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Published 10 Mar 2023, 16:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Low Carbon Advisory Services

Official notice

Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£248,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2023awarded 18 May 2023
Framework period 3 yrs 5 moends 30 Sept 2026 · starts 15 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Framework agreement for the provision of Low Carbon Advisory services to businesses within the Falkirk Council area. Advising businesses about their net zero carbon goals and offering professional expert advice on energy efficiencies, decarbonisation, climate change, resource efficiency, renewable energy and the circular economy.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Environmental issues consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
3 yrs 5 mo from 15 May 2023

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1See available tender documentationAwarded 3 yrs 5 moPublished value£248,000

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    It is a requirement of this tender that the bidder must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.

  • Economic & financial standing

    A Credit safe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that gives satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the contract.

    Minimum: The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: [10M GBP] Public Liability: [5M GBP] Professional Risk Indemnity: [2M GBP]
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Provision of Low Carbon Advisory Services” 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
10 Mar 2023, 16:51 GMT
Last source update
22 May 2023, 10:19 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
PS/185/23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014443
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesBusiness development consultancy servicesEnvironmental issues consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM76)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b20b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As listed within the tender documentation.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:732691)

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
Appointment period ends
12 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Apr 2023 → 12 Oct 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    15 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    22 May 2023, 10:19 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 May 2023, 10:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 May 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 014443-2023-PS/185/23-1

    Signed
    18 May 2023
    Value
    £244,500
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Falkirk Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Abbotsford House, David's Loan, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 7YZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Falkirk

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Adler and AllanFramework contractor 80 Station Parade, Harrogate, UK, HG1 1HQContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria