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Published 20 Nov 2024, 12:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Delivery Partner Services for Aberdeen Just Transition Collaboration

Official notice

Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT5.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2025awarded 13 Mar 2025
Awarded to Business in the Community

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the provision of Delivery Partner Service for the Aberdeen Just Transition Collaboration, comprising convening, collaboration, research, engagement, reporting and development of proposals for action towards ensuring justice is better embedded within Aberdeen’s energy transition.

CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Economic research services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A contract for the provision of Delivery Partner Service for the Aberdeen Just…AwardedPublished value£200,000

A contract for the provision of Delivery Partner Service for the Aberdeen Just Transition Collaboration. To be delivered in 6 - 12 months and comprising convening, collaboration, research, engagement, reporting and development of proposals for action towards ensuring justice is better embedded within Aberdeen’s energy transition.

Delivery: Scotland · Aberdeen City
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: 95%Price: 5%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 95
  • Price: 5
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the Statement of Requirements

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Nov 2024, 12:04 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2025, 14:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference
CRN00038068
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009248
Classification (CPV)
Design and execution of research and developmentEconomic research servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04bd39 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Financial Assessment - The Authority will use an independent credit scoring organisation, namely Credit Safe, to conduct appropriate Financial probity checks. If the credit report or any bidder contains a risk rating between Very High Risk/Moderate Risk, bidders will be given an opportunity to provide additional information which will be considered during the Council’s assessment. Where it is considered that the additional supporting information does not provide satisfaction that the risk is mitigated the bidder shall be disqualified. (SC Ref:793227)

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
10 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Dec 2024, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Dec 2024 → 13 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    20 Dec 2024, 09:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    13 Mar 2025, 14:39 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 10 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
    19 Dec 2024, 08:43 GMT
    +21 days · was 20 Dec 2024, 08:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    13 Mar 2025, 14:39 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.220 Dec 202410 Jan 2025+21 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.720 Dec 202410 Jan 2025+21 d

At the respectful request of bidders, the closing date for this procurement has been extended. The new closing date and time for submission of completed bids is now 13:00 on Friday 10th January 2025. The Council and partners trust this three week extension is helpful to all bidders in completing quality bids for this procurement.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £189,5981 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 117 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Business in the Community£189,598 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberdeen City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB16 5GBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sheriff and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Business in the CommunityAwarded supplier Horsemill House, Bemersyde, Melrose, Scotland, TD6 9DPContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria