Official UK procurement notice
Land Agency Consultancy Services for Forestry and Land Scotland
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to procure Land Agency Consultancy Services as part of the process of managing the national forest estate. The Land Agency Consultancy Services requirements are varied and include: disposals, acquisitions, excambions, servitudes, wayleaves, leases, agreements, valuations, other estates development and negotiations.
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 1 yr 6 mo from 5 Oct 2021
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1FLS has a requirement for Land Agency ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£339,500
FLS has a requirement for Land Agency Services. The Land Agency Services requirements are varied and include disposals, acquisitions,
excambions, servitudes, wayleaves, leases, agreements, valuations, other estates development work and negotiations. Expressly excluded
from this Framework Agreement is: the disposal of and forestry management of woodland property, strategic planning advice on retained
assets, and advice in relation to minerals and telecoms.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Resource Delivery Team: 22
- Service Continuity and Deadlines: 20
- Service Quality: 23
- Managing Complaints and Conflicts: 5
- Conflicts of Interest: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 45
- Working in Remote Areas (Outdoor Environment): 10
- Sustainability and Environmental Protection: 5
Published award criteria (10)
- Resource Delivery Team: 22
- Service Continuity and Deadlines: 20
- Service Quality: 23
- Working in Remote Areas (Outdoor Environment): 10
- Managing Complaints and Conflicts: 5
- Conflicts of Interest: 10
- Sustainability and Environmental Protection: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Living Wage: 0
- Price: 45
- Suitability
Bidders must be registered with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Where the Contractor is not currently registered with RICS they must be registered by the Framework Agreement Start date.
- Economic & financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4B.5.1a The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance)
4B.5.1b The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (For other insurances)
Minimum: Employers Liability Min GBP 5m per claim (This is a legal requirement. There are a small number of exceptions. Please refer to HSE Guidance HSE 40 Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance Act 1969) Public Liability Min GBP 5m per claim Professional Indemnity Insurance Min GBP 1m … - Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
SPD 4C.6 Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the relevant education and professional qualifications set out in the minimum level(s) of standards below.
SPD 4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the Contract. A separate SPD will require to be submitted for each subcontractor that you intend to use, prior to that subcontractor commencing any work under the Contract.
Minimum: SPD 4C.6 Confirm that; - All Lone workers must be trained to a minimum of Emergency First Aid at Work (+F). - All staff and those of any sub-Contractors appointed by the supplier must hold a valid First Aid at work or Emergency First Aid at Work (+F) certificate See our First Aid…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 45 of 145 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Land Agency Consultancy Services for Forestry and Land Scotland” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Jun 2021, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2021, 10:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jul 2021 – …
- Authority reference
FW0197- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026740- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b9c9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: FLS reserves the right to modify the Contract within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Operational reasons for modification may include, but are not limited to: - Changes to operational programs which may increase or decrease land agency services; - Changes to in-house capacity resulting in the need to outsource additional Land Agency; - A drive from the Scottish Government or a change in government policy/priorities leading to new infrastructure projects, changes in budget for FLS, and a shift in priorities; - Impact of a pandemic or any other event or occurrence which is outside the reasonable control of the Authority; - Changes in guidelines and industry standards; - Unforeseen changes to budgets that may increase or decrease the availability of budgets for surveys; - Suitability of land coming to market or offered off market; - Community interest through CATS; - The volume of boundary adjustments due to the recent completion of the voluntary registration of the FLS whole land holding; - The completion of outstanding work at the end of the Framework Agreement. - The volume of assets being declared surplus and brought forward by Forest Regions. (SC Ref:667395)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Jul 2021 → 8 Nov 2021 · 5 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts5 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published26 Oct 2021, 10:15 BST
- Bids must remain valid until8 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2021- Status changed to complete26 Oct 2021, 10:15 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Oct 2021, 10:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 026740-2021-FW0197-1
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2021
- Value
- £339,500
- Period
- … – 17 Apr 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Bell Ingram LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.