Official UK procurement notice
Marine Planning & Licensing Framework
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe framework will be used by Marine Scotland Planning, Performance and Management Team to call off for a wide range of services in relation to marine planning and licensing.
- Recurrence: August 2026
CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Energy and related services · Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Environmental services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 2 bids received (0.7 per place) · 2 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 16 Jan 2023
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (7)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 30
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 30
- Framework Management & Coordination: 15
- Quality Assurance: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 30
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (7)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 30
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 30
- Framework Management & Coordination: 15
- Quality Assurance: 10
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
This section covers questions 4B1-6 of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum: 4B1a: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "specific" yearly turnover of 500,000 GBP for the last two years. In the event that the Bidder does not comply with this requirement, they will not be considered any further in this tendering exercise. As evidence for the SPD (Scot… - Technical & professional ability
Details of facilities and equipment, measures for ensuring quality management procedures.
Minimum: 4C1.2: Bidders will be required to provide three examples over the last five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the site notice. 4C2: Bidders will be require…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Marine Planning & Licensing Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 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
- Yes · August 2026
- First published
- 31 Oct 2022, 16:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2023, 08:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/207967- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016220- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037dd6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Question scoring methodology for Award Criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender. 0 - Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 - Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 - Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 - Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 - Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=538689. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:734777)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
30 Nov 2022 → 8 Jun 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts16 Jan 2023
- Notice published8 Jun 2023, 08:39 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2022- Deadline moved to 5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT17 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT+5 days · was 30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2023, 08:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 30 Nov 2022 | 5 Dec 2022 | +5 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 30 Nov 2022 | 5 Dec 2022 | +5 d |
Request for extension from suppliers granted.
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 016220-2023-CASE/207967-1
- Signed
- 22 May 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 15 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The framework will be used by Marine Scotland Planning, Performance and Management… | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | £1,266,630 – £1,319,991 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1,266,630 – £1,319,991 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.