Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Business Gateway Services in Orkney
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOrkney Islands Council wishes to engage a single contractor with the competence, capability and capacity to deliver two separate programmes of Business Gateway Services. Firstly, the provision of business support services for the Business Gateway Service in Orkney, and secondly the provision of the Council funded Business Improvement and Growth Service (‘BIG Service’).
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1In liaison with the local Business Gateway Manager, delivery of the Business Gateway…CancelledRenewalPublished value£405,500
In liaison with the local Business Gateway Manager, delivery of the Business Gateway and additional BIG Service funded support will largely be through:
-one-to-one consultancy, principally undertaken at the Business Gateway office in Kirkwall, but occasionally at a client’s premises; and
-workshops and specialist events – at suitable venues arranged by the contractor, run in Kirkwall, Stromness and in remoter areas around the islands (subject to local demand).
Additional information on the service requirement is contained within the attached documentation.
At the time of tender issue, it is anticipated that the maximum overall contract value which includes the potential periods of extension to 02 December 2027 is GBP405,500 although no guarantee is given as to actual expenditure. The budget across each service is as follows:
Programme 1 Core Service – up to GBP277,500 exclusive of VAT over the initial term of the contract (36 months) and including the potential contract extensions (two periods of 12 months).
Programme 2 BIG Service – up to GBP128,000 exclusive of VAT over the initial term of the contract (36 months) and including the potential contract extensions (two periods of 12 months). This budget is discretionary and not guaranteed.
No guarantee is given as to actual expenditure.
Bids that exceed the budget will not be considered. Additional information: The contract will consist as follows:
Programme 1 for the Core service of Business Gateway Services and Programme 2 for the Enhanced Business Growth Support Services
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 (4)
- Service Delivery: 45%
- Contract Management: 20%
- Contract Implementation: 5%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
- Service Delivery: 45
- Contract Management: 20
- Contract Implementation: 5
- Price: 30
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 16 Aug 2022, 15:54 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Dec 2022, 16:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1554- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035434- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035f23Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late Tenders will not be considered by the Council. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice. (SC Ref:716943)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Sept 2022 → 14 Dec 2022 · 4 dates- Bids opened16 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts3 Dec 2022
- Notice published14 Dec 2022, 16:53 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2022- Deadline moved to 23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST12 Sept 2022, 16:57 BST+7 days · was 16 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to cancelled14 Dec 2022, 16:53 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 16 Sept 2022 | 23 Sept 2022 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 16 Sept 2022 | 23 Sept 2022 | +7 d |
Extension granted following request from interested party.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkwall Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.