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Published 8 Aug 2023, 16:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Scottish Hydrogen Innovation Network (SHINE)

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Enterprise

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£585,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2023awarded 26 Oct 2023
Awarded to Carbon Limiting Technologies

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This project will provide an overarching framework for Scotland’s growing portfolio of hydrogen innovation assets. It will enable collaboration between those assets and help to enhance Scotland’s international hydrogen innovation reputation by displaying all that we have to offer in one place through an online portal and in person resource. It will also provide additional personnel resource to boost industry engagement.

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Energy-management services · General management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Scottish Hydrogen Innovation Network (SHINE) will provide an overarching framework…AwardedPublished value£585,000

The Scottish Hydrogen Innovation Network (SHINE) will provide an overarching framework for Scotland’s growing portfolio of hydrogen innovation assets. It will enable collaboration between those assets and help to enhance Scotland’s international hydrogen innovation reputation by displaying all that we have to offer in one place through an online portal and in person resource. It will also provide additional personnel resource to boost industry engagement.

The contract is expected to start in October 2023 for a period of 3 years. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
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: 90Price: 40Environmental: 10
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Methodology including innovation: 20
  • Project Team Structure: 35
  • Communication and Engagement Skills: 15
  • Timetable, including milestones for objectives: 5
  • Business Continuity: 5
  • Information Security: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 40
  • Net Zero and Sustainability: 10
Published award criteria (10)
  • Prompt Payment: Pass/Fail
  • Methodology including innovation: 20%
  • Project Team Structure: 35%
  • Net Zero and Sustainability: 10%
  • Communication and Engagement Skills: 15%
  • Timetable, including milestones for objectives: 5%
  • Business Continuity: 5%
  • Information Security: 5%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

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

  • Economic & financial standing

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

  • Technical & professional ability

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

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 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 · 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
8 Aug 2023, 16:17 BST
Last source update
3 Nov 2023, 09:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
P24-0027
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032537
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesEnergy and related servicesEnergy-efficiency consultancy servicesEnergy-management servicesGeneral management consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ee06 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In the first instance, contact the Head of Facilities Management and Procurement at Scottish Enterprise, with any concerns or enquiries. Email: www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us ↗.

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 that will be started in the High Court.

Publisher note: THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE This is a relevant climate change contract, bidders are required to complete and return the attached Climate Change Plan template. SPD Statement for 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar). Any contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation. SPD Statement for 2C.1 - Where the main bidder relies on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, the bidder must provide a separate SPD response setting out the information required under SPD (Scotland): Part II (sections A and B); Part III exclusion grounds; the relevant part of Section IV selection criteria; and Part V (if applicable) for each of the entities concerned. SPD Statement for 2D.1.2 – If the bidder proposes to subcontract any part(s) of the service and those sub-contractors are not relied upon, they should arrange for a separate SPD response from each potential subcontractor. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion. [This may be requested at the selection stage or prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract.] (SC Ref:749302)

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

Timeline

12 Sept 2023 → 3 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2023, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Sept 2023, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Nov 2023, 09:42 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Nov 2023, 09:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carbon Limiting TechnologiesSMESubcontracting: Approximately 45% will be subcontracted to cover the work packages 3,4 and 8 (capability Mapping, Industry Board development and Marketing)——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The Scottish Hydrogen Innovation Network (SHINE) will provide an overarching framework…6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6—£531,816 – £597,140
Whole notice———£531,816 – £597,140

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Enterprise

Contracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeEconomic affairs Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 6HQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone
  • Scottish GovernmentMediation bodyReview contact point GlasgowContact email, 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.