Official UK procurement notice
Multiple Supplier Framework Agreement for Maritime Consultancy Services
Authority: Transport Scotland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Consultancy Services to support a number of maritime transport projects over the life of the framework agreement.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Project management consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.8 per place) · 3 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Scottish Ministers Vision for Scotland's transport system is set out in the National…AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
Scottish Ministers Vision for Scotland's transport system is set out in the National Transport Strategy (2020), The Vision states "We will have a sustainable, inclusive, safe and accessible transport system, helping deliver a healthier, fairer and more prosperous Scotland for communities, businesses and visitors". The Vision is underpinned by Priorities and Outcomes and is the basis upon which decisions on Scotland's transport policies will be made and evaluated.
The four Priorities to deliver the Nations Transport Strategy Vision are: reduces inequalities;
takes climate action; helps deliver inclusive economic growth; and improves health
and wellbeing.
The Employer has identified a continuing need for the provision of maritime transportation consultancy services to assist the Scottish Ministers acting through Transport Scotland in the provision of Maritime Services.
It is anticipated that the Framework Agreement will be used predominantly by the Transport Scotland Ferries Unit but it will be available for use by all directorates of Transport Scotland, to assist in the delivery of various transport projects.
It is envisaged that the Framework Agreement will comprise two main areas, namely: Maritime Transportation and Economic and Financial Advice and support; Maritime Procurement and Contract Management Advice and Support. However, the Scottish Ministers may require other alternative, varied or additional services to be undertaken from time to time during the term of the Framework Agreement.
Typical services which may be required are as follows:
- Maritime Transportation and Economic and Financial Advice and Support. This includes the provision of economic and financial advice in the maritime area. For example, this may include: support for strategy and policy development; supporting Transport Scotland in delivery of e.g. NTS, STPR2, ICP, CCP; modelling and analysis; assessment of transport markets and competition; demand analysis and forecasting; measurement of benefits and monitoring and evaluation of transport services; costing and revenue studies; application of the Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance in a maritime context; advice on maritime operations and timetabling; consideration of vessel design options and harbour infrastructure requirements (including environmental impacts); consultation events, workshops and presentations with or on behalf of Transport Scotland.
- Maritime Procurement and Contract Management Advice and Support. For example, Procurement support including the drafting of technical and commercial maritime related procurement and contract clauses; assisting in the writing or editing of government policy, legislation, technical standard or specification on a maritime related subject; identifying, assessing and managing risks; supporting consultation processes and procedures.
The supplier will be procured through the restricted procedure, a competitive tender 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 describes the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates.
In order to be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit an SPD, which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗)
It is anticipated that a total of up to 5 economic operators will be invited to tender stage. Additional information: 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 Reg 58(1)-(3) of the PCS Regs 2015 or at the discretion (if exercised so as to exclude) of TS under Regs 58(4) or 58(8), shall be excluded from this procurement competition.
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 (2)
- Quality criterion: Staff and/or Resources; Approach to service delivery; Risk management; Community Benefits, and Fair working practices.: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality criterion: Staff and/or Resources; Approach to service delivery; Risk management; Community Benefits, and Fair working practices.: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Management Systems:
Under SPD, Question Ref. 4C.7 economic operators shall be required to demonstrate that they have in place appropriate quality, environmental and health and safety management systems.
Quality Management System. This may be European Foundation Quality Model (EFQM) or equivalent; BS EN ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management Systems); other accredited management system; or own non-accredited management system.
Health and Safety Management System. This may be BS OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems) and associated standards; other accredited management system; or own non-accredited management system.
Environmental Management System. This may be BS EN ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management Systems); other accredited management systems; or own non-accredited management system.
Economic operators should specify their recognised accredited system or own non-accredited system, which shall ultimately be adopted under the Framework Agreement. Responses shall each be assessed on the basis of PASS or FAIL. Economic operators who obtain a FAIL in any of their responses shall be excluded from this procurement competition.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic operators shall be required to satisfy minimum standards of economic and financial standing. To determine these standards, economic operators shall:
a) in response to SPD, Question Ref 4B1a provide the specified annual turnover for the last two years of trading, or for the period which is available if trading for less than two years;
b) in response to SPD Question Ref 4B6 provide the name, range and score of nine financial criteria for each year for the last two years of trading, or for the period which is available if trading for less than two years; and
c) in response to SPD Question Ref 4B5a, b and c confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to commencement of the contract the required levels of insurance.
In addition to the information requested under (a) to (c), economic operators must provide a link/ copies of the associated annual accounts as filed at Companies House (or equivalent if not a UK registered company). For the avoidance of doubt, if an economic operator fails to provide accounts relating to its last two full years of trading that are due to have been filed, that economic operator will be excluded from this procurement competition.
Where Economic Operators have not yet been trading for a full two year period, such that filed accounts are not yet due and available, and limited only to that circumstance, the required information to support (a) to (c) above may take the form of appropriate third party / statements setting out turnover, p…
Minimum: Evaluation Criteria Ratios (Question Ref. 4B6) The following nine evaluation criteria shall be scored, for each year for the last two years of trading, or for the period which is available if trading for less than two years: 1. Acid Test Ratio 2. Cash Interest Cover Ratio 3. Retu… - Technical & professional ability
Under SPD, Question Ref. 4C.1.2 economic operators shall be required to insert suitable responses to Statements (a) to (g) set out below, demonstrating that they have the required minimum standards of eligibility and technical and professional ability under Statements (a) and (b). Answers to statements (a) to (g) shall be answered by Single Economic Operators and by Groups of Economic Operators (Group Members should not respond individually).
The responses to Statement (a), (b) and (g) shall be assessed on the basis of PASS or FAIL. Economic Operators who fail to satisfy these minimum standards (if they either answer ‘No’ or fail to provide an acceptable answer) shall be excluded from the procurement competition.
The responses provided in response to Technical and Professional Ability Statements (c) to (f) shall be evaluated using the following scoring mechanism:
0 = Unacceptable
Nil response or response is irrelevant to the evaluation category to enable an assessment of previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to the criterion.
1 = Inadequate
Inadequate response. The response fails to demonstrate a basic understanding of the evaluation category described, and lacks sufficient evidence to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to the criterion
2 = Acceptable
Response is generally relevant and demonstrates an adequate understanding of the evaluation category. The response
contains some detail and/or explanation demonstrating previous experience/ca…
Minimum: Statement (a) - Within the last 3 years have you carried out a research or consultancy task providing economic or financial advice for a maritime transport related project with a cost of at least 30,000 GBP. If YES, please provide a description including name, address and conta…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Multiple Supplier Framework Agreement for Maritime Consultancy Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 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
- Restricted 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
- 24 Jun 2021, 16:35 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2022, 14:52 BST
- Authority reference
TS/AMFC/SER/2021/01- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016434- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02be82Find a Tender
- Performance terms
It is the Employer’s policy to measure the performance of each Consultant on a regular basis.
In the event that the Consultant’s performance falls below a satisfactory level, the Consultant will be invited to determine a means of rectifying the situation. Repeated or continual service failures shall result in suspension or termination of the contract.
Publisher note: For full additional information please refer to document - VI.3) Supplementary Additional Information saved in additional documents. The Scottish Ministers shall not evaluate any SPD submission received past the specified deadline, unless the delay is caused by a situation out with the control of the economic operator, the determination of which shall be at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers. Compliance in achieving the specified deadline is the sole responsibility of the economic operator. 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. Economic operators which alter their composition after making a submission or whose position has materially changed will be the subject of re-evaluation. Transport Scotland reserves the right, at any point, to request current and up-to-date information to enable re-evaluation of any economic operator. As set out in accordance with section II.2.9 above, an economic operator who no longer has the requisite: technical or professional ability; human resources; or economic and financial standing, as required under this Contract Notice shall be excluded from this procurement competition. Any request by economic operator’s for clarification of any part of the documentation shall be made using the Question and Answer feature on the Public Contract Scotland portal. If the query is commercially sensitive then it should be made to the following email address: [email protected]. The decision whether a request for clarification shall be considered commercially sensitive or not rests solely at the absolute discretion of the Scottish Ministers. The deadline to submit questions relating to the submission is 12:00 noon GMT on 6 July 2021. (SC Ref:697116)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
21 Jul 2021 → 15 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected2 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published15 Jun 2022, 14:52 BST
Notice history
5 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2021- Published value published: £2,000,00030 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST
- Status changed to active30 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST
- Deadline moved to 21 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST30 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST-14 days · was 4 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete15 Jun 2022, 14:52 BST
Published amendments (4 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 21 Jul 2021 | 4 Aug 2021 | +14 d |
| — | DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.3 | 2 Aug 2021 | 16 Aug 2021 | +14 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 4 Aug 2021 | 11 Aug 2021 | +7 d |
| — | DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.3 | 16 Aug 2021 | 8 Sept 2021 | +23 d |
As requested by bidders due to the summer holidays.
Corrigendum - Section III.1.3. Technical and Professional Ability Statements (a) and (b). Please see the following amendments to Section III.1.3. Technical and Professional Ability Statements (a) and (b). Statement (a) - Within the last 3 years have you carried out a research or consultancy task providing economic or financial advice for a maritime transport related project with a cost of at least…
Corrigendum - Incorrect wording on SPD at 4B5c for Insurance - All other types listed. Please note that in line with the Contract Notice there is a typographical error in the SPD notice at [4B5c] Insurance - All other types listed, where it should request Public Liability Insurance (5,000,000 GBP) and not Professional Indemnity Insurance (5,000,000 GBP).
To take account of recent corrigendums and to provide additional time to submit bids.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2021-07: 2 releases · 29 Jul 2021, 30 Jul 2021
- 2021-06: 1 release · 24 Jun 2021
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 016434-2022-TS/AMFC/SER/2021/01-1
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2022
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Clerk's OfficeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Fisher Advisory LtdFramework contractor
- Stantec UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Turner & Townsend Project Management LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.