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Published 8 Mar 2021, 11:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HUMAN REMAINS AND EMERGENCY EXCAVATION 20121

Official notice

Authority: Historic Environment Scotland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£360,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Apr 2021awarded 27 Jul 2021
Awarded to AOC Archaeology

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for rapid-reaction small-scale investigation and post-excavation work after unexpected discoveries of human remains or after Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has received reports of new or accelerated threats at known sites of human remains. The call off may also be used where an immediate and obvious threat to a vulnerable archaeological site of high significance has been identified, and there is no other tenable alternative. The contract requires reporting to a standard archive level for each call out.

  • Recurrence: This will be re-tendered late 2025 if all the extension periods have been used.

CPV: Archaeological services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£360,000
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contract will have an option to extend for up one further year.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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criterion: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criterion: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    HES use Scotbis, an independent provider of business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. The overall aim of this assessment is to ensure, as far as possible, that any potential Supplier will not have financial difficulties that endanger their ability to perform the Contract. If financial information cannot be gained from that source Historic Environment Scotland will request that you provide full audited accounts for the last full financial year. If Suppliers cannot provide any of the assurances as detailed above, and it is determined by HES that your financial strength is not adequate, then your company may not pass the financial evaluation. If you can provide the assurances as detailed above, HES may explore these options with you before determining whether your company can be taken forward in this procurement exercise. Bank details may also be sought to support the above.

    Minimum: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: - Employers (compulsory) Liability Insurance - GDP 5 million - Public Liability Insuranc…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Yes · This will be re-tendered late 2025 if all the extension periods have been used.
First published
8 Mar 2021, 11:24 GMT
Last source update
27 Jul 2021, 14:55 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
HES/C/4083
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017828
Classification (CPV)
Archaeological services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02994d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please refer to all the documents within this notice. It is important that you complete and return all the required documents and that the Single Procurement Document is completed online. (SC Ref:661854)

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
Submission deadline
21 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Apr 2021 → 27 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jul 2021, 14:55 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jul 2021, 14:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AOC ArchaeologySME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017828-2021-HES/C/4083-1 · AOC ArchaeologySME

    Signed
    27 Jul 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
This contract is for rapid-reaction small-scale investigation and post-excavation work…4bids · 4 electronic3—£69,802 – £125,213
Whole notice———£69,802 – £125,213

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic Environment Scotland

Contracting authorityNon Departmental Government BodyConservation, Built Environment and Tourism Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 1SHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AOC Archaeology GroupAwarded supplier Edgefield Industrial Estate, LOANHEAD,, Midlothian, Loanhead, Scotland, EH20 9SY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.