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Official UK procurement notice

Climate Just Communities · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£24,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2022awarded 27 Jul 2023
Awarded to DAI Global (UK) Limited +2 more3 awards
Contract term 2 yrs 2 moends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2023

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The purpose of this service is to deliver on the ground work in Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia to achieve climate justice outcomes.

This programme will be the first of the relaunched Climate Justice Fund, and will be designed to incorporate the findings of the recent Climate Justice Fund Evaluation -including interventions which incorporate the Theory of Change and invest heavily in engagement with marginalised communities through a participatory design and implementation approach.

CPV: Equal opportunities consultancy services · Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services · Other community, social and personal services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies · Services specific to international organisations and bodies

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · 1 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Climate Just Communities - MalawiAwardedRenewal Malawi (MW) 2 yrs 2 moPublished value£8,000,000

The Climate Just Communities strategic aim is to deliver climate justice interventions that tackle inequalities exacerbated by climate change and build communities resilience to the material and social impacts of climate change within Malawi.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (2 yrs 2 mo)
Delivery listed: Malawi (MW)
Extensions: Optional extension period of up to 12 months at Scottish Government's discretion.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Climate Just Communities - RwandaAwardedRenewal Rwanda (RW) 2 yrs 2 moLot estimate not published

The Climate Just Communities strategic aim is to deliver climate justice interventions that tackle inequalities exacerbated by climate change and build communities resilience to the material and social impacts of climate change in Rwanda.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (2 yrs 2 mo)
Delivery listed: Rwanda (RW)
Extensions: Optional extension period of up to 12 months at Scottish Government's discretion.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Climate Just Communities - ZambiaAwardedRenewal Zambia (ZM) 2 yrs 2 moLot estimate not published

The Climate Just Communities strategic aim is to deliver climate justice interventions that tackle inequalities exacerbated by climate change and build communities resilience to the material and social impacts of climate change in Zambia.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (2 yrs 2 mo)
Delivery listed: Zambia (ZM)
Extensions: Optional extension period of up to 12 months at Scottish Government's discretion.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 100Price: 30
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Understanding The Requirement: 10
  • Programme Design and Methods: 30
  • Staff, Skills and Task Allocation: 15
  • Project Management, Risk Assessment and Ethics: 15
  • Data Management, Data Protection and Cyber Security: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Climate Emergency: 5
  • Price: 30
Published award criteria (10)
  • Understanding The Requirement: 10%
  • Programme Design and Methods: 30%
  • Staff, Skills and Task Allocation: 15%
  • Project Management, Risk Assessment and Ethics: 15%
  • Data Management, Data Protection and Cyber Security: 10%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 5%
  • Community Benefits: 5%
  • Climate Emergency: 5%
  • Price: 30%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This section covers section 4B of the SPD (Scotland).

    The Scottish Government reserves the right to administer financial checks to validate information provided within the SPD (Scotland).

    Minimum: 4B - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of greater than 0.8. The Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities. 4B - Bidders must confirm they already have or commit to obtain the levels of insurance indicated as follows;…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Details of technical facilities, measures for ensuring quality and quality management procedures will be required in section 4C of the SPD (Scotland).

    Bidders must download and complete a separate SPD (Scotland) form for any subcontractors involved in the delivery of this service.

    Minimum: 4C - Bidders will be required to provide details of the technicians or technical bodies the bidder can call upon in relation to this procurement exercise. 4C - Bidders will be required to provide details of the technical facilities and measures for ensuring quality. 4C - Bidders …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Sept 2022, 10:52 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2023, 09:36 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
CASE/582947
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024277
Classification (CPV)
Equal opportunities consultancy servicesNatural resources management or conservation strategy planning servicesOther community, social and personal servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesServices provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodiesServices specific to international organisations and bodies
Delivery area
Malawi (MW)Rwanda (RW)Zambia (ZM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036676 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:739997)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Nov 2022 → 18 Aug 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2023
  5. Notice published
    18 Aug 2023, 09:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2023, 09:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
Bids received 1515 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 27 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Climate Just Communities - Malawi1 award
DAI Global (UK) LimitedSubcontracting: Delivery Interventions in Malawi will be subcontracted to delivery partners in country to deliver "on the ground" work to assist communities most affected by the climate crisis.£8,000,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Climate Just Communities - Rwanda1 award
Scottish Catholic International Aid FundSMESubcontracting: Delivery Interventions in Rwanda will be subcontracted to delivery partners in country to deliver "on the ground" work to assist communities most affected by the climate crisis.£8,000,000 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Climate Just Communities - Zambia1 award
NIRAS Group (UK) LtdSMESubcontracting: Delivery Interventions in Zambia will be subcontracted to delivery partners in country to deliver "on the ground" work to assist communities most affected by the climate crisis.£8,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Climate Just Communities - Malawi7bids · 7 electronic7——
2 · Climate Just Communities - Rwanda3bids · 3 electronic3——
3 · Climate Just Communities - Zambia5bids · 5 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St, Glasgow, UKZ, G2 8EAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • DAI Global UKAwarded supplier 3rd Floor Block C Westide, London Road, Apsley, East of England, HP3 9TDContact phone
  • NIRAS Group (UK)Awarded supplier Douglas House, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, Scotland, EH26 0PLContact phone
  • Scottish Catholic International Aid FundAwarded supplier 7 West Nile Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2PRContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.