46065. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement.
(SC Ref:705041)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH11LB
Country
United Kingdom