Official UK procurement notice
Services of Inverness Castle, Exhibition and Content Design Partner
Authority: High Life Highland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHigh Life Highland, on behalf of The Highland Council, are seeking a partner to undertake a design process for the Inverness Castle Visitor Experience. The design services required relate to the exhibition, attraction and other content (physical or nonphysical) to be delivered within the Castle and in the landscaped gardens.
CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Entertainment services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1High Life Highland, on behalf of The Highland Council, will initially appoint a…Awarded
High Life Highland, on behalf of The Highland Council, will initially appoint a partner to undertake a design process for the Inverness Castle Visitor Experience. The design services required relate to the exhibition, attraction and other content (physical or nonphysical) to be delivered within the Castle and in the landscaped gardens. This is expected to include a wide range (and scale) of installations, objects, media, projection, text and interactive digital opportunities for the visitor.
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 (5)
- Experience: 30
- Delivery: 30
- Accessibility: 10
- Design Solution: 30
- price: 40
Published award criteria (5)
- Experience: 30
- Delivery: 30
- Accessibility: 10
- Design Solution: 30
- Price: 40
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Mar 2021, 15:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2022, 12:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
HLH-FT-02-21- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003136- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029e0bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:681950)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 4 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
30 Apr 2021 → 3 Feb 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline30 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts10 May 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published3 Feb 2022, 12:34 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2021, 10:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mather & Co LtdSME | £498,150 † | — | Awarded |
| Mather & Co LtdSME | £333,150 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Services of Inverness Castle, Exhibition and Content Design Partner · Mather & Co LtdSME
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2021
- Value
- £498,150
- Period
- … – 29 Nov 2024
- Status
- active
- Change Due to the pandemic and its negative impact on the visitor attraction sector key potential commercials partners have indicated that their interest is no longer viable. HLH, on behalf of The Highland Council, could not have foreseen this requirement at the time of contract award. We require our current contractor to assist in procuring and work alongside a commercial partner to enhance the visitor experience throughout the whole castle project and in tandem with adjacent projects., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract. Due to the pandemic and its negative impact on the visitor attraction sector key potential commercials partners have indicated that their interest is no longer viable. HLH, on behalf of The Highland Council, now requires our current contractor to procure and work alongside a commercial partner to enhance the whole visitor experience within the castle and in tandem with adjacent projects. The additional costs will not exceed 50% of original contract award.
Contract 018550-2021-648346-1 · Mather & Co LtdSME
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2021
- Value
- £333,150
- Period
- … – 29 Nov 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mather & Co LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.