Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
Contact
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon.Ramsay@transport.gov.scot
Telephone
+44 7717498740
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=AA00099
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Transport
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Access to Argyll and Bute (A83)
Reference number
TS/MP/SER/2021/02
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Minsters. Over the forthcoming years Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint suitably qualified and experienced multi-disciplinary consultants (“Consultants”) for provision of services to support delivery of a new length of trunk road at the Rest and be Thankful (A83) in
Argyll and Bute. Services sought include DMRB scheme development and assessment, promotion of statutory consents through the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 consenting framework including Environmental Impact Assessment, procurement of construction suppliers and site supervision.
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: £11,343,596.50
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71311220 - Highways engineering services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction
- 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
- 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services
- 71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71300000 - Engineering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM63 - Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
Main site or place of performance
Argyll and Bute
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As a consequence of increased slope failures at the A83 Rest and be Thankful, Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the requirement to appoint multi-disciplinary Consultants to develop a scheme to provide a long term, resilient improvement to the trunk road network at this location. Some corridor sifting and baseline route options work has been completed and is available to view at Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) (transport.gov.scot). The consultant is required to provide Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) scheme assessment work, assist in the promotion of the statutory consents and the procurement of contracting services. The consultant is required to provide site supervision services.
Transport Scotland wishes to address current accessibility issues in the corridor as quickly as possible and the consultant will be required to advise on methods to shorten the development and promotion process. In addition, an interim proportionate route is also required to be
delivered to provide additional resilience whilst the long term scheme is being developed. Again some options development and scoping is underway and the consultant may be required to develop this work into a deliverable scheme to a short timeframe.
The Consultant shall provide and perform the Services as instructed by the Employer that may include:
(i) overall management of the Scheme;
(ii) undertaking engineering, environmental assessment and transport modelling and assessment of the impacts on the trunk road, local road
and public transport of the Scheme;
(iii) assessment of buildability and health and safety aspects of any Specimen Design(s);
(iv) development of and delivery of the Scheme programme;
(v) preparation and maintenance of Scheme and Project cost estimates;
(vi) preparation of statutory consents documentation and support at any inquiry or hearing.
(vii) preparation of procurement documents and contract documents for constructor(s) for the Scheme or parts of the Scheme, assisted as
relevant by other specialist consultant(s) or specialist organisation(s) appointed for the Scheme or part of the Scheme;
(viii) acting as the Engineer or Employer’s Representative as relevant during the construction phase(s) of the Scheme or parts of the
Scheme.
Example work packages have been provided as a guide and can be downloaded via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal. This is a guide only and the actual work packages to be included in the contract will be provided at tender stage.
It is envisaged that the services shall be provided at the Consultants own offices, with attendance required on an ad-hoc basis at Transport Scotland’s offices and construction sites. On occasion, the provider may be required to attend other locations within Scotland as and when required, including attending meetings at Transport Scotland’s main Glasgow office or other stakeholder offices or construction site offices when required.
The Consultant will be procured through the restricted procedure, a procedure under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This is a two-stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice summarises the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates to be taken forward to tender stage.
In order to be considered for this procurement competition, economic operators must complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD), which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). It is anticipated that a total of 5 economic operators will be invited to tender stage.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Likely quality criteria - approach to execution of services, technical competency and processes, staff/resources and management systems all to be stated in the tender documentation / Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion - Name: Final tenders will be assessed against evaluation criteria to determine the most economically advantageous submission / 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
two.2.14) Additional information
Prior to award, economic operators who do not meet:selection criteria as set out in this contract notice; requirements leading to exclusion otherwise set out in the tender documents or who would otherwise be excluded automatically under Regulation 58(1)-(3) or at the discretion of Transport Scotland under Regulation 58(4) or 58(8), shall be excluded from this procurement competition.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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: 2021/S 000-007204
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TS/MP/SER/2021/02
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 September 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins Limited
200 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G1 4RU
Telephone
+44 7881251495
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WSP
7 Lochside View, Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh
EH12 9DH
Telephone
+44 1313442336
Fax
+44 1313442301
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £11,343,596.50
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:710329)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Clerk’s Office
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom