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Published 3 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Security Services for Orkney Harbour Authority (Re-run)

Official notice

Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£810,000≈ £270k / year31% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2021awarded 13 Dec 2021
Awarded to Profile Security Services Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Security Services for Orkney Harbour Authority - anticipated commencement date 1 January 2022.

  • Recurrence: July / August 2026

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The provision of security services for Orkney Harbour AuthorityAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£810,000

The provision of security services for Orkney Harbour Authority. Attendance on cruise / passenger vessels whilst visiting Orkney within the remit of the Council in its role as Statutory Harbour Authority.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2024 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available (subject to satisfactory performance)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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Contract Management and Specific Expertise: 20%
  • Service Delivery: 40%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Contract Management and Specific Expertise: 20
  • Service Delivery: 40
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
Yes · July / August 2026
First published
3 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST
Last source update
29 Nov 2022, 10:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1243
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033741
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM65)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cfd4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · 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 and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. 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:714993)

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
7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Sept 2021, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Sept 2021 → 29 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Sept 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2022
  4. Notice published
    29 Nov 2022, 10:21 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Nov 2022, 10:21 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £558,7331 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Profile Security Services Ltd£558,733 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Orkney Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilHarbour Authority http://www.orkney.gov.uk https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369, Kirkwall, Scotland, KW15 1NYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sherrifs CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point KirkwallContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.