Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scape Procure Scotland Ltd
50 Lothian Road, Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
Contact
Nick Taylor
Telephone
+44 1159583200
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
National registration number
SC584373
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26243
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.delta-esourcing.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
SCAPE Scotland is a public sector owned, built environment specialist supplier of framework solutions.
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SCAPE Utilities Consultancy Services Framework - Scotland
Reference number
SPS006
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Notice adheres to the requirements of The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and should be read as standard form F05 Contract Notice Utilities.
Experienced suppliers are invited to apply for civil engineering, construction and infrastructure consultancy services as defined by the NUTS and CPV codes contained in this notice.
Scape Procure Scotland Ltd (SCAPE) wishes to wishes to establish a framework agreement for six (6) year duration. The initial period will run for four (4) years with an option to extend by two (2) years which will run consecutively. Scape Procure Scotland Limited (“Scape”) is a contracting authority and central purchasing body within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (the “Regulations”), dedicated to creating efficiency and social impact via the built environment. In accordance with Regulation 53(9), procurement carried out by Scape in order to perform its centralised purchasing activities (which includes the conclusion of framework agreements for works, supplies or services intended for a utility) is deemed to be procurement for the pursuit of an activity referred to in Regulations 8 to 14. Scape is, therefore, deemed to be a utility for these purposes; and may conclude this framework agreement in accordance with the procedures provided for in the Regulations.
Scape has conducted an exercise of market engagement to understand the need and anticipated pipeline for nfrastructure and construction consultancy services across a number of different utility sectors. In particular, but without limitation, Scape has been engaging with Cromarty Firth Port Authority to understand its procurement requirements. While there is no guarantee or commitment of any kind, Cromarty Firth Port Authority and Peel Ports Investments Limited and it’s Group of Companies including its Statutory Harbour Authorities have indicated an interest in exploring the possibility of calling-off services under the framework once it is concluded and Scape is pleased to alert the market to this potential opportunity.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £500,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
On receipt of multiple bids the two highest scoring compliant bidders will only be awarded one Lot each. In the event that Scape receive a single bid - subject to that Bidder having the sufficient combined turnover for both Lots (80,000,000 GBP) - they may be awarded the full value of the framework.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Civil Engineering and Construction Consultancy Services for Utilities
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71311220 - Highways engineering services
- 71311230 - Railway engineering services
- 71311240 - Airport engineering services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71321100 - Construction economics services
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
- 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
- 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
- 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- 71354500 - Marine survey services
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
- 71520000 - Construction supervision services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 71541000 - Construction project management services
- 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72212300 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services
- 72212421 - Facilities management software development services
- 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services
- 72212490 - Procurement software development services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
- 79996000 - Business organisation services
- 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90712300 - Marine conservation strategy planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 98113100 - Nuclear safety services
- 66140000 - Portfolio management services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 70110000 - Development services of real estate
- 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
- 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
- 70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate
- 70130000 - Letting services of own property
- 70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services
- 70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services
- 70310000 - Building rental or sale services
- 70320000 - Land rental or sale services
- 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The services will comprise all types of construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure consultancy services. The specific services that may be procured under the Framework cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however the nature and types of services required may include those works and services identified by Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes on or in connection with any land or property and related asset owned, rented, leased or developed by any of the utilities eligible to use the Framework, or on property or related assets in which any of the utilities may have an interest at the time or prospectively and may include construction, civil engineering and infrastructure consultancy commissions in the following sectors amongst others: Gas and Heat, Electricity, Water, Nuclear, Ports, Airports, and Transport services (including Railway, Automated systems, Tramway, Trolley bus, Bus, or Cable). Lot one value is 250,000,000 GBP over six years or 41,666,666 GBP per annum. Commissions called off from the framework will be valued from 0 GBP to 250 000 000 GBP plus. Bidders must be able to demonstrate an annual turnover in excess of 40 000 000 GBP.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £250,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
72
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
two.2.14) Additional information
SCAPE are using the Delta portal to facilitate this procurement. Interested parties must visit https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and register there (it is free to do so). If you are already registered, you will not need to register again as you may simply use your existing username and password. Log in, go to Response manager, and add the following access code: KAXZW2249Q
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Civil Engineering and Construction Consultancy Services for Utilities
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71311220 - Highways engineering services
- 71311230 - Railway engineering services
- 71311240 - Airport engineering services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71321100 - Construction economics services
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
- 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
- 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
- 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- 71354500 - Marine survey services
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
- 71520000 - Construction supervision services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 71541000 - Construction project management services
- 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72212300 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services
- 72212421 - Facilities management software development services
- 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services
- 72212490 - Procurement software development services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
- 79996000 - Business organisation services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90712300 - Marine conservation strategy planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 98113100 - Nuclear safety services
- 66140000 - Portfolio management services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 70110000 - Development services of real estate
- 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
- 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
- 70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate
- 70130000 - Letting services of own property
- 70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services
- 70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services
- 70310000 - Building rental or sale services
- 70320000 - Land rental or sale services
- 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
- 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The services will comprise all types of construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure consultancy services. The specific services that may be procured under the Framework cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however the nature and types of services required may include those works and services identified by Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes on or in connection with any land or property and related asset owned, rented, leased or developed by any of the utilities eligible to use the Framework, or on property or related assets in which any of the utilities may have an interest at the time or prospectively and may include construction, civil engineering and infrastructure consultancy commissions in the following sectors amongst others: Gas and Heat, Electricity, Water, Nuclear, Ports, Airports, and Transport services (including Railway, Automated systems, Tramway, Trolley bus, Bus, or Cable). Lot one value is 250,000,000 GBP over six years or 41,666,666 GBP per annum. Commissions called off from the framework will be valued from 0 GBP to 250 000 000 GBP plus. Bidders must be able to demonstrate an annual turnover in excess of 40 000 000 GBP.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
72
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
two.2.14) Additional information
SCAPE are using the Delta portal to facilitate this procurement. Interested parties must visit https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and register there (it is free to do so). If you are already registered, you will not need to register again as you may simply use your existing username and password. Log in, go to Response manager, and add the following access code: KAXZW2249Q
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
As per PQQ and supporting procurement documentation.
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
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Further information will be made available in the tender documentation and the framework agreement itself. See contract documents for further details.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
This Notice adheres to the requirements of The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and should be read as standard form F05 'Contract Notice Utilities'. In compliance with Regulation 49 this framework will not exceed eight (8) years.
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
1 December 2023
Local time
2:00pm
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
1 December 2023
Local time
2:30pm
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
This Framework Agreement will be accessible for use by utility sector public bodies (and their statutory successors), corporations established, or a group of individuals appointed to act together. The Utility Sectors included are Gas and Heat, Electricity, Water, Nuclear, Ports, Airports, and Transport services (including Railway, Automated systems, Tramway, Trolley bus, Bus, or Cable). The CPV codes stated are deemed to include, for the avoidance of doubt and unless otherwise stated, the category and subcategory codes below the CPV codes stated, i.e. 71 000 000, 'Architectural, Construction, Engineering and inspection services' is deemed to include 71 210 000, 'Advisory Architectural services' and 71 220 000 Architectural design services' etc.
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:
SCAPE has set out performance measures relating to training / recruitment and availability of supply chain opportunities within the framework agreement.
(SC Ref:744362)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square,
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court Of Justiciary
1 Mart street
Glasgow
G1 5JT
Country
United Kingdom